1969 season

Title decided in round 8

‹ 1968 1970 ›

World ChampionJackie Stewart63 points · 6 wins
Constructors' championMatra66 points

Races11
Different winners5
Pole-sitters4
Not classified47%86 of 182 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 5 of the first 6 races counted, and the best 4 of the rest.

The title was decided in round 8: Italian Grand Prix on 7 Sept 1969.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jackie Stewart	9	18	18	27	36	45	51	60	60	60	63
Jacky Ickx	0	1	1	3	7	13	22	22	31	31	37
Bruce McLaren	2	8	10	10	13	17	21	24	26	26	26
Jochen Rindt	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9	13	22	22
Jean-Pierre Beltoise	1	5	5	5	11	11	12	16	19	19	21
Denny Hulme	4	7	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20
Graham Hill	6	6	15	15	16	16	19	19	19	19	19
Piers Courage	0	0	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	16	16
Jo Siffert	3	3	7	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15
Jack Brabham	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	7	10	14
John Surtees	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6
Chris Amon	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Richard Attwood	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Pedro Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3
Vic Elford	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Jackie Oliver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Servoz-Gavin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Silvio Moser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Matra	9	18	18	27	36	45	51	60	63	63	66
Brabham	0	1	7	9	13	19	28	30	39	45	49
Lotus	6	6	15	21	22	25	28	34	38	47	47
McLaren	4	10	12	15	18	20	24	27	29	29	38
BRM	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	7
Ferrari	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jackie Stewart	Matra	6	63
2	Jacky Ickx	Brabham	2	37
3	Bruce McLaren	McLaren		26
4	Jochen Rindt	Lotus	1	22
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra		21
6	Denny Hulme	McLaren	1	20
7	Graham Hill	Lotus	1	19
8	Piers Courage	Brabham		16
9	Jo Siffert	Lotus		15
10	Jack Brabham	Brabham		14
11	John Surtees	BRM		6
12	Chris Amon	Ferrari		4
13	Richard Attwood	Lotus, Brabham		3
14	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM, Ferrari		3
14	Vic Elford	Cooper, McLaren		3
16	Jackie Oliver	BRM		1
16	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra		1
16	Silvio Moser	Brabham		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Matra	66
2	Brabham	49
3	Lotus	47
4	McLaren	38
5	BRM	7
5	Ferrari	7

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1969
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts
STE (Jackie Stewart)	1^F	1	Ret^P^F	1^F	1^P^F	1^F	2	1	Ret	Ret	4	63
ICK (Jacky Ickx)	Ret	6	Ret	5	3	2	1^P^F	10	1^P^F	Ret	2^F	37
MCL (Bruce McLaren)	5	2	5	Ret	4	3	3	4	5	DNS	DNS	26
RIN (Jochen Rindt)	Ret	Ret^P^F		Ret^P	Ret	4^P	Ret	2^P	3	1^P^F	Ret	22
BEL (Jean-Pierre Beltoise)	6	3	Ret	8	2	9	12	3^F	4	Ret	5	21
HUL (Denny Hulme)	3	4	6	4	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	1	20
HIL (Graham Hill)	2	Ret	1	7	6	7	4	9	Ret	Ret		19
COU (Piers Courage)		Ret	2	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	2	10	16
SIF (Jo Siffert)	4	Ret	3	2	9	8	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
BRA (Jack Brabham)	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	6				Ret	2^F	4	3^P	14
SUR (John Surtees)	Ret	5	Ret	9		Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6
AMO (Chris Amon)	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret						4
ATT (Richard Attwood)			4				6					3
ROD (Pedro Rodríguez)	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret		6	Ret	5	7	3
ELF (Vic Elford)			7	10	5	6	Ret					3
OLI (Jackie Oliver)	7	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	1
SER (Johnny Servoz-Gavin)							Ret		6	Ret	8	1
MOS (Silvio Moser)			Ret	Ret	7			Ret	Ret	6	11	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	South Africa	Kyalami	1 Mar 1969	Jack Brabham	Jackie Stewart
2	Spain	Montjuïc	4 May 1969	Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart
3	Monaco	Monaco	18 May 1969	Jackie Stewart	Graham Hill
4	Netherlands	Zandvoort	21 Jun 1969	Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart
5	France	Charade	6 Jul 1969	Jackie Stewart	Jackie Stewart
6	Great Britain	Silverstone	19 Jul 1969	Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart
7	Germany	Nürburgring	3 Aug 1969	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
8	ItalyTitle decided	Monza	7 Sept 1969	Jochen Rindt	Jackie Stewart
9	Canada	Mosport	20 Sept 1969	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx
10	United States	Watkins Glen	5 Oct 1969	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt
11	Mexico	Hermanos Rodríguez	19 Oct 1969	Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BMW	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	269	BMW M12/1 1.6 L4	Dunlop	Dieter Quester, Gerhard Mitter, Hubert Hahne
BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	P133, P138, P139	BRM P101 3.0 V12, BRM P142 3.0 V12	Dunlop	Bill Brack, George Eaton, Jackie Oliver, John Surtees
BRM	Reg Parnell Racing	P126	BRM P101 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Pedro Rodríguez
Brabham	Ahrens Racing Team	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Dunlop	Kurt Ahrens, Jr.
Brabham	Felday Engineering Ltd	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Firestone	Peter Westbury
Brabham	Frank Williams Racing Cars	BT26A, BT30	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8, Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Dunlop	Piers Courage, Richard Attwood
Brabham	Jack Holme	BT20	Repco 620 3.0 V8	Dunlop	Peter de Klerk
Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	BT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jack Brabham, Jacky Ickx
Brabham	Paul Seitz	BT23B	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	Dunlop	John Cordts
Brabham	Silvio Moser	BT24	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Silvio Moser
Brabham	Squadra Tartaruga	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Firestone	Xavier Perrot
Brabham	Team Gunston	BT24	Repco 620 3.0 V8	Firestone	Sam Tingle
Cooper	Antique Automobiles	T86	Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Vic Elford
Eagle	John Maryon	T1F	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	Firestone	Al Pease
Ferrari	North American Racing Team	312/68, 312/69	Ferrari 255C 3.0 V12	Firestone	Pedro Rodríguez
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312/69	Ferrari 255C 3.0 V12	Firestone	Chris Amon, Ernesto Brambilla, Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus	Ecurie Bonnier	49B, 63	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Jo Bonnier
Lotus	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	49B, 63	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt, John Miles, Mario Andretti, Richard Attwood
Lotus	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	49B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Pete Lovely
Lotus	Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing Team	49B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Firestone	Jo Siffert
Lotus	Roy Winkelmann Racing	59B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Firestone	Hans Herrmann, Rolf Stommelen
Lotus	Team Gunston	49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Dunlop	John Love
Matra	Matra International	MS10, MS7, MS80, MS84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8, Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Dunlop	Jackie Stewart, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Johnny Servoz-Gavin
Matra	Matra Sports	MS7	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Dunlop	Henri Pescarolo
McLaren	Antique Automobiles	M7B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Vic Elford
McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	M7A, M7B, M7C, M9A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Derek Bell
McLaren	Team Lawson	M7A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Dunlop	Basil van Rooyen
Tecno	Tecno Racing Team	TF69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	Dunlop	François Cevert

