| 1969 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 September 1969 | ||
| Official name | XL Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:25.48 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | | Matra-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.2 on lap 64 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | Matra-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The 1969 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 7 September 1969. It was race 8 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was notable in that less than a fifth of a second separated the winner from the fourth-placed driver, and is one of the closest 1–2–3–4 finishes in Formula One history. Jackie Stewart and Matra-Ford claimed the Drivers' and Manufacturers' titles respectively, with three races still remaining.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.48 | — |
| 2 | 16 | | McLaren-Ford | 1:25.69 | +0.21 |
| 3 | 20 | | Matra-Ford | 1:25.82 | +0.34 |
| 4 | 32 | | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.48 | +1.00 |
| 5 | 18 | | McLaren-Ford | 1:26.48 | +1.00 |
| 6 | 22 | | Matra-Ford | 1:26.72 | +1.24 |
| 7 | 28 | | Brabham-Ford | 1:26.90 | +1.42 |
| 8 | 30 | | Lotus-Ford | 1:27.04 | +1.56 |
| 9 | 2 | | Lotus-Ford | 1:27.31 | +1.83 |
| 10 | 14 | | BRM | 1:27.40 | +1.92 |
| 11 | 12 | | BRM | 1:28.40 | +2.92 |
| 12 | 10 | | Ferrari | 1:28.47 | +2.99 |
| 13 | 36 | | Brabham-Ford | 1:28.51 | +3.03 |
| 14 | 6 | | Lotus-Ford | 1:30.56 | +5.08 |
| 15 | 10 | | Ferrari | 1:30.86 | +5.38 |
| 16 | 26 | | Brabham-Ford | 1:37.96 | +12.48 |
| Source: [1] [2] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | | Matra-Ford | 68 | 1:39:11.26 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 4 | | Lotus-Ford | 68 | + 0.08 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | | Matra-Ford | 68 | + 0.17 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | | McLaren-Ford | 68 | + 0.19 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 32 | | Brabham-Ford | 68 | + 33.44 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | | Ferrari | 66 | + 2 laps | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | | McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
| 8 | 30 | | Lotus-Ford | 64 | Engine | 8 | |
| 9 | 2 | | Lotus-Ford | 63 | Halfshaft | 9 | |
| 10 | 26 | | Brabham-Ford | 61 | Out of fuel | 15 | |
| NC | 14 | | BRM | 60 | + 8 laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 12 | | BRM | 48 | Oil pressure | 11 | |
| Ret | 36 | | Brabham-Ford | 9 | Fuel leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 28 | | Brabham-Ford | 6 | Oil leak | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | | Lotus-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 | |
| DNS | 10 | | Ferrari | Car raced by Rodríguez | |||
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