1969 Italian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Italy

|Grand Prix = Italian

|Date = 7 September

|Year = 1969

|Image = Monza 1957.jpg

|Official name = XL Gran Premio d'Italia

|Location = Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 3.573

|Course_km = 5.750

|Distance_laps = 68

|Distance_mi = 242.956

|Distance_km = 391.000

|Weather = Sunny, Dry

|Pole_Driver = Jochen Rindt

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Pole_Time = 1:25.48

|Pole_Country = Austria

|Fast_Driver = Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|Fast_Team = Matra-Ford

|Fast_Time = 1:25.2

|Fast_Lap = 64

|Fast_Country = France

|First_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|First_Team = Matra-Ford

|First_Country = UK

|Second_Driver = Jochen Rindt

|Second_Team = Lotus-Ford

|Second_Country= Austria

|Third_Driver = Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|Third_Team = Matra-Ford

|Third_Country = France

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1969|ITA}}

}}

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 =

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Pos ! No ! Driver ! Constructor ! Time ! Gap
1 \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Jochen Rindt \| Lotus-Ford \| 1:25.48 \| align="center" \|—
2 \| 16 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Denny Hulme \| McLaren-Ford \| 1:25.69 \| +0.21
3 \| 20 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Stewart \| Matra-Ford \| 1:25.82 \| +0.34
4 \| 32 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Piers Courage \| Brabham-Ford \| 1:26.48 \| +1.00
5 \| 18 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Bruce McLaren \| McLaren-Ford \| 1:26.48 \| +1.00
6 \| 22 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise \| Matra-Ford \| 1:26.72 \| +1.24
7 \| 28 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Brabham \| Brabham-Ford \| 1:26.90 \| +1.42
8 \| 30 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Jo Siffert \| Lotus-Ford \| 1:27.04 \| +1.56
9 \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Hill \| Lotus-Ford \| 1:27.31 \| +1.83
10 \| 14 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Surtees \| BRM \| 1:27.40 \| +1.92
11 \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Oliver \| BRM \| 1:28.40 \| +2.92
12 \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez \| Ferrari \| 1:28.47 \| +2.99
13 \| 36 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Silvio Moser \| Brabham-Ford \| 1:28.51 \| +3.03
14 \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Miles \| Lotus-Ford \| 1:30.56 \| +5.08
15 \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ernesto Brambilla \| Ferrari \| 1:30.86 \| +5.38
16 \| 26 \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Jacky Ickx \| Brabham-Ford \| 1:37.96 \| +12.48
colspan="6" \| Source:{{Cite web\| url=https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1969&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=qual\| title=1969 Italian GP Qualification\| website=www.chicanef1.com\| access-date=9 September 2020}}{{Cite web\| url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1969-italian-grand-prix\| title=1969 Italian Grand Prix\| publisher=Motor Sport Magazine\| access-date=9 September 2020}}

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Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Time

! Gap

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:25.48

| align="center" |—

| 16

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:25.69

| +0.21

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| Matra-Ford

| 1:25.82

| +0.34

| 32

| {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:26.48

| +1.00

| 18

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:26.48

| +1.00

| 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| Matra-Ford

| 1:26.72

| +1.24

| 28

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:26.90

| +1.42

| 30

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:27.04

| +1.56

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:27.31

| +1.83

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| BRM

| 1:27.40

| +1.92

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver

| BRM

| 1:28.40

| +2.92

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

| Ferrari

| 1:28.47

| +2.99

| 36

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Silvio Moser

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:28.51

| +3.03

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Miles

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:30.56

| +5.08

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ernesto Brambilla

| Ferrari

| 1:30.86

| +5.38

| 26

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Brabham-Ford

| 1:37.96

| +12.48

colspan="6" | Source:{{Cite web| url=https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1969&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1969 Italian GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=9 September 2020}}{{Cite web| url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1969-italian-grand-prix| title=1969 Italian Grand Prix| publisher=Motor Sport Magazine| access-date=9 September 2020}}

