1969 United States Grand Prix

1969 United States Grand Prix
Race details
Date October 5, 1969
Official name XII United States Grand Prix
Location Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course
Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent road course
Course length 3.78 km (2.35 miles)
Distance 108 laps, 408.2 km (253.8 miles)
Weather Dry with temperatures reaching up to 18 °C (64 °F);
Wind speeds up to 18.70 km/h (11.62 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:03.62
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford
Time 1:04.34 on lap 69
Podium
First
  • Austria Jochen Rindt
Lotus-Ford
Second Brabham-Ford
Third BRM
Lap leaders

The 1969 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 5, 1969, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 10 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 108-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jochen Rindt after he started from pole position. Piers Courage finished second for the Brabham team and BRM driver John Surtees came in third.

  1. ^ "Weather information for the "1969 United States Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2013.