The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1969  ·  Kyalami  ·  1 March 1969  ·  80 laps

  1. 1st Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford · 01:50:39.1
  2. 2nd Graham Hill Lotus-Ford · +18.8
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford · +31.8

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jack Brabham

Brabham-Ford  —  Pole position

02 Lap 31

Mario Andretti

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 32

Jack Brabham

Retirement Brabham-Ford  —  Handling

04 Lap 34

Chris Amon

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

05 Lap 44

Jochen Rindt

Retirement Lotus-Ford  —  Fuel pump

06 Lap 67

Peter de Klerk

Retirement Brabham-Repco  —  Not classified

07 On the Charge

Sam Tingle

Brabham-Repco  —  P17 → P8

08 Victory

Jackie Stewart

Matra-Ford  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 4 80 01:50:39.1 9
2 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 7 80 +18.8 6
3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3 80 +31.8 4
4 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 12 80 +49.2 3
5 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 8 79 +1 Lap 2
6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 11 78 +2 Laps 1
7 Jackie Oliver BRM 14 77 +3 Laps
8 Sam Tingle Brabham-Repco 17 73 +7 Laps
9 Peter de Klerk Brabham-Repco 16 67 Not classified
10 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 2 44 Fuel pump
11 John Surtees BRM 18 40 Engine
12 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 15 38 Water leak
13 Chris Amon Ferrari 5 34 Engine
14 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1 32 Handling
15 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 6 31 Gearbox
16 John Love Lotus-Ford 10 31 Ignition
17 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 13 20 Ignition
18 Basil van Rooyen McLaren-Ford 9 12 Brakes

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