1969 International Gold Cup
| 1969 International Gold Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1969 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 August 1969 | ||
| Official name | XVI International Gold Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park, Cheshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.4434 km (2.7610 mi) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 177.749 km (110.448 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Matra-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:27.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart | Matra-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:28.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Cosworth | ||
| Second | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Surtees-Chevrolet | ||
The 16th International Gold Cup was a non-championship
Lola T142 was top Formula 5000 finisher and third overall, and Alan Rollinson in a Brabham was top Formula Two finisher and sixth overall. Jackie Stewart qualified his Matra MS80 on pole and set fastest lap but a pit stop to remedy a broken battery lead dropped him down the field.[1][2]
Classification
Blue background denotes F5000 entrants, red background denotes F2 entrants.
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Motor Racing Developments
|
Brabham BT26A-Cosworth
|
1:00:28.6, 176.35kph | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Gold Leaf Team Lotus
|
Lotus 63-Cosworth | +22.2s | 4 |
| 3 | 17 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
Team Surtees | Surtees TS5-Chevrolet | +1 lap | 5 |
| 4 | 18 | Trevor Taylor
|
Team Surtees | Surtees TS5-Chevrolet | +1 lap | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Mike Hailwood
|
Paul Hawkins | Lola T142-Chevrolet
|
+1 lap | 9 |
| 6 | 20 | Alan Rollinson
|
Irish Racing Cars | Brabham BT30-Cosworth | +2 laps | 12 |
| 7 | 15 | Mike Walker
|
McKechnie Racing Organisation | Lola T142-Chevrolet
|
+2 laps | 11 |
| 8 | 19 | Keith Holland
|
Alan Fraser Racing Team | Lola T142-Chevrolet
|
+2 laps | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra International
|
Matra MS80-Cosworth | +3 laps | 1 |
| NC | 11 |  Silvio Moser
|
Silvio Moser Racing Team | Brabham BT24-Cosworth | +10 laps | 7 |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill
|
Roy Winkelmann Racing | Lotus 59-Ford | 36 laps, oil pipe | 10 |
| Ret | 14 | Jackie Oliver
|
Sports Cars CH | Lola T142-Chevrolet
|
13 laps, head gasket | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | Charles Lucas
|
BA Moore | BRM P261 | 5 laps, ignition | 14 |
| Ret | 12 | William Forbes
|
William Forbes | Lola T142-Chevrolet
|
0 laps, spun | 15 |
| DNS | 9 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Ecurie Bonnier | Lotus 49B-Cosworth
|
Accident in practice | 3 |
References
- ^ "1969 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "1969 Oulton Park Gold Cup". Retrieved 2022-08-08.