The 1969 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on September 20, 1969. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won from pole position by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx in a works Brabham-Ford, with teammate Jack Brabham second and Jochen Rindt third in a works Lotus-Ford.
The race was the last World Championship Grand Prix in which Climax-powered cars were entered. One of the entrants, Al Pease, in an Eagle-Climax, became the only driver in F1 history to be disqualified for driving too slowly. The other entrant, John Cordts in a Brabham-Climax, retired after only ten laps.
By finishing sixth, Johnny Servoz-Gavin became the first and only driver in Formula One history to score points in a four-wheel drive car, as of 2026.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 11 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 1:17.4—2 18 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 1:17.9 +0.53 2 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:17.9 +0.54 17 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 1:17.9 +0.55 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:18.0 +0.66 12 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:18.0 +0.67 1 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:18.3 +0.98 9 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 1:18.5 +1.19 4 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:18.5 +1.110 21 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 1:19.5 +2.111 3 John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:20.0 +2.612 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 1:20.2 +2.813 6 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 1:20.5 +3.114 14 John Surtees BRM 1:20.6 +3.215 19 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 1:21.4 +4.016 25 Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 1:22.9 +5.517 69 Al Pease Eagle-Climax 1:28.5 +11.118 16 Bill Brack BRM 1:28.7 +11.319 26 John Cordts Brabham-Climax 1:29.7 +12.320 20 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 1:41.4 +24.0 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 90 1:59:25.7 1 9 2 12 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 90 + 46.2 6 6 3 2 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 90 + 52.0 3 4 4 18 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 2 3 5 4 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 87 + 3 Laps 9 2 6 19 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Ford 84 + 6 Laps 15 1 7 25 Pete Lovely Lotus-Ford 81 + 9 Laps 16 16 Bill Brack BRM 80 + 10 Laps 18 1 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 42 Engine 7 9 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 40 Halfshaft 8 3 John Miles Lotus-Ford 40 Gearbox 11 6 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 37 Oil Pressure 13 17 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 32 Collision 4 69 Al Pease Eagle-Climax 22 Driving Too Slowly 17 14 John Surtees BRM 15 Engine 14 21 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 13 Fuel Leak 10 26 John Cordts Brabham-Climax 10 Oil Leak 19 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 9 Distributor 5 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 2 Engine 12 20 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 0 Accident 20
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Canadian driver John Cordts. This was the 50th, 51st and 52nd podium finish for a Ford-powered car. It was also the 5th Grand Slam for a Ford-powered car.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 60 1 2 Jacky Ickx 31 1 3 Bruce McLaren 26 4 Graham Hill 19 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 19Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 63 1 2 Brabham-Ford 39 1 3 Lotus-Ford 38 4 McLaren-Ford 29 (31) 5 Ferrari 5Source:
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