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1969 United States Grand Prix | |||
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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 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | |
Time | 1:04.34 on lap 69 | ||
Podium | |||
First | 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.