1969 German Grand Prix
Race 7 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
Race details
Date	3 August 1969
Official name	XXXI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.835 km (14.189 miles)
Distance	14 laps, 319.690 km (198.646 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Time	7:42.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Time	7:43.8 on lap 7
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford
Second	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Third	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 3 August 1969. It was race 7 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Twelve Formula Two cars were also entered into the race, though they were not eligible to score points.

The 14-lap race was won by Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, driving a works Brabham-Ford. Ickx took pole position, led the final eight laps and set the fastest lap of the race. Scotland's Jackie Stewart finished second in a Matra-Ford, with New Zealand's Bruce McLaren third in a McLaren-Ford.

Report

Gerhard Mitter was killed during a practice session for this race at Schwedenkreuz. He was practicing for BMW's 269 F2 project. As a suspension or steering failure was suspected, the BMW team with Hubert Hahne and Dieter Quester withdrew from the race, as did Mitter's teammate at Porsche, Hans Herrmann.

Mario Andretti drove the 4WD Lotus 63 for very few laps in practice. The heavy fuel load for the race made the car ground out in lap 1 after a jump at Wippermann, causing a crash that also took out Vic Elford, whose car flipped upside down and landed in the trees. Elford broke his arm in 3 places.

In the race, Jacky Ickx had a very poor start which dropped him down to 9th, but he eventually passed the entire field over 3 laps, and he and Jackie Stewart battled for 4 laps until Ickx passed Stewart at the first corner, the Südkehre. Stewart held on but then gearbox problems began to slow him and he dropped away, leaving Ickx in a dominant position. Piers Courage had an accident at Breidscheid when he slipped on some oil and crashed into a ditch next to the Adenauer bridge. Luckily, he was unhurt.

This was the last Formula One race at the Nürburgring before it was rebuilt and fitted with Armco barriers for the 1971 race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	7:42.1	—	1
2	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	7:42.4	+0.3	2
3	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	7:48.0	+5.9	3
4	11	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	7:50.3	+8.2	4
5	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	7:52.8	+10.7	5
6	12	Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	7:54.8	+12.7	6
7	17	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	7:56.1	+14.0	7
8	10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	7:56.5	+14.4	8
9	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	7:57.0	+14.9	9
10	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	8:00.3	+18.2	10
11	27	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	8:11.1	+29.0	14
12	14	John Surtees	BRM	8:12.1	+30.0	DNS
13	28	François Cevert	Tecno-Ford	8:13.9	+31.8	15
14	26	Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Ford	8:14.8	+32.7	16
15	3	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	8:12.1	+30.0	11
16	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	8:16.2	+34.1	12
17	23	Hubert Hahne	BMW	8:19.5	+37.4	WD
18	31	Peter Westbury	Brabham-Ford	8:20.0	+37.9	17
19	20	Kurt Ahrens	Brabham-Ford	8:23.2	+41.1	18
20	29	Richard Attwood	Brabham-Ford	8:24.6	+42.5	19
21	25	Dieter Quester	BMW	8:26.8	+44.7	WD
22	22	Rolf Stommelen	Lotus-Ford	8:28.1	+46.0	20
23	16	Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	8:35.0	+52.9	13
24	30	Xavier Perrot	Brabham-Ford	8:35.4	+53.3	21
25	24	Gerhard Mitter	BMW	8:36.5	+54.4	DNS
26	21	Hans Herrmann	Lotus-Ford	8:50.3	+1:08.2	WD

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	14	1:49:55.4	1	9
2	7	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	14	+57.7	2	6
3	10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	14	+3:21.6	8	4
4	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	14	+3:58.8	9	3
5	26	Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Ford	14	+7:11.0	16
6	29	Richard Attwood	Brabham-Ford	13	+1 lap	19
7	20	Kurt Ahrens	Brabham-Ford	13	+1 lap	18
8	22	Rolf Stommelen	Lotus-Ford	13	+1 lap	20
9	31	Peter Westbury	Brabham-Ford	13	+1 lap	17
10	30	Xavier Perrot	Brabham-Ford	13	+1 lap	21
11	11	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	12	Suspension/accident	4	2
12	8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	12	Suspension	10	1
Ret	9	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	11	Transmission	5
Ret	15	Jackie Oliver	BRM	11	Oil leak	12
Ret	2	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	10	Ignition	3
Ret	28	François Cevert	Tecno-Ford	9	Crown wheel	15
Ret	27	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	Matra-Ford	6	Engine	14
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Lotus-Ford	4	Fuel leak	13
Ret	17	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	1	Accident	7
Ret	12	Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	0	Accident	6
Ret	3	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	0	Accident	11
DNS	14	John Surtees	BRM		Non-starter
DNS	24	Gerhard Mitter	BMW		Fatal accident in practice
WD	23	Hubert Hahne	BMW		Withdrew
WD	25	Dieter Quester	BMW		Withdrew
WD	21	Hans Herrmann	Lotus-Ford		Withdrew
Source:[1]

• Formula Two entrants are denoted by a pink background. They were not eligible for World Championship points.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 51 3 2 Jacky Ickx 22 1 3 Bruce McLaren 21 1 4 Graham Hill 19 1 5 Jo Siffert 15 Source: [2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 51 2 2 Brabham-Ford 28 1 3 Lotus-Ford 28 1 4 McLaren-Ford 24 (26) 5 Ferrari 4 Source: [2]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.