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1969 Australian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Race 5 of 7 in 1969 Tasman Series
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Image	Lakesidemap.JPG
Official name	XXXIV Australian Grand Prix
Location	Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland
Date	2 February
Year	1969
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	1.498
Course_km	2.411
Distance_laps	67
Distance_mi	100.366
Distance_km	161.537
Weather	Sunny
Pole_Driver	Chris Amon
Pole_Country	NZL
Pole_Team	Ferrari
Pole_Time	0'52.3
Fast_Driver	Chris Amon
Fast_Team	Ferrari
Fast_Time	0'52.8
Fast_Country	NZL
First_Driver	Chris Amon
First_Country	NZL
First_Team	Ferrari
Second_Driver	Derek Bell
Second_Country	GBR
Second_Team	Ferrari
Third_Driver	Leo Geoghegan
Third_Country	AUS
Third_Team	Lotus-Repco

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 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
3	NZL Chris Amon	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6	0:52.3	—
5	GBR Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8	0:52.5	+0.2
1	GBR Graham Hill	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8	0:53.0	+0.7
4	GBR Derek Bell	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6	0:53.0	+0.7
2	AUT Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8	0:53.0	+0.7
6	AUS Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8	0:53.4	+1.1
7	AUS Leo Geoghegan	Geoghegan Racing Division	Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8	0:53.8	+1.5
8	AUS Kevin Bartlett	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8	0:54.2	+1.9
10	AUS Niel Allen	N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	0:54.8	+2.5
9	AUS Max Stewart	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4	0:55.3	+3.0
20	AUS Glyn Scott	Glyn Scott Motors	Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	0:55.3	+3.0
22	AUS Henk Woelders	Bill Patterson Motors	I4]]	0:55.7	+3.4
16	AUS Alfredo Costanzo	Argo Racing Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	0:56.0	+3.7
15	AUS Col Green	Col Green	I4]]	0:59.1	+6.8
21	GBR Malcolm Guthrie	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	0:59.5	+7.2

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Laps
3	NZL Chris Amon	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6	67	1h 00m 12.8s
4	GBR Derek Bell	Scuderia Veloce	Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.6L V6	67	1h 00m 36.07s
7	AUS Leo Geoghegan	Geoghegan Racing Division	Lotus 39 / Repco 2.5L V8	66
1	GBR Graham Hill	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8	66
10	AUS Niel Allen	N.E. Allen Competition Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	63
9	AUS Max Stewart	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Mildren / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4	63
21	GBR Malcolm Guthrie	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT21B / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	58
20	AUS Glyn Scott	Glyn Scott Motors	Bowin P3 / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	55
2	AUT Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 49T / Cosworth DFW 2.5L V8	43	Engine
6	AUS Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Mildren Mono / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8	37	Engine
22	AUS Henk Woelders	Bill Patterson Motors	I4]]	23	Accident
15	AUS Col Green	Col Green	Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4	??	??
16	AUS Alfredo Costanzo	Argo Racing Pty. Ltd.	McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4	7	Spun / Stalled
8	AUS Kevin Bartlett	Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.	Brabham BT23D / Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 2.5L V8	5	Head Gasket
5	GBR Piers Courage	Frank Williams Racing	Brabham BT24 / Cosworth DFW 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

The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1969, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1969, pages 73 to 76
and was open to [[Australian National Formula]] cars and [[Australian Formula 2]] cars.Official Programme, AGP, Lakeside, Feb 2 1969
"1969 Rounds 5–7 Australia". New Zealand Motor Racing.
(1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
[https://www.oldracingcars.com/tasman/results/1969/lakeside/ ''Australian Grand Prix'', www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved on 31 January 2021
Tasman Championship, Motor Sport, March 1969, pages 212 to 213

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