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 Gap1 2 Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 3:00.6—2 4 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 3:02.4 +1.83 15 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 3:02.5 +1.94 11 Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford 3:02.6 +2.05 7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Ford 3:02.9 +2.36 6 Chris Amon Ferrari 3:04.2 +3.67 5 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 3:05.5 +4.98 1 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:05.9 +5.39 3 Jo Siffert Lotus-Ford 3:06.3 +5.710 10 Vic Elford McLaren-Ford 3:08.0 +7.411 9 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 3:09.9 +9.312 14 John Miles Lotus-Ford 3:12.8 +12.213 12 Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford 3:14.6 +14.0 Source:
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 6 Chris Amon Ferrari 30 Engine 6 15 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 22 Physical 3 9 Piers Courage Brabham-Ford 21 Chassis 11 14 John Miles Lotus-Ford 1 Fuel Pump 12
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 11Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Matra-Ford 36 2 Lotus-Ford 22 3 McLaren-Ford 18 4 Brabham-Ford 13 5 Ferrari 4Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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