1969 French Grand Prix

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1969 French Grand Prix
Circuit Charade 1958 1988.png
The Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
Race details
Date6 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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford
Time 3:02.7 on lap 27
Podium
First Matra-Ford
Second Matra-Ford
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 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.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 3:00.6
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3:02.4+1.8
315 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 3:02.5+1.9
411 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 3:02.6+2.0
57 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 3:02.9+2.3
66 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 3:04.2+3.6
75 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 3:05.5+4.9
81 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:05.9+5.3
93 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 3:06.3+5.7
1010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 3:08.0+7.4
119 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 3:09.9+9.3
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 3:12.8+12.2
1312 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 3:14.6+14.0
Source: [1] [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 381:56:47.419
27 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 38+ 57.156
311 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 38+ 57.344
45 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 37+ 1 Lap73
510 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 37+ 1 Lap102
61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 37+ 1 Lap81
712 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 36+ 2 Laps13 
84 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 35+ 3 Laps2 
93 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 34+ 4 Laps9 
Ret6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Ferrari 30Engine6 
Ret15 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 22Physical3 
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 21Chassis11 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 1Fuel Pump12 
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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