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.

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	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
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	3:00.6	—
2	4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	3:02.4	+1.8
3	15	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	3:02.5	+1.9
4	11	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	3:02.6	+2.0
5	7	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	3:02.9	+2.3
6	6	Chris Amon	Ferrari	3:04.2	+3.6
7	5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	3:05.5	+4.9
8	1	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	3:05.9	+5.3
9	3	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	3:06.3	+5.7
10	10	Vic Elford	McLaren-Ford	3:08.0	+7.4
11	9	Piers Courage	Brabham-Ford	3:09.9	+9.3
12	14	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	3:12.8	+12.2
13	12	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	3:14.6	+14.0
Source:[1][2]

Race

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
Source:[3]

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 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 Source: [4]

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 Source: [4]

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