1969 season/Round 1
South African Grand Prix 1969
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 1 March 1969
- 80 laps
- 328.3 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartMatra1:50:39.100
- P2Graham HillLotus+18.800
- P3Denny HulmeMcLaren+31.800
- Pole positionJack BrabhamBrabham · 1:20.000
- Fastest lapJackie Stewart1:21.600 · lap 50
- Winner started fromP4on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewartfastest lap | 7 | Matra · Ford | 4 | 80 | 1:50:39.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 1 | Lotus · Ford | 7 | 80 | +18.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 5 | McLaren · Ford | 3 | 80 | +31.800 | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | 4 | Lotus · Ford | 12 | 80 | +49.200 | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 6 | McLaren · Ford | 8 | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 8 | Matra · Ford | 11 | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver | 11 | BRM | 14 | 77 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Sam Tingle | 17 | Brabham · Repco | 17 | 73 | +7 laps | |
| NC | Peter de Klerk | 19 | Brabham · Repco | 16 | 67 | +13 laps | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 2 | Lotus · Ford | 2 | 44 | Fuel pump | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 10 | BRM | 18 | 40 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 12 | BRM | 15 | 38 | Water leak | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 9 | Ferrari | 5 | 34 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 14 | Brabham · Ford | 1 | 32 | Handling | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | 3 | Lotus · Ford | 6 | 31 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | John Love | 16 | Lotus · Ford | 10 | 31 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | 15 | Brabham · Ford | 13 | 20 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Basil van Rooyen | 18 | McLaren · Ford | 9 | 12 | Brakes |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:20.000 | |
| 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | 1:20.200 | +0.200 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:20.300 | +0.300 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 1:20.400 | +0.400 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 1:20.500 | +0.500 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:20.800 | +0.800 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:21.100 | +1.100 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:21.100 | +1.100 |
| 9 | Basil van Rooyen | McLaren | 1:21.800 | +1.800 |
| 10 | John Love | Lotus | 1:22.100 | +2.100 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:22.200 | +2.200 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 1:22.200 | +2.200 |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham | 1:23.100 | +3.100 |
| 14 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:24.100 | +4.100 |
| 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:25.200 | +5.200 |
| 16 | Peter de Klerk | Brabham | 1:27.200 | +7.200 |
| 17 | Sam Tingle | Brabham | 1:50.400 | +30.400 |
| 18 | John Surtees | BRM |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 50 | 1:21.600 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 9 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 4 | |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1 |