The 1969 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1969 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 1 March 1969. Jack Brabham started on pole position in the Brabham Ford and Jackie Stewart was the race winner in the Matra Ford.
1969 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | Matra Ford | Dunlop | 80 | 1:50:39.100 | 1:50:39.100 | - | - | 1:21.600 | 50 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 80 | +18.800 | 1:50:57.900 | +18.800 | +18.800 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Denny Hulme | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +31.800 | 1:51:10.900 | +31.800 | +13.000 | 1:22.300 | 68 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 80 | +49.200 | 1:51:28.300 | +49.200 | +17.400 | 1:22.400 | 58 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.100 | 40 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Matra Ford | Dunlop | 78 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.300 | 34 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Jackie Oliver | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 77 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.300 | 71 | ||
| 8 | 17 | Sam Tingle | Zimbabwe | Brabham Repco | Firestone | 73 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 4 laps | 1:28.000 | 70 | ||
| NCL | 19 | Peter de Klerk | South Africa | Brabham Repco | Dunlop | 67 | +13 laps | 1:29.300 | 2 | ||||
| DNF | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Austria | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 44 | DNF | 1:22.600 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 10 | John Surtees | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 40 | DNF | 1:24.600 | 36 | ||||
| DNF | 12 | Pedro Rodríguez | Mexico | BRM | Goodyear | 38 | DNF | 1:27.000 | 21 | ||||
| DNF | 9 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Ferrari | Firestone | 34 | DNF | 1:23.300 | 4 | ||||
| DNF | 14 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 32 | DNF | 1:22.500 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 3 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Firestone | 31 | DNF | 1:22.700 | 30 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | John Love | Zimbabwe | Lotus Ford | Dunlop | 31 | DNF | 1:24.700 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 15 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 20 | DNF | 1:24.200 | 3 | ||||
| DNF | 18 | Basil van Rooyen | South Africa | McLaren Ford | Dunlop | 12 | DNF | 1:24.600 | 5 |