1969 World Sportscar Championship Explained

The 1969 World Sportscar Championship season was the 17th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1969 International Championship for Makes,[1] which was a series for FIA Group 6 Prototype Sports Cars, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring Cars[2] and the 1969 International Cup for GT Cars,[1] which was restricted to Group 3 Grand Touring Cars. The season ran from 1 February 1969 to 10 August 1969 and comprised 10 races.

Porsche won both the International Championship for Makes and the International Cup for GT Cars.[1]

Schedule

RndRaceCircuit or LocationDate
1 24 Hours of DaytonaDaytona International Speedway1 February
2 February
2 12 Hours of SebringSebring International Raceway22 March
3 BOAC 500 (6 Hours)Brands Hatch13 April
4 1000km MonzaAutodromo Nazionale Monza25 April
5 Targa FlorioCircuito delle Madonie4 May
6 1000km SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps11 May
7 ADAC 1000 Kilometres NürburgringNürburgring1 June
8 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe14 June
15 June
9 Watkins Glen 6 HoursWatkins Glen International12 July
10 1000km of ZeltwegÖsterreichring10 August

† - Sportscars & Sports Prototypes only, GT category did not participate.

Race results

RndCircuitWinning team - OutrightWinning team - GTResults
Winning drivers - OutrightWinning drivers - GT
Winning car - OutrightWinning car - GT
1Daytona #6 Roger Penske Racing #20 Herb WatsonResults
Mark Donohue
Chuck Parsons
Herb Watson
Tony Adamowicz
Bruce Jennings
Lola T70 Mk3B ChevroletPorsche 911T
2Sebring #22 John Wyer Automotive #5 Best Photo ServiceResults
Jacky Ickx
Jackie Oliver
Don Yenko
Bob Grossman
Ford GT40Chevrolet Camaro
3Brands Hatch #53 Porsche EngineeringNoneResults
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Porsche 908/2
4Monza #4 Porsche Engineering #67 IGFAResults
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Jürgen Neuhaus
Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908LPorsche 911T
5Circuito delle Madonie #266 Porsche Engineering #86 Everardo OstiniResults
Gerhard Mitter
Udo Schütz
Everardo Ostini
Gianpiero Moretti
Porsche 908/2Porsche 911T
6Spa-Francorchamps #25 Porsche Engineering #59 Gérard LarrousseResults
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Gérard Larrousse
Rudi Lins
Dieter Spoerry
Porsche 908LPorsche 911T
7Nürburgring #1 Porsche Engineering #106 IGFAResults
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Jürgen Neuhaus
Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908/2Porsche 911T
8La Sarthe #6 John Wyer Automotive #41 Jean-Pierre GabanResults
Jacky Ickx
Jackie Oliver
Jean-Pierre Gaban
Yves Deprez
Ford GT40Porsche 911S
9Watkins Glen #1 Porsche of Austria #14 Owens Corning RacingResults
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Tony DeLorenzo
Dick Lang
Porsche 908/2Chevrolet Corvette
10Österreichring #29 Freiherr von Wendt #27 Peter-Ernst StähleResults
Jo Siffert
Kurt Ahrens Jr.
Herbert Linge
Roland Bauer
Porsche 917Porsche 911T

Points system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car in each race with no points awarded for positions gained by any other cars from that manufacturer.

Sports, Sports Prototype and GT cars were eligible to score points for their manufacturer in the overall championship and the GT category also had its own separate award.

Cars that were not included in the Sports, Sports Prototype or GT categories in a race were not eligible to score points for the overall championship.

Only the best five points finishes counted towards a manufacturer's total, with any other points earned being discarded. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the tables below.

Championship Standings

International Championship for Makes

PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Porsche(4)(4)99999(6)(9)(9)45
2 Ford923(1)9225
3 Lola9122620
4 Ferrari63615
5 Matra336
6 Chevron33
7 Alfa Romeo213
8 Alpine-Renault11

International Cup for GT Cars

The GT class did not participate in Round 3.

PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Porsche9(6)9999(9)(6)(9)45
2 Chevrolet393924
3 Ferrari167
4 Lancia325
5 MG22

The cars

The following models [3] contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers:

International Championship for Makes

International Cup for GT Cars

References

  1. FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 124-125
  2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
  3. János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, pages 750-792

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