I came across this while searching for something else. Did anyone on here attend this race? Image Unavailable, Please Login Jochen Rindt won the 1969 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Driving Colin Chapman's #2 Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 49-Cosworth, Rindt led 99 laps of the 108-lap FIA Formula One Series race. Piers Courage finished second in Frank Williams' #18 Brabham BT26-Cosworth, with John Surtees in Sir Alfred Owen's #14 BRM completing the podium.