1969 Race of Champions

1969 Race of Champions
1969 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1969 Formula One season
Race details
Date	16 March 1969
Official name	IV Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 miles)
Weather	Wet and foggy (practice), cold and windy (race)
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill;
Time	1:28.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Jochen Rindt
Time	1:26.8
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart;
Second	Graham Hill;
Third	Denny Hulme;

The 4th Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 March 1969 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS80.

Results

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	1	Graham Hill	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:28.2	-
2	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	Matra MS80-Cosworth	1:28.3	+0.1
3	14	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:29.3	+1.1
4	2	Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:29.4	+1.2
5	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	1:29.5	+1.3
6	4	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7B-Cosworth	1:30.4	+2.2
7	3	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7A-Cosworth	1:32.5	+4.3
8	11	Jackie Oliver	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P133	1:33.8	+5.6
9	15	Pete Lovely	Pete Lovely Volkswagen	Lotus 49B-Cosworth	1:36.4	+8.2
10	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	1:39.1	+10.9
11	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Reg Parnell Racing	BRM P126	1:41.3	+13.1
12	16	Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham BT26A-Cosworth	no time	-
13	18	Roy Pike	Antique Automobiles Racing Team	Brabham BT23B-Climax	no time	-
-	10	John Surtees	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P138	no time - accident	-
Sources:^[2]^[3]

Race

Pos	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Ret.
1	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth	50	1.13:10.4
2	Graham Hill	Lotus-Cosworth	50	+ 7.0s
3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth	50	+ 57.9s
4	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Cosworth	50	+ 1m 16.3s
5	Jackie Oliver	BRM	48	+2 laps
6	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Cosworth	46	+4 laps
Ret	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Cosworth	38	Oil pressure
Ret	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	32	Engine
Ret	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Cosworth	23	Metering unit
Ret	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Cosworth	19	Ignition
Ret	Piers Courage	Brabham-Cosworth	18	Split tank
Ret	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Cosworth	12	Ignition
DNS	Roy Pike	Brabham-Climax	-	Fuel pump
DNS	John Surtees	BRM	-	Practice accident
Sources:^[2]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "1969 Race of Champions". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "1969 Race of Champions". Motor Sport. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "1969 Race of Champions – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "1969 Race of Champions – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "1969 – IV Race of Champions". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

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