1969 World Sportscar Championship

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The 1969 World Sportscar Championship season was the 17th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1969 International Championship for Makes, [1] which was a series for FIA Group 6 Prototype Sports Cars, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring Cars [2] and the 1969 International Cup for GT Cars, [1] which was restricted to Group 3 Grand Touring Cars. The season ran from 1 February 1969 to 10 August 1969 and comprised 10 races.

Contents

Porsche won both the International Championship for Makes and the International Cup for GT Cars. [1]

Schedule

Porsche won the 1969 International Championship for Makes with the Porsche 908 Porsche 908 Spyder - Siffert 1969-06-01.jpg
Porsche won the 1969 International Championship for Makes with the Porsche 908
Ford placed second with the Ford GT40 1969-06-01 Ford GT 40 von Kelleners-Jost.jpg
Ford placed second with the Ford GT40
Lola placed third with the Lola T70 Lola T70 at Silverstone.jpg
Lola placed third with the Lola T70
Ferrari placed fourth with the Ferrari 312P Amon, Ferrari 312P - 969-06-01.jpg
Ferrari placed fourth with the Ferrari 312P
Matra placed fifth with the Matra MS650 Matra.jpg
Matra placed fifth with the Matra MS650
RndRaceCircuit or LocationDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 1 February
2 February
2 Flag of the United States.svg 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 22 March
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BOAC 500 (6 Hours)† Brands Hatch 13 April
4 Flag of Italy.svg 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
5 Flag of Italy.svg Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 4 May
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 11 May
7 Flag of Germany.svg ADAC 1000 Kilometres Nürburgring Nürburgring 1 June
8 Flag of France.svg 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 14 June
15 June
9 Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 12 July
10 Flag of Austria.svg 1000km of Zeltweg Österreichring 10 August

† - Sportscars & Sports Prototypes only, GT category did not participate.

Race results

RndCircuitWinning team - OutrightWinning team - GTResults
Winning drivers - OutrightWinning drivers - GT
Winning car - OutrightWinning car - GT
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #6 Roger Penske Racing Flag of the United States.svg #20 Herb Watson Results
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Donohue
Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Parsons		 Flag of the United States.svg Herb Watson
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Adamowicz
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Jennings
Lola T70 Mk3B Chevrolet Porsche 911T
2 Sebring Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #22 John Wyer Automotive Flag of the United States.svg #5 Best Photo Service Results
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver 		Flag of the United States.svg Don Yenko
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Grossman
Ford GT40 Chevrolet Camaro
3 Brands Hatch Flag of Germany.svg #53 Porsche Engineering None Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Porsche 908/2
4 Monza Flag of Germany.svg #4 Porsche Engineering Flag of Germany.svg #67 IGFA Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman 		Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Neuhaus
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908L Porsche 911T
5 Circuito delle Madonie Flag of Germany.svg #266 Porsche Engineering Flag of Italy.svg #86 Everardo Ostini Results
Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Mitter
Flag of Germany.svg Udo Schütz 		Flag of Italy.svg Everardo Ostini
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T
6 Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Germany.svg #25 Porsche Engineering Flag of France.svg #59 Gérard Larrousse Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman 		Flag of France.svg Gérard Larrousse
Flag of Austria.svg Rudi Lins
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dieter Spoerry
Porsche 908L Porsche 911T
7 Nürburgring Flag of Germany.svg #1 Porsche Engineering Flag of Germany.svg #106 IGFA Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman 		Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Neuhaus
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T
8 La Sarthe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg #6 John Wyer Automotive Flag of Belgium (civil).svg #41 Jean-Pierre Gaban Results
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Pierre Gaban
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yves Deprez
Ford GT40 Porsche 911S
9 Watkins Glen Flag of Austria.svg #1 Porsche of Austria Flag of the United States.svg #14 Owens Corning Racing Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman 		Flag of the United States.svg Tony DeLorenzo
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Lang
Porsche 908/2 Chevrolet Corvette
10 Österreichring Flag of Austria.svg #29 Freiherr von Wendt Flag of Germany.svg #27 Peter-Ernst Stähle Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert
Flag of Germany.svg Kurt Ahrens Jr. 		Flag of Germany.svg Herbert Linge
Flag of Germany.svg Roland Bauer
Porsche 917 Porsche 911T

Points system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car in each race with no points awarded for positions gained by any other cars from that manufacturer.

Sports, Sports Prototype and GT cars were eligible to score points for their manufacturer in the overall championship and the GT category also had its own separate award.

Cars that were not included in the Sports, Sports Prototype or GT categories in a race were not eligible to score points for the overall championship.

Only the best five points finishes counted towards a manufacturer's total, with any other points earned being discarded. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the tables below.

Championship Standings

International Championship for Makes

PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche (4)(4)99999(6)(9)(9)45
2 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 923(1)9225
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lola 9122620
4 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 63615
5 Flag of France.svg Matra 336
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chevron 33
7 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo 213
8 Flag of France.svg Alpine-Renault 11

International Cup for GT Cars

The GT class did not participate in Round 3.

PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 9(6)9999(9)(6)(9)45
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 393924
3 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari 167
4 Flag of Italy.svg Lancia 325
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG 22

The cars

The following models [3] contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers:

International Championship for Makes

International Cup for GT Cars

References

  1. 1 2 3 FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 124-125
  2. ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
  3. ↑ János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, pages 750-792
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