1969 French Grand Prix
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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
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford | 3:00.6 | — |
| 2 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 3:02.4 | +1.8 |
| 3 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | 3:02.5 | +1.9 |
| 4 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | 3:02.6 | +2.0 |
| 5 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford | 3:02.9 | +2.3 |
| 6 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Chris Amon | Ferrari | 3:04.2 | +3.6 |
| 7 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 3:05.5 | +4.9 |
| 8 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 3:05.9 | +5.3 |
| 9 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 3:06.3 | +5.7 |
| 10 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Vic Elford | McLaren-Ford | 3:08.0 | +7.4 |
| 11 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 3:09.9 | +9.3 |
| 12 | 14 | Template:Flagicon John Miles | Lotus-Ford | 3:12.8 | +12.2 |
| 13 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser | Brabham-Ford | 3:14.6 | +14.0 |
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Race
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
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 16 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 3 | Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert | 13 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 13 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 |
| Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Matra-Ford | 36 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 22 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 3 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 18 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 4 | Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford | 13 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 4 |
| Source: <ref name="champ"/> | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Further reading
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