1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E

  1969 Monaco Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
Date	18 May 1969
Official name	XXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 251.600 km (156.337 mi)
Weather	Overcast, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	1:24.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	1:25.1 on lap 16
Podium
First	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford
Second	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford
Third	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford

The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 18 May 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Graham Hill after he started from fourth position. Piers Courage finished second for the Brabham team and Hill's teammate Jo Siffert came in third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	1:24.6	—
2	11	Chris Amon	Ferrari	1:25.0	+0.4
3	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	1'25.4	+0.8
4	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:25.8	+1.2
5	9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	1:26.0	+1.4
6	14	John Surtees	BRM	1:26.0	+1.4
7	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	1:26.3	+1.7
8	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:26.4	+1.8
9	16	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1:26.4	+1.8
10	2	Richard Attwood	Lotus-Ford	1:26.5	+1.9
11	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	1:26.7	+2.1
12	3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:26.8	+2.2
13	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:28.4	+3.8
14	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:30.5	+5.9
15	17	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	1:30.5	+5.9
16	12	Vic Elford	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.8	+8.2

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	80	1:56:59.4	4	9
2	16	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	80	+ 17.3	9	6
3	9	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	80	+ 34.6	5	4
4	2	Richard Attwood	Lotus-Ford	80	+ 52.9	10	3
5	4	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	3	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	12	1
7	12	Vic Elford	Cooper-Maserati	74	+ 6 Laps	16
Ret	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	48	Suspension	7
Ret	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	22	Halfshaft	1
Ret	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	20	Halfshaft	3
Ret	11	Chris Amon	Ferrari	16	Differential	2
Ret	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	15	Engine	14
Ret	17	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	15	Halfshaft	15
Ret	14	John Surtees	BRM	9	Gearbox	6
Ret	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	9	Accident	8
Ret	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	0	Accident	13
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 18 2 2 Graham Hill 15 1 3 Bruce McLaren 10 1 4 Denny Hulme 8 1 5 Jo Siffert 7

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 18 1 2 Lotus-Ford 15 1 3 McLaren-Ford 12 1 4 Brabham-Ford 7 1 5 BRM 2

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

• Last GP-start for Cooper
• Last GP-start for Reg Parnell Racing
• Aerodynamic wings were banned for the event following the previous race at Montjuic Park. Wings would return, albeit under stricter regulations, at the next race.
• 1st Pole Position - Jackie Stewart
• Last Win and Podium - Graham Hill

References

1. "1969 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

Further reading

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.