The 1969 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 18 May 1969. It was race 3 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 80-lap race was won by Graham Hill, driving a works Lotus-Ford, after he started from fourth position. It was Hill's 14th and final World Championship race victory, and his fifth Monaco win, a record that would stand for 24 years. It was also the first win for a driver wearing a full-face helmet in Formula One. Piers Courage finished second in a Brabham-Ford entered by Frank Williams, with Jo Siffert third in a Lotus-Ford entered by Rob Walker.
This was also the final Formula One race for Cooper as a constructor and Maserati as an engine supplier, Vic Elford finishing seventh and last in a car entered by Colin Crabbe.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 7 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:24.6— 2 11 Chris Amon Ferrari 1:25.0 +0.4 3 8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:25.4 +0.8 4 1 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:25.8 +1.2 5 9 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:26.0 +1.4 6 14 John Surtees BRM 1:26.0 +1.4 7 6 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:26.3 +1.7 8 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:26.4 +1.8 9 16 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:26.4 +1.8 10 2 Richard Attwood Lotus-Ford 1:26.5 +1.9 11 4 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:26.7 +2.1 12 3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:26.8 +2.2 13 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 1:28.4 +3.8 14 10 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:30.5 +5.9 15 17 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 1:30.5 +5.9 16 12 Vic Elford Cooper-Maserati 1:32.8 +8.2
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 80 1:56:59.4 4 9 2 16 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 80 + 17.3 9 6 3 9 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 80 + 34.6 5 4 4 2 Richard Attwood Lotus-Ford 80 + 52.9 10 3 5 4 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 79 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 78 + 2 Laps 12 1 7 12 Vic Elford Cooper-Maserati 74 + 6 Laps 16 6 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 48 Suspension 7 7 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 22 Halfshaft 1 8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 20 Halfshaft 3 11 Chris Amon Ferrari 16 Differential 2 10 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 15 Engine 14 17 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 15 Halfshaft 15 14 John Surtees BRM 9 Gearbox 6 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 9 Accident 8 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 0 Accident 13
Notes
This race saw the first pole position set by Matra, and by a French constructor. This was the 36th and last podium finish for Graham Hill, setting a new record. He broke the old record set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 Italian Grand Prix. This record would then be broken by Jackie Stewart at the 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 18 2 2 Graham Hill 15 1 3 Bruce McLaren 10 1 4 Denny Hulme 8 1 5 Jo Siffert 7Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 18 1 2 Lotus-Ford 15 1 3 McLaren-Ford 12 1 4 Brabham-Ford 7 1 5 BRM 2Source:
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