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| - 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:19 color:black shift:(20, -5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 1-19) from:19 till:56 color:red shift:(20,-5) text:Chris Amon (Laps 20-56) from:56 till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 57-90)
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| - 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:19 color:black shift:(20, -5) text:Jochen Rindt (Laps 1-19) from:19 till:56 color:red shift:(20,-5) text:Chris Amon (Laps 20-56) from:56 till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 57-90) The XV Gran Premio de España, otherwise known as the 1969 Spanish Grand Prix, staged on the 4th of May 1969, was the second round of the 1969 FIA Formula One World Championship, held on the Montjuïc Circuit in Barcelona. The race would become infamous in F1 history, with the FIA banning the use of high wings after two spectacular failures for Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt. The weekend itself had been going rather well for the latter of the two victims, with Rindt storming to pole with half a second in hand over Chris Amon. Hill would start the maiden race on the city circuit in third, while Championship leader Jackie Stewart would start from fourth. It would be an undramatic start to the race on Sunday, with Rindt pulling into an early lead ahead of Amon and Hill, while Jo Siffert pushed himself into fourth. So it remained for the following laps, the only changes coming when Jackie Oliver retired, before the first of the failures occurred. Coming over the rise just after the pits on lap eight, Hill's car suddenly snapped sideways, a result of the towering wing suddenly telescoping down onto the rear wheels. The Englishman was thrown into the barriers at high speed, his car writing itself off in the process, with Hill himself lucky to escape without injury. Eleven laps later, and Hill was able to witness what happened when the exact same failure happened to Rindt. Indeed, as Hill attempted to send a message to Team Lotus garage, Rindt crested the hill, lost downforce and slammed into the wall. Unfortunately, Hill's car was still out on the track, and with a certain inevitability, Rindt's car slammed into its sister and rolled over, leaving the Austrian to ride out a 100mph slide. He, however, would emerge from his ruined Lotus with minor injuries, a broken nose the worst of them, with the race carrying on regardless. Amon had inherited the lead as a result of the accident, and was fielding a huge advantage in the Ferrari as the race passed half distance. Indeed, it seemed as if F1's unluckiest driver would finally get his maiden win, until the V12 engine seized, leaving a heartbroken Amon on the sidelines once again. It would therefore be Stewart who ultimately claimed victory, the Scot crossing the line with a two lap advantage to record a dominant looking performance. Bruce McLaren and Jean-Pierre Beltoise completed the podium, while the remaining points went to Denny Hulme, John Surtees and Jacky Ickx.
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