1969 Australian Grand Prix

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Winner Chris Amon in the Ferrari 246T

The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Lakeside in Queensland, Australia on 2 February 1969.[1] The race was promoted by the Queensland Motor Sports Club[1] and was open to Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.[2] It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and was race five of the 1969 Tasman Championship.[1]

New Zealander Chris Amon started the race from pole position and drove the fastest race lap on his way to a victory, with his British Scuderia Veloce teammate Derek Bell placed second. Leo Geoghegan was the first of the domestic based drivers in third position. Amon also won the 1969 Tasman Series.

Classification

Results as follows:[3][4]

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Entrant[2] Car Qual Gap
1 3 Template:Flagicon Chris Amon Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 0:52.3
2 5 Template:Flagicon Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:52.5 +0.2
3 1 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:53.0 +0.7
4 4 Template:Flagicon Derek Bell Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 0:53.0 +0.7
5 2 Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 0:53.0 +0.7
6 6 Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 0:53.4 +1.1
7 7 Template:Flagicon Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8 0:53.8 +1.5
8 8 Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 0:54.2 +1.9
9 10 Template:Flagicon Niel Allen N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:54.8 +2.5
10 9 Template:Flagicon Max Stewart Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 0:55.3 +3.0
11 20 Template:Flagicon Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:55.3 +3.0
12 22 Template:Flagicon Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L[5] I4 0:55.7 +3.4
13 16 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:56.0 +3.7
14 15 Template:Flagicon Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham BT16[2] / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 0:59.1 +6.8
15 21 Template:Flagicon Malcolm Guthrie Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:59.5 +7.2

Race

Pos No Driver Entrant[2] Car Laps Time
1 3 Template:Flagicon Chris Amon Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6 67 1h 00m 12.8s
2 4 Template:Flagicon Derek Bell Scuderia Veloce Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6 67 1h 00m 36.07s
3 7 Template:Flagicon Leo Geoghegan Geoghegan Racing Division Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8 66
4 1 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 66
5 10 Template:Flagicon Niel Allen N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 63
6 9 Template:Flagicon Max Stewart Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 63
7 21 Template:Flagicon Malcolm Guthrie Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 58
8 20 Template:Flagicon Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 55
Ret 2 Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 43 Engine
Ret 6 Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 37 Engine
Ret 22 Template:Flagicon Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L[5] I4 23 Accident
Ret 15 Template:Flagicon Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham[2] BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 ?? ??
Ret 16 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 7 Spun[3] / Stalled
Ret 8 Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 5 Head Gasket
Ret 5 Template:Flagicon Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 5 Accident

Notes

References

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  1. a b c The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76
  2. a b c d e f Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969
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  5. a b Australian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 31 January 2021
  6. a b c d e Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213

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