The 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 7 September 1969. It was race 8 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of a second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is one of the closest 1–2–3–4 finishes in Formula One history. Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Manufacturers' titles respectively, with three races still remaining.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 4 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:25.48—2 16 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:25.69 +0.213 20 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:25.82 +0.344 32 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:26.48 +1.005 18 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:26.48 +1.006 22 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:26.72 +1.247 28 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:26.90 +1.428 30 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:27.04 +1.569 2 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:27.31 +1.8310 14 John Surtees BRM 1:27.40 +1.9211 12 Jackie Oliver BRM 1:28.40 +2.9212 10 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 1:28.47 +2.9913 36 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 1:28.51 +3.0314 6 John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:30.56 +5.0815 10 Ernesto Brambilla Ferrari 1:30.86 +5.3816 26 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:37.96 +12.48 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 20 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 68 1:39:11.26 3 9 2 4 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 68 + 0.08 1 6 3 22 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 68 + 0.17 6 4 4 18 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 68 + 0.19 5 3 5 32 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 68 + 33.44 4 2 6 10 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 66 + 2 laps 12 1 7 16 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 66 + 2 laps 2 8 30 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 64 Engine 8 9 2 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 63 Halfshaft 9 10 26 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 61 Out of fuel 15 14 John Surtees BRM 60 + 8 laps 10 12 Jackie Oliver BRM 48 Oil pressure 11 36 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 9 Fuel leak 13 28 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 6 Oil leak 7 6 John Miles Lotus-Ford 3 Engine 14 10 Ernesto Brambilla Ferrari Car raced by Rodríguez
Notes
This was the 25th race for a Matra. This was the 49th pole position for Lotus, breaking the record set by Ferrari at the 1968 German Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 60 1 2 Bruce McLaren 24 1 3 Jacky Ickx 22 4 Graham Hill 19 1 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 16Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 60 1 2 Lotus-Ford 34 1 3 Brabham-Ford 30 4 McLaren-Ford 27 (29) 5 Ferrari 5Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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