1969 BRDC International Trophy

The 1969 Daily Express International Trophy Race was a non-championship event held on March 30. Run in wet conditions, the race was won by Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT26A, ahead of Jochen Rindt in a Lotus 49B and Jackie Stewart in a Matra MS10. Stewart had qualified fastest, but set the time in the team's brand new Matra MS80, which had never been tested in the wet. So he opted to start at the back of the grid in the older MS10.
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==Background==
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Graham Hill 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	Jochen Rindt 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	 	M7A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Bruce McLaren 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	 	M7C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	John Surtees 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P138 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
6 	Jackie Oliver 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P133 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
7* 	Jackie Stewart	Matra International 	 	MS10 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Jack Brabham 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT26A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Jacky Ickx 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT26A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Derek Bell 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	 	312 	 	255C V12 3.0 	
11 	 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	P126 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
12 	Jo Siffert 	Rob Walker Racing Team 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Vic Elford 	Antique Automobiles 	 	T86B 	 	10/F1 V12 3.0	
15 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M5A 	 	P142 V12 3.0 	
16 	Piers Courage 	Frank Williams Racing Cars	 	BT26A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
17 	Pete Lovely 	Pete Lovely Volkswagen 	 	49B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
20 	Chris Amon 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	 	312 	 	255C V12 3.0 	
** Stewart would be driving Matra MS80 during some practice sessions.
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	7 	Jackie Stewart	 	1:20.9 	—
2 	8 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:21.0 	+0.1
3 	20 	Chris Amon 	 	1:21.1 	+0.2
4 	9 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:22.5 	+1.6
5 	16 	Piers Courage 	 	1:22.9 	+2.0
6 	12 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:22.9 	+2.0
7 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	1:23.2 	+2.3
8 	2 	Jochen Rindt 	 	1:23.9 	+3.0
9 	10 	Derek Bell 	 	1:24.1 	+3.2
10 	1 	Graham Hill 	 	1:26.2 	+5.3
11 	11 	 	 	1:26.8 	+5.9
12 	17 	Pete Lovely 	 	1:30.0 	+9.1
13 	14 	Vic Elford 	 	1:30.8 	+9.9
14 	3 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:31.2 	+10.3
WD 	5 	John Surtees 	 	Withdrew	Withdrew
WD 	6 	Jackie Oliver 	 	Withdrew	Withdrew
WD 	15 	Jo Bonnier 	 	Withdrew	Withdrew
===Grid===
* - Stewart started at the back because opted to use the Matra MS10 for the race instead of the Matra MS80 that he practiced with, due to wet conditions for the race.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	8 	Jack Brabham 	 	52 	1:25:20.8 	2
2 	2 	Jochen Rindt 	 	52 	+2.2s 	9
3 	7 	Jackie Stewart	 	52 	+1:10.9s 	15
4 	9 	Jacky Ickx 	 	52 	+1:13.5s 	4
5 	16 	Piers Courage 	 	51 	+1 lap 	5
6 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	51 	+1 lap 	7
7 	1 	Graham Hill 	 	50 	+2 laps 	10
8 	11 	 	 	50 	+2 laps 	11
9 	10 	Derek Bell 	 	49 	+3 laps 	9
10 	20 	Chris Amon 	 	47 	+5 laps 	3
11 	12 	Jo Siffert 	 	47 	+5 laps 	6
12 	14 	Vic Elford 	 	47 	+5 laps 	13
Ret 	3 	Denny Hulme 	 	17 	Engine 	14
Ret 	17 	Pete Lovely 	 	2 	Accident 	12
WD 	5 	John Surtees 	 	 	 	
WD 	6 	Jackie Oliver 	 	 	 	
WD 	15 	Jo Bonnier 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
==Notes==
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Category:BRDC International Trophy
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom
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