1969 Australian Grand Prix
| 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 | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 0'52.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Chris Amon | Ferrari | |
| Time | 0'52.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Repco | ||
The 1969 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Lakeside in Queensland, Australia on 2 February 1969.[1] The race was promoted by the Queensland Motor Sports Club[1] and was open to Australian National Formula cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.[2] It was the thirty fourth Australian Grand Prix and was race five of the 1969 Tasman Championship.[1]
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
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- Entries: 15[2]
- Starters: 15[6]
- Finishers: 8[6]
- Pole position: Chris Amon, 52.3[4]
- Winner's race time: 60m 12.8s[6]
- Winner's average speed: 100.18 mph (161.219 k.p.h.)[6]
- Fastest lap: Chris Amon, 52.8[6]
References
- ^ a b c The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76
- ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969
- ^ a b "1969 Rounds 5–7 Australia". New Zealand Motor Racing. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Australian Grand Prix, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 31 January 2021
- ^ a b c d e Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213