1969 Australian Grand Prix

  1969 Australian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series
Date	2 February 1969
Official name	XXXIV Australian Grand Prix
Location	Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.411 km (1.498 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 161.537 km (100.366 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	0'52.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Time	0'52.8
Podium
First	Chris Amon	Ferrari
Second	Derek Bell	Ferrari
Third	Leo Geoghegan	Lotus-Repco

Winner Chris Amon in the Ferrari 246T

The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at Lakeside International Raceway on 2 February 1969. It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round five of the 1969 Tasman Series. Chris Amon started the race on pole while and drove the fastest race lap on his way to a team 1-2 victory with British team mate Derek Bell. Leo Geoghegan was the first of the domestic based drivers home in third position. Amon also won the 1969 Tasman Series.

Classification

Results as follows:^{[1] [2]}

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Notes

• Pole Position: Chris Amon - 52.3
• Fastest Lap: Chris Amon - 52.8

References

1. "1969 Rounds 5-7 Australia". New Zealand Motor Racing. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
2. White, Des (1986). "1969". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 336–344. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
3. Australian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 16 March 2015

External links

Photo of Derek Bell's second placed Ferrari at Goodwood in 2008

Coordinates: 27°13′41″S 152°57′54″E / 27.22806°S 152.96500°E