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South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix 1969

Round 1 of 11Kyalami Racing Circuit, MidrandMar 1 196980 laps

Podium

HILLotus
2
STEMatra
1
HULMcLaren
3

Key facts

WinnerSTE1:50:39.100 from P4
PoleBRA1:20.000
Fastest lapSTE1:21.600 on lap 50
Finishers8 / 18classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1STEJackie StewartMatra4▲3801:50:39.10091:21.600
2HILGraham HillLotus7▲580+18.800s6–
3HULDenny HulmeMcLaren3–80+31.800s4–
4SIFJo SiffertLotus12▲880+49.200s3–
5MCLBruce McLarenMcLaren8▲379+1 lap2–
6BELJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra11▲578+2 laps1–
7OLIJackie OliverBRM14▲777+3 laps–
8TINSam TingleBrabham17▲973+7 laps–
NCDEKPeter De KlerkBrabham1667Not classified–
DNFRINJochen RindtLotus244Fuel pump–
DNFSURJohn SurteesBRM1840Engine–
DNFRODPedro RodríguezBRM1538Water leak–
DNFAMOChris AmonFerrari534Engine–
DNFBRAJack BrabhamBrabham132Handling–
DNFANDMario AndrettiLotus631Gearbox–
DNFLOVJohn LoveLotus1031Ignition–
DNFICKJacky IckxBrabham1320Ignition–
DNFVANBasil Van RooyenMcLaren912Brakes–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1BRAJack BrabhamBrabham1:20.000
2RINJochen RindtLotus1:20.200+0.200s
3HULDenny HulmeMcLaren1:20.300+0.300s
4STEJackie StewartMatra1:20.400+0.400s
5AMOChris AmonFerrari1:20.500+0.500s
6ANDMario AndrettiLotus1:20.800+0.800s
7HILGraham HillLotus1:21.100+1.100s
8MCLBruce McLarenMcLaren1:21.100+1.100s
9VANBasil Van RooyenMcLaren1:21.800+1.800s
10LOVJohn LoveLotus1:22.100+2.100s
11BELJean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:22.200+2.200s
12SIFJo SiffertLotus1:22.200+2.200s
13ICKJacky IckxBrabham1:23.100+3.100s
14OLIJackie OliverBRM1:24.100+4.100s
15RODPedro RodríguezBRM1:25.200+5.200s
16DEKPeter De KlerkBrabham1:27.200+7.200s
17TINSam TingleBrabham1:50.400+30.400s
18SURJohn SurteesBRM–

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1969. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1968Jim ClarkLotus
1967Pedro RodríguezCooper

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