1969 French Grand Prix

  1969 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 11 in the 1969 Formula One season
The Charade Circuit (1958-1988)
Date	July 6, 1969
Official name	LV Grand Prix de France
Location	Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 8.055 km (5.005 mi)
Distance	38 laps, 306.090 km (190.196 mi)
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	2	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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jackie Stewart 36 2 Graham Hill 16 3 Jo Siffert 13 4 Bruce McLaren 13 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". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1969/541/. Retrieved 2007-06-15.