1969 French Grand Prix

The 1969 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Charade Circuit on 6 July 1969. It was race 5 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. There were only thirteen entries for this Grand Prix. The 38-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from pole position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and Brabham driver Jacky Ickx came in third.

1969 French Grand Prix
The Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
The Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
Race details
Date 6 July 1969
Official name LV Grand Prix de France
Location Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 8.055 km (5.005 miles)
Distance 38 laps, 306.090 km (190.196 miles)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Matra-Ford
Time 3:00.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 3:02.7 on lap 27
Podium
First Matra-Ford
Second Matra-Ford
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2   Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 3:00.6
2 4   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3:02.4 +1.8
3 15   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 3:02.5 +1.9
4 11   Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 3:02.6 +2.0
5 7   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 3:02.9 +2.3
6 6   Chris Amon Ferrari 3:04.2 +3.6
7 5   Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 3:05.5 +4.9
8 1   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:05.9 +5.3
9 3   Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 3:06.3 +5.7
10 10   Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 3:08.0 +7.4
11 9   Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 3:09.9 +9.3
12 14   John Miles Lotus-Ford 3:12.8 +12.2
13 12   Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 3:14.6 +14.0
Source:[1][2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 38 1:56:47.4 1 9
2 7   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 38 + 57.1 5 6
3 11   Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 38 + 57.3 4 4
4 5   Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 7 3
5 10   Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 10 2
6 1   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 37 + 1 Lap 8 1
7 12   Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 36 + 2 Laps 13  
8 4   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 35 + 3 Laps 2  
9 3   Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 34 + 4 Laps 9  
Ret 6   Chris Amon Ferrari 30 Engine 6  
Ret 15   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 22 Physical 3  
Ret 9   Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 21 Chassis 11  
Ret 14   John Miles Lotus-Ford 1 Fuel Pump 12  
Source:[3]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver John Miles.
  • This race marked the 100th participation of a New Zealand driver. In those 100 races, New Zealanders had won 8 Grands Prix, achieved 46 podium finishes, 3 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and had won 1 World Championship.
  • This race saw the 10th podium finish for a Belgian driver.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1969 French GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "1969 French Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "1969 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "France 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

Further reading

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  • Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.


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