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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
Jochen Rindt
Lotus-Ford
Time
1:03.62
Fastest lap
Driver
Jochen Rindt
Lotus-Ford
Time
1:04.34 on lap 69
Podium
First
Jochen Rindt
Lotus-Ford
Second
Piers Courage
Brabham-Ford
Third
John Surtees
BRM
Lap leaders
Motor car race
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.
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