1969 Canadian Grand Prix
F1
CountryCanada
Grand prixCanadian
Fulldate20 September 1969
Year1969
Official nameIX Player's Grand Prix of Canada
LocationMosport International Raceway, Ontario, Canada
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course2.458 mi
Course3.957 km
Distance laps90
Distance221.22 mi
Distance356.13 km
WeatherMild with temperatures approaching 21.1 °C (70.0 °F); wind speeds up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph)[1]
Pole driverJacky Ickx
Pole teamBrabham-Ford
Pole time1:17.4
Pole countryBelgium
Fast driverJacky Ickx
Fast teamBrabham-Ford
Fast time1:18.1
Fast countryBelgium
Fast lap30
Fast driver 2Jack Brabham
Fast team 2Brabham-Ford
Fast country 2Australia
Fast lap 262
First driverJacky Ickx
First teamBrabham-Ford
First countryBelgium
Second driverJack Brabham
Second teamBrabham-Ford
Second countryAustralia
Third driverJochen Rindt
Third teamLotus-Ford
Third countryAustria

The 1969 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 20, 1969. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won from pole position by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a works Brabham-Ford, with teammate Jack Brabham second and Jochen Rindt third in a works Lotus-Ford.

The race was the last World Championship Grand Prix in which Climax-powered cars were entered. One of the entrants, Al Pease, in an Eagle-Climax, became the only driver in F1 history to be disqualified for driving too slowly.[2] The other entrant, John Cordts in a Brabham-Climax, retired after only ten laps.

By finishing sixth, Johnny Servoz-Gavin became the first and only driver in Formula One history to score points in a four-wheel drive car, as of 2026.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
111Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford1:17.4—
218Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford1:17.9+0.5
32Jochen RindtLotus-Ford1:17.9+0.5
417Jackie StewartMatra-Ford1:17.9+0.5
55Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:18.0+0.6
612Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford1:18.0+0.6
71Graham HillLotus-Ford1:18.3+0.9
89Jo SiffertLotus-Ford1:18.5+1.1
94Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1:18.5+1.1
1021Piers CourageBrabham-Ford1:19.5+2.1
113John MilesLotus-Ford1:20.0+2.6
1215Jackie OliverBRM1:20.2+2.8
136Pedro RodríguezFerrari1:20.5+3.1
1414John SurteesBRM1:20.6+3.2
1519Johnny Servoz-GavinMatra-Ford1:21.4+4.0
1625Pete LovelyLotus-Ford1:22.9+5.5
1769Al PeaseEagle-Climax1:28.5+11.1
1816Bill BrackBRM1:28.7+11.3
1926John CordtsBrabham-Climax1:29.7+12.3
2020Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford1:41.4+24.0
Source:[3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford901:59:25.719
212Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford90+ 46.266
32Jochen RindtLotus-Ford90+ 52.034
418Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford89+ 1 Lap23
54Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford87+ 3 Laps92
619Johnny Servoz-GavinMatra-Ford84+ 6 Laps151
725Pete LovelyLotus-Ford81+ 9 Laps16 
NC16Bill BrackBRM80+ 10 Laps18 
Ret1Graham HillLotus-Ford42Engine7 
Ret9Jo SiffertLotus-Ford40Halfshaft8 
Ret3John MilesLotus-Ford40Gearbox11 
Ret6Pedro RodríguezFerrari37Oil Pressure13 
Ret17Jackie StewartMatra-Ford32Collision4 
DSQ69Al PeaseEagle-Climax22Driving Too Slowly17 
Ret14John SurteesBRM15Engine14 
Ret21Piers CourageBrabham-Ford13Fuel Leak10 
Ret26John CordtsBrabham-Climax10Oil Leak19 
Ret5Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford9Distributor5 
Ret15Jackie OliverBRM2Engine12 
Ret20Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford0Accident20 
Source:[4]

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Canadian driver John Cordts.
  • This was the 50th, 51st and 52nd podium finish for a Ford-powered car. It was also the 5th Grand Slam for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Jackie Stewart60
12Jacky Ickx31
13Bruce McLaren26
4Graham Hill19
5Jean-Pierre Beltoise19
Source:[5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1Matra-Ford63
12Brabham-Ford39
13Lotus-Ford38
4McLaren-Ford29 (31)
5Ferrari5
Source:[5]
  • 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.

References

  1. ^ "Weather information for the "1969 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ Edmondson, Laurence (5 February 2010). "Drivers who failed to make the grade". ESPN. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ "1969 Canadian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "1969 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived 9 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Canada 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.