1969 Race of Champions

  1969 Race of Champions

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1969 Formula One season
Date	16 March 1969
Official name	IV Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:28.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Cosworth
Time	1:26.8
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth
Second	Graham Hill	Lotus-Cosworth
Third	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Cosworth

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, UK. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS80.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra International	Matra-Cosworth	1.13:10.4	2
2	1	Graham Hill	Team Lotus Ltd	Lotus-Cosworth	+ 7.0 s	1
3	3	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd	McLaren-Cosworth	50 laps	7
4	14	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Cosworth	50 laps	3
5	11	Jackie Oliver	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	48 laps	8
6	15	Pete Lovely	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus-Cosworth	46 laps	9
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	Team Lotus Ltd	Lotus-Cosworth	38 laps - oil pressure	4
Ret	12	Pedro Rodríguez	Reg Parnell (Racing)	BRM	32 laps - engine	11
Ret	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Cosworth	23 laps - metering unit	10
Ret	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Cosworth	19 laps - ignition	5
Ret	16	Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Brabham-Cosworth	18 laps - split tank	12
Ret	4	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd	McLaren-Cosworth	12 laps - ignition	6
DNS	18	Roy Pike	Jack Smith	Brabham-Climax	Fuel pump	(13)
DNS	10	John Surtees	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Practice accident	-

References

• Results at Silhouet.com
• Results at F1 Images.de