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1969 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date6 July
Year1969
ImageCircuit Charade 1958 1988.png
CaptionThe Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
Official nameLV Grand Prix de France
LocationCharade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi5.005
Course_km8.055
Distance_laps38
Distance_mi190.196
Distance_km306.090
WeatherSunny, mild, dry
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamMatra-Ford
Pole_Time3:00.6
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverJackie Stewart
Fast_TeamMatra-Ford
Fast_Time3:02.7
Fast_Lap27
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverJackie Stewart
First_TeamMatra-Ford
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverJean-Pierre Beltoise
Second_TeamMatra-Ford
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverJacky Ickx
Third_TeamBrabham-Ford
Third_CountryBelgium
Lapchart

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.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213Source:
2UK Jackie StewartMatra-Ford3:00.6—
4NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford3:02.4+1.8
15AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford3:02.5+1.9
11BEL Jacky IckxBrabham-Ford3:02.6+2.0
7FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford3:02.9+2.3
6NZL Chris AmonFerrari3:04.2+3.6
5NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford3:05.5+4.9
1UK Graham HillLotus-Ford3:05.9+5.3
3SUI Jo SiffertLotus-Ford3:06.3+5.7
10UK Vic ElfordMcLaren-Ford3:08.0+7.4
9UK Piers CourageBrabham-Ford3:09.9+9.3
14UK John MilesLotus-Ford3:12.8+12.2
12SUI Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford3:14.6+14.0

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789RetRetRetRet
2UK **Jackie Stewart****Matra-Ford**381:56:47.41**9**
7FRA **Jean-Pierre Beltoise****Matra-Ford**38+ 57.15**6**
11BEL **Jacky Ickx****Brabham-Ford**38+ 57.34**4**
5NZL **Bruce McLaren****McLaren-Ford**37+ 1 Lap7**3**
10UK **Vic Elford****McLaren-Ford**37+ 1 Lap10**2**
1UK **Graham Hill****Lotus-Ford**37+ 1 Lap8**1**
12SUI Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford36+ 2 Laps13
4NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford35+ 3 Laps2
3SUI Jo SiffertLotus-Ford34+ 4 Laps9
6NZL Chris AmonFerrari30Engine6
15AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford22Physical3
9UK Piers CourageBrabham-Ford21Chassis11
14UK John MilesLotus-Ford1Fuel Pump12

Notes

  • 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

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1United Kingdom Jackie Stewart36
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2United Kingdom Graham Hill16
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3Switzerland Jo Siffert13
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 14New Zealand Bruce McLaren13
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 25France Jean-Pierre Beltoise11

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1France Matra-Ford36
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2UK Lotus-Ford22
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3UK McLaren-Ford18
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK Brabham-Ford13
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5ITA Ferrari4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "1969 French GP Qualification".
  2. "1969 French Grand Prix". [[Motor Sport Magazine]].
  3. "1969 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "France 1969 - Championship • STATS F1".
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