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	62	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	36.5	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	23	22	P4
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	21	P5
6	Denny Hulme	18	20	P6
7	Graham Hill	17	19	P7
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	13.5	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13	15	P9
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	61	−1	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	36.5		37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26		26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	23		22	P4
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20		21	P5
6	Denny Hulme	18		20	P6
7	Graham Hill	17		19	P7
8	Piers Courage	16		16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	13.5		14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13		15	P9
11	John Surtees	6		6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	57	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	35	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	21	22	P4
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	21	P5
6	Denny Hulme	19	20	P6
7	Graham Hill	18	19	P7
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	14	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13	15	P9
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	57	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	35	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	21	22	P4
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	21	P5
6	Denny Hulme	19	20	P6
7	Graham Hill	18	19	P7
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	14	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13	15	P9
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	63	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	37	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	22	22	P4
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	21	21	P5
6	Denny Hulme	20	20	P6
7	Graham Hill	19	19	P7
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	15	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	14	14	P10
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	69	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	39	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	23	22	P4
5	Denny Hulme	21	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	20	19	P7
7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	21	P5
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	14	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13	15	P9
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	69	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	39	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	26	P3
4	Jochen Rindt	23	22	P4
5	Denny Hulme	21	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	20	19	P7
7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	20	21	P5
8	Piers Courage	16	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	14	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	13	15	P9
11	John Surtees	6	6	P11
12	Chris Amon	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	73	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	49	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	42	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	33	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	32	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	30	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	29	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	24	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	22	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	21	15	P9
11	John Surtees	10	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	9	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	73	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	49	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	42	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	33	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	32	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	30	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	29	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	24	16	P8
9	Jack Brabham	22	14	P10
10	Jo Siffert	21	15	P9
11	John Surtees	10	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	9	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	180	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	120	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	84	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	70	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	180	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	120	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	84	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	70	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	184	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	122.5	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	85	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	71	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53.5	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	184	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	122.5	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	85	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	71	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53.5	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	180	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	120	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	84	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	70	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jackie Stewart	180	63	P1
2	Jacky Ickx	120	37	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	102	26	P3
4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	84	21	P5
5	Denny Hulme	82	20	P6
6	Graham Hill	77	19	P7
7	Jochen Rindt	70	22	P4
8	Piers Courage	57	16	P8
9	Jo Siffert	55	15	P9
10	Jack Brabham	53	14	P10
11	John Surtees	27	6	P11
12	Vic Elford	25	3	P14

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.