The 1969 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 7 April 1969. The race was contested over 26 laps at a total distance of approximately 100 miles and it was Round 2 of the 1969 Australian Drivers' Championship.
The race was won by Jack Brabham driving a Brabham BT31B Repco.
| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Race Time/DNF | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Jack Brabham | Brabham BT31B Repco [1] | 1:00:22.1 | 26 |
| 2 | 4 | Bob Jane Racing Team | John Harvey | Brabham BT23E Repco | 1:01:53.7 | 26 |
| 3 | 11 | Bill Patterson Motors | Henk Woelders | Elfin 600B Ford | 1:01:57.8 | 24 |
| 4 | 9 | Alton Boddenberg | Alton Boddenberg | Lotus 32 Ford | 1:00:47.0 | 23 |
| 5 | 26 | Malcolm Bailey | Malcolm Bailey | Elfin Junior Peugeot | 1:01:01.7 | 20 |
| 6 | 29 | Alan Watson | Alan Watson | Delta F69 Ford | 1:00:57.7 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | Geoghegan Racing Division | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39 Repco | Gearbox | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | Brian Page Pty Ltd | Brian Page | Brabham BT23A Repco | Exhaust | 13 |
| 9 | 20 | Glyn Scott Motors | Glyn Scott | Bowin P3 Cosworth | Accident | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | N.E. Allen Competition | Niel Allen | McLaren M4A Cosworth | Accident | 0 |
| 11 | 44 | Alec Mildren Racing | Max Stewart | Mildren Waggott | Accident | 0 |
| DNS | 12 | Clive Millis Motors P/L | Clive Millis | Rennmax BN2 Ford | N/A | - |
| DNS | 17 | Col Green | Col Green | Brabham BT16 Climax | Accident in Practice | - |
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