The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Lakeside in Queensland, Australia on 2 February 1969.The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76 The race was promoted by the Queensland Motor Sports Club and was open to Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969 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 DFW 2.5L V8 0:52.5 +0.2 3 1 Graham Hill Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 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 DFW 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 FVA 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 FVA 1.6L I4 0:55.3 +3.0 12 22 Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6LAustralian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 31 January 2021 I4 0:55.7 +3.4 13 16 Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 0:56.0 +3.7 14 15 Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 0:59.1 +6.8 15 21 Malcolm Guthrie Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 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 DFW 2.5L V8 66 5 10 Niel Allen N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 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 FVA 1.6L I4 58 8 20 Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 55 Ret 2 Jochen Rindt Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 43 Engine Ret 6 Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 37 Engine Ret 22 Henk Woelders Bill Patterson Motors Elfin 600B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 23 Accident Ret 15 Col Green Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 ?? ?? Ret 16 Alfredo Costanzo Argo Racing Pty. Ltd. McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 7 Spun / Stalled Ret 8 Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8 5 Head Gasket Ret 5 Piers Courage Frank Williams Racing Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8 5 Accident
Notes Entries: 15 Starters: 15Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213 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
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