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Jackie Stewart won the 1969 British Grand Prix

Jackie Stewart won the 1969 British Grand Prix for Matra, ahead of Jacky Ickx and Bruce McLaren at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jackie Stewart
Team
Matra
Top listed
Jackie Stewart, Jacky Ickx, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
July 19, 1969
Pole
Jochen Rindt
Fastest lap
Jackie Stewart
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Jackie Stewart finished first for Matra. Jacky Ickx is listed 2 for Brabham, with Bruce McLaren 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P17 to P9 (+8), Piers Courage from P10 to P5 (+5), and Vic Elford from P11 to P6 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jochen Rindt started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, 2 Suspension, and 1 +3 laps. Jackie Stewart holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.300 on lap 57. 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 StewartMatra1:55:55.6009
2Jacky IckxBrabham+1 lap6
3Bruce McLarenMcLaren+1 lap4
4Jochen RindtTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Piers CourageBrabham+1 lap2
6Vic ElfordMcLaren+2 laps1
7Graham HillTeam Lotus+2 laps0
8Jo SiffertTeam Lotus+3 laps0
9Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra+6 laps0
10John MilesTeam Lotus+9 laps0
DNFPedro RodríguezFerrariEngine0
DNFChris AmonFerrariGearbox0
DNFDenny HulmeMcLarenIgnition0
DNFJackie OliverBRMTransmission0
DNFJo BonnierTeam LotusEngine0
DNFDerek BellMcLarenSuspension0
DNFJohn SurteesBRMSuspension0