1969 Australian Grand Prix

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1969 Australian Grand Prix
Race 5 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series
Race details
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 miles)
Distance	67 laps, 161.537 km (100.366 miles)
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

Motor car race

The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Lakeside in Queensland, Australia on 2 February 1969. The race was promoted by the Queensland Motor Sports Club and was open to Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars. It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and was race five of the 1969 Tasman Championship.

New Zealander Chris Amon started the race from pole position and drove the fastest race lap on his way to a victory, with his British Scuderia Veloce teammate Derek Bell placed second. Leo Geoghegan was the first of the domestic based drivers in third position. Amon also won the 1969 Tasman Series.

Classification

Results as follows:

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Qual	Gap
1	3	Chris Amon	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6	0:52.3	—
2	5	Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT24 / Cosworth 2.5L V8	0:52.5	+0.2
3	1	Graham Hill	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth 2.5L V8	0:53.0	+0.7
4	4	Derek Bell	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6	0:53.0	+0.7
5	2	Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth 2.5L V8	0:53.0	+0.7
6	6	Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	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 Pty. Ltd.	Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8	0:54.2	+1.9
9	10	Niel Allen	N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth 1.6L I4	0:54.8	+2.5
10	9	Max Stewart	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4	0:55.3	+3.0
11	20	Glyn Scott	Glyn 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	0:55.7	+3.4
13	16	Alfredo Costanzo	Argo Racing Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth 1.6L I4	0:56.0	+3.7
14	15	Col Green	Col Green	Repco Brabham BT16 / Climax FPF 2.5L I4	0:59.1	+6.8
15	21	Malcolm Guthrie	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT21B / Cosworth 1.6L I4	0:59.5	+7.2

Race

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

Notes

• Entries: 15
• Starters: 15
• Finishers: 8
• Pole position: Chris Amon, 52.3
• Winner's race time: 60m 12.8s
• Winner's average speed: 100.18 mph (161.219 k.p.h.)
• Fastest lap: Chris Amon, 52.8

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969
3. ^ ^{a b} "1969 Rounds 5–7 Australia". New Zealand Motor Racing. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
4. ^ ^{a b} White, Des (1986). "1969". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 336–344. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
5. ^ ^{a b} Australian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 31 January 2021
6. ^ ^{a b c d e} Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213

External links

Preceded by 1969 Teretonga International	Tasman Series 1969	Succeeded by 1969 Warwick Farm International
Preceded by 1968 Australian Grand Prix	Australian Grand Prix 1969	Succeeded by 1970 Australian Grand Prix

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