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Jackie Stewart won the 1969 South African Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1969 South African Grand Prix for Matra, ahead of Graham Hill and Denny Hulme at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Matra
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, and Denny Hulme
Race date
March 1, 1969
Pole
Jack Brabham
Fastest lap
Jackie Stewart
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Matra. Graham Hill is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Sam Tingle from P17 to P8 (+9), Jo Siffert from P12 to P4 (+8), and Jackie Oliver from P14 to P7 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jack Brabham started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 2 Engine, 2 Ignition, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +2 laps. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.600 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jackie StewartMatra1:50:39.1009
2Graham HillTeam Lotus1:50:57.9006
3Denny HulmeMcLaren1:51:10.9004
4Jo SiffertTeam Lotus1:51:28.3003
5Bruce McLarenMcLaren+1 lap2
6Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra+2 laps1
7Jackie OliverBRM+3 laps0
8Sam TingleBrabham+7 laps0
NCPeter de KlerkBrabham+13 laps0
DNFJochen RindtTeam LotusFuel pump0
DNFJohn SurteesBRMEngine0
DNFPedro RodríguezBRMWater leak0
DNFChris AmonFerrariEngine0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamHandling0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJohn LoveTeam LotusIgnition0
DNFJacky IckxBrabhamIgnition0
DNFBasil van RooyenMcLarenBrakes0