| rdfs:comment | - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:7 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 1-6) from:7 till:16 color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 7-15) from:16 till:62 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 16-61) from:62 till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 62-84)
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| abstract | - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:7 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 1-6) from:7 till:16 color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 7-15) from:16 till:62 color:black shift:(20,-5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 16-61) from:62 till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 62-84) The 1969 British Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXII RAC British Grand Prix, was the sixth round of the 1969 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the 19th of July 1969 at Silverstone. The race would see an exciting battle for the lead, until bodywork damage and a lack of fuel denied Jochen Rindt a chance at victory. The weekend had started well for the Austrian racer, as Rindt claimed pole position for Lotus-Ford Cosworth, denying Jackie Stewart who had been dominating the season so far. In truth, the Scot had hampered his own weekend during the session, a crash having forced him into teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise's car for the rest of the weekend. Yet, the Scot would start the race from second, and when the flag dropped it would be the blue Matra-Ford Cosworth that challenged Rindt for the lead. Those two would soon disappear from the rest of the field, led into the opening lap by Denny Hulme. The duel for the lead would steal the show, with Stewart and Rindt running nose to tail, often swapping positions as they pulled further and further ahead of third placed Hulme. Indeed, the pair would remain locked together until the closing stages, when fatigue began to overcome one of the two pretenders. That fatigue was affecting Rindt's car, with the rear wing endplates worked lose, Stewart signalling to the Austrian that he had an issue. Rindt duly stopped for a quick repair, rejoining well clear of third place, but before he could put together a response to Stewart, the Lotus ran out of fuel, forcing him back into the pits. Stewart was therefore left to collect another seemingly dominant victory, a lap clear of the entire field, while Rindt rejoined in fourth. Completing the podium were Jacky Ickx and Bruce McLaren, the former having worked his way through the order with a series of impressive overtakes. McLaren inherited third when Hulme suffered an engine failure, while the remaining points went to privateers Piers Courage and Vic Elford.
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