1969 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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Race 1 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 4 January 1969 | ||
Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
Distance | 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 58.2 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | |
Time | 58.9 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Third | Brabham-Cosworth |
The 1969 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 4 January 1969. The race had 20 starters.
It was the 16th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the opening round of the 1969 Tasman Series. Chris Amon won his second NZGP, leading home Austrian star Jochen Rindt.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 1 | Chris Amon | SEFAC Ferrari | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 58 | 57m 55.4s | 9 |
2 | 4 | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus | Lotus 49B / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 | 58 | 58m 15.5s | 6 |
3 | 8 | Piers Courage | Frank Williams Racing | Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 | 58 | 58m 46.2s | 4 |
4 | 2 | Derek Bell | SEFAC Ferrari | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 57 | 3 | |
5 | 9 | Leo Geoghegan | Geoghegan Racing | Lotus 39 / Repco V8 2.5 | 56 | 2 | |
6 | 14 | Graeme Lawrence | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 54 | 1 | ||
7 | 12 | Roly Levis | Team Lexington | Brabham BT23C / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 53 | ||
8 | 5 | Red Dawson | Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 52 | |||
9 | 18 | David Oxton | Team Lexington | Brabham BT16 / Ford 1.5 | 52 | ||
10 | 26 | Frank Radisich | Henderson Central Motors | Lotus 22 / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 51 | ||
11 | 20 | Laurence Brownlie | Team Lexington | Brabham BT23C / Cosworth FVA 1.6 | 51 | ||
12 | 43 | Bert Hawthorne | Team Lexington | Brabham BT21 / Ford 1.5 | 50 | ||
?? | 17 | Vince Anderson | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF 2.5 | ||||
?? | 10 | Allan McCully | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | ||||
Ret | 36 | Graham McRae | McRae 69 / Ford 1.5 | 34 | |||
Ret | 19 | John Nicholson | Brabham BT18 / Ford 1.5 | 26 | |||
Ret | 6 | Frank Gardner | Alec Mildren Racing | Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo V8 2.5 | 23 | ||
Ret | 3 | Graham Hill | Team Lotus | Lotus 49B / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 | 13 | ||
Ret | 15 | Dennis Marwood | Rorstan Motor Racing | Brabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 3 | ||
DNS | 7 | Peter Moloney | Cooper T66 / Climax FPF 2.5 | ||||
DNS | 11 | Ken Smith | Lotus 41 / Ford 1.5 | ||||
DNS | 16 | Peter Hughes | Lotus 25/33 / Daimler SP250 V8 | ||||
DNS | 57 | Bryan Faloon | Bryan Faloon Racing | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | |||
DNS | 27 | Jos Mahon | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||||
DNS | 29 | Jack Oakley | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||||
DNS | 41 | Jim Palmer | Rorstan Mk.1 / Climax FPF 2.5 | ||||
DNS | 61 | Brian Pellow | Brabham BT6 / Fiat 1.5 | ||||
DNS | 79 | Roy Lyme | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | ||||
DNS | 93 | Jim Kennedy | Brabham BT22 / Climax FPF 2.5 |
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