1969 French Grand Prix

1969 French Grand Prix
Race 5 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
The Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
Race details
Date	July 6, 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	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	3:00.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Time	3:02.7 on lap 27
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
Second	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford
Third	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford

The 1969 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Charade Circuit on July 6, 1969. It was the fifth round of the 1969 Formula One season.

Classification

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jackie Stewart	36
	2	Graham Hill	16
	3	Jo Siffert	13
1	4	Bruce McLaren	13
2	5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	11

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Matra-Ford	36
	2	Lotus-Ford	22
	3	McLaren-Ford	18
	4	Brabham-Ford	13
	5	Ferrari	4

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

References

• Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-15.