=Race=

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Pos ! No ! Driver ! Constructor ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Grid ! Points
1 \| 20 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Stewart \| Matra-Ford \| 68 \| 1:39:11.26 \| 3 \| 9
2 \| 4 \| {{flagicon\|AUT}} Jochen Rindt \| Lotus-Ford \| 68 \| + 0.08 \| 1 \| 6
3 \| 22 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise \| Matra-Ford \| 68 \| + 0.17 \| 6 \| 4
4 \| 18 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Bruce McLaren \| McLaren-Ford \| 68 \| + 0.19 \| 5 \| 3
5 \| 32 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Piers Courage \| Brabham-Ford \| 68 \| + 33.44 \| 4 \| 2
6 \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez \| Ferrari \| 66 \| + 2 Laps \| 12 \| 1
7 \| 16 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Denny Hulme \| McLaren-Ford \| 66 \| + 2 Laps \| 2 \|
8 \| 30 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Jo Siffert \| Lotus-Ford \| 64 \| Engine \| 8 \|
9 \| 2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Hill \| Lotus-Ford \| 63 \| Halfshaft \| 9 \|
10 \| 26 \| {{flagicon\|BEL}} Jacky Ickx \| Brabham-Ford \| 61 \| Out of Fuel \| 15 \|
NC \| 14 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Surtees \| BRM \| 60 \| Not Classified \| 10 \|
Ret \| 12 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Oliver \| BRM \| 48 \| Oil Pressure \| 11 \|
Ret \| 36 \| {{flagicon\|SUI}} Silvio Moser \| Brabham-Ford \| 9 \| Fuel Leak \| 13 \|
Ret \| 28 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Brabham \| Brabham-Ford \| 6 \| Oil Leak \| 7 \|
Ret \| 6 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Miles \| Lotus-Ford \| 3 \| Engine \| 14 \|
DNS \| 10 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ernesto Brambilla \| Ferrari \| \| Car raced by Rodríguez \| \|
colspan="8"\|{{center\|Sources:{{cite web \|url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/544/ \|title=1969 Italian Grand Prix \|publisher=formula1.com \|access-date=22 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109173216/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/544/ \|archive-date=9 January 2015}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr181.html \|title=Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1969 \|publisher=GrandPrix.com \|access-date=7 February 2016}}}}

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Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| Matra-Ford

| 68

| 1:39:11.26

| 3

| 9

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| 68

| + 0.08

| 1

| 6

| 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| Matra-Ford

| 68

| + 0.17

| 6

| 4

| 18

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

| McLaren-Ford

| 68

| + 0.19

| 5

| 3

| 32

| {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage

| Brabham-Ford

| 68

| + 33.44

| 4

| 2

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

| Ferrari

| 66

| + 2 Laps

| 12

| 1

| 16

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Denny Hulme

| McLaren-Ford

| 66

| + 2 Laps

| 2

| 30

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

| Lotus-Ford

| 64

| Engine

| 8

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Lotus-Ford

| 63

| Halfshaft

| 9

| 26

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Brabham-Ford

| 61

| Out of Fuel

| 15

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| BRM

| 60

| Not Classified

| 10

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver

| BRM

| 48

| Oil Pressure

| 11

Ret

| 36

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Silvio Moser

| Brabham-Ford

| 9

| Fuel Leak

| 13

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Ford

| 6

| Oil Leak

| 7

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Miles

| Lotus-Ford

| 3

| Engine

| 14

DNS

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ernesto Brambilla

| Ferrari

| Car raced by Rodríguez

colspan="8"|{{center|Sources:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/544/ |title=1969 Italian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109173216/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/544/ |archive-date=9 January 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr181.html |title=Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 1969 |publisher=GrandPrix.com |access-date=7 February 2016}}}}

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

;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos ! Driver ! Points
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} Jackie Stewart \| align="left"\| 60
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren \| align="left"\| 24
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|Belgium}} Jacky Ickx \| align="left"\| 22
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} Graham Hill \| align="left"\| 19
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|France}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise \| align="left"\| 16
colspan=4\|Source: {{Cite web\|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1969/italie/championnat.aspx\|title=Italy 1969 - Championship • STATS F1\|website=www.statsf1.com\|access-date=1 March 2019}}

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 60

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren

| align="left"| 24

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jacky Ickx

| align="left"| 22

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Graham Hill

| align="left"| 19

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| align="left"| 16

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1969/italie/championnat.aspx|title=Italy 1969 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=1 March 2019}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

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! Pos ! Constructor ! Points
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|France}} Matra-Ford \| align="left"\| 60
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Lotus-Ford \| align="left"\| 34
align="left"\| 10px 1 \|align="center"\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Brabham-Ford \| align="left"\| 30
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 4 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} McLaren-Ford \| align="left"\| 27 (29)
align="left"\| 10px \|align="center"\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ferrari \| align="left"\| 5
colspan=4\|Source:

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! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Matra-Ford

| align="left"| 60

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="left"| 34

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="left"| 30

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="left"| 27 (29)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="left"| 5

colspan=4|Source:

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.