Jackie Stewart won the South African Grand Prix 1969 at Kyalami on 1 March 1969, starting from P4 on the grid. Graham Hill finished second for Lotus-Ford, with Denny Hulme completing the podium for McLaren-Ford.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jackie StewartSTE | Matra-Ford | 80 | 1:50:39.1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | Graham HillHIL | Lotus-Ford | 80 | +18.8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Denny HulmeHUL | McLaren-Ford | 80 | +31.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jo SiffertSIF | Lotus-Ford | 80 | +49.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Bruce McLarenMCL | McLaren-Ford | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBEL | Matra-Ford | 78 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Jackie OliverOLI | BRM | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Sam TingleTIN | Brabham-Repco | 73 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 16 | Peter de KlerkDEK | Brabham-Repco | 67 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jochen RindtRIN | Lotus-Ford | 44 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 18 | John SurteesSUR | BRM | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Pedro RodríguezROD | BRM | 38 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Chris AmonAMO | Ferrari | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham-Ford | 32 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus-Ford | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | John LoveLOV | Lotus-Ford | 31 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Jacky IckxICK | Brabham-Ford | 20 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Basil van RooyenVAN | McLaren-Ford | 12 | Brakes | 0 |