1969 BRDC International Trophy

The 21st BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on 30 March 1969. The race was run over 52 laps of the circuit and was won by Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT26A.

1969 BRDC International Trophy Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1969 Formula One season
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
The Silverstone Circuit (1952–1974)
Race details
Date 30 March 1969
Official name XXI BRDC Daily Express International Trophy
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7 km (2.9 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 242.8 km (150.8 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver
Matra-Cosworth
Time 1:20.9
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth
Time 1:30.15
Podium
First
Brabham-Cosworth
Second
Lotus-Cosworth
Third
Matra-Cosworth

Race report

Jackie Stewart qualified the Matra MS80 on pole, but opted to drive the previous season's MS10 and so started from the back of the grid. Jack Brabham led from start to finish, but suffered from fuel starvation in the closing stages and finished only seconds ahead of Jochen Rindt, who had suffered from water in the ignition system at the start and dropped back to tenth place, subsequently setting fastest lap in his Lotus 49B as he worked his way through the field. Jackie Stewart finished third, narrowly ahead of Jacky Ickx.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverTeamCarTimeGap
1 7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra International Matra MS80-Cosworth 1:20.9 -
2 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT26A-Cosworth 1:21.0 +0.1
3 20 New Zealand Chris Amon Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312 1:21.1 +0.2
4 9 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT26A-Cosworth 1:22.5 +1.6
5 16 United Kingdom Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Cars Brabham BT26A-Cosworth 1:22.9 +2.0
6 12 Switzerland Jo Siffert Rob Walker/Jack Durlacher Racing Lotus 49B-Cosworth 1:22.9 +2.0
7 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M7C-Cosworth 1:23.2 +2.3
8 2 Austria Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49B-Cosworth 1:23.9 +3.0
9 10 United Kingdom Derek Bell Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312 1:24.1 +3.2
10 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49B-Cosworth 1:26.2 +5.3
11 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Reg Parnell Racing BRM P126 1:26.8 +5.9
12 17 United States Pete Lovely Pete Lovely Volkswagen Lotus 49B-Cosworth 1:30.0 +9.1
13 14 United Kingdom Vic Elford Antique Automobiles Racing Team Cooper T86B-Maserati 1:30.0 +9.1
14 3 New Zealand Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M7A-Cosworth 1:31.2 +10.2

Race
PosDriverCarLapsTime/Ret.
1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth 52 1:25:20.8
2 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth 52 +2.2 s
3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth 52 +1m 10.9s
4 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Cosworth 52 +1m 13.5s
5 United Kingdom Piers Courage Brabham-Cosworth 51 + 1 Lap
6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 51 + 1 Lap
7 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps
8 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 50 + 2 Laps
9 United Kingdom Derek Bell Ferrari 49 + 3 Laps
10 New Zealand Chris Amon Ferrari 47 + 5 Laps
11 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-Cosworth 47 + 5 laps
12 United Kingdom Vic Elford Cooper-Maserati 47 + 5 Laps
Ret New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth 17 Engine
Ret United States Pete Lovely Lotus-Cosworth 2 Accident

References
  • "Formula One World". Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  • "Stats F1". Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  • "Motor Sport Magazine - 1969 BRDC International Trophy". Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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