1969 French Grand Prix
| 1969 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
 Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | |
| Time | 3:02.7 on lap 27 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Matra-Ford | ||
| Second | Matra-Ford | ||
| Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
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
| 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 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1969 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "France 1969 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.