1969 World Sportscar Championship

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

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Porsche won the 1969 International Championship for Makes with the Porsche 908
 
Ford placed second with the Ford GT40
 
Lola placed third with the Lola T70
 
Ferrari placed fourth with the Ferrari 312P
 
Matra placed fifth with the Matra MS650
Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1   24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 1 February
2 February
2   12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 22 March
3   BOAC 500 (6 Hours) Brands Hatch 13 April
4   1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
5   Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 4 May
6   1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 11 May
7   ADAC 1000 Kilometres Nürburgring Nürburgring 1 June
8   24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 14 June
15 June
9   Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 12 July
10   1000km of Zeltweg Österreichring 10 August

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

Race results

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Rnd Circuit Winning team - Outright Winning team - GT Results
Winning drivers - Outright Winning drivers - GT
Winning car - Outright Winning car - GT
1 Daytona   #6 Roger Penske Racing   #20 Herb Watson Results
  Mark Donohue
  Chuck Parsons
  Herb Watson
  Tony Adamowicz
  Bruce Jennings
Lola T70 Mk3B Chevrolet Porsche 911T
2 Sebring   #22 John Wyer Automotive   #5 Best Photo Service Results
  Jacky Ickx
  Jackie Oliver
  Don Yenko
  Bob Grossman
Ford GT40 Chevrolet Camaro
3 Brands Hatch   #53 Porsche Engineