1969 World Sportscar Championship season
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| 1969 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1969 World Sportscar Championship season was the 17th season of the FIA World Championship of Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring, with Sportscars being divided into Sports (S) and Prototype (P) classes, while Grand Touring cars were referred to simply as GT. It ran from February 1, 1969 to August 10, 1969, and was comprised of 10 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona International Speedway | February 1 February 2 |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 22 |
| 3 |  BOAC 500 (6 Hours)† |
Brands Hatch | April 13 |
| 4 |  1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 5 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 4 |
| 6 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 11 |
| 7 |  ADAC 1000 Kilometres Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | June 1 |
| 8 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 14 June 15 |
| 9 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | July 12 |
| 10 |  1000km of Zeltweg |
Österreichring | August 10 |
† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #6 Roger Penske Racing |
#20 Herb Watson |
Results |
| Mark Donohue Chuck Parsons |
Herb Watson Tony Adamowicz Bruce Jennings |
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| 2 | Sebring | #22 John Wyer Automotive |
#5 Best Photo Service |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver |
Don Yenko Bob Grossman |
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| 3 | Brands Hatch | #53 Porsche Engineering |
None | Results |
 Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
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| 4 | Monza | #4 Porsche Engineering |
#67 IGFA |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Jürgen Neuhaus Dieter Fröhlich |
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| 5 | Palermo | #266 Porsche Engineering |
#86 Everardo Ostini |
Results |
| Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz |
Everardo Ostini Gianpiero Moretti |
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| 6 | Spa-Francorchamps | #25 Porsche Engineering |
#59 Gérard Larrousse |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins Dieter Spoerry |
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| 7 | Nürburgring | #1 Porsche Engineering |
#106 IGFA |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Jürgen Neuhaus Dieter Fröhlich |
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| 8 | La Sarthe | #6 John Wyer Automotive |
#41 Jean-Pierre Gaban |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver |
Jean-Pierre Gaban Yves Deprez |
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| 9 | Watkins Glen | #1 Porsche of Austria |
#14 Owens Corning Racing |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang |
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| 10 | Österreichring | #29 Freiherr von Wendt |
#27 Peter-Ernst Stähle |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Kurt Ahrens Jr. |
Herbert Linge Roland Bauer |
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 5 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | Ford |
9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | ||||
| 3 | Lola |
9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |||||
| 4 | Ferrari |
6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||||||
| 5 | Matra |
3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 6= | Chevron |
3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6= | Alfa Romeo |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 | Alpine-Renault |
1 | 1 |
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
The GT class did not participate in Round 3.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | Chevrolet |
3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |||||
| 3 | Ferrari |
1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| 4 | Lancia |
3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 5 | MG |
2 | 2 |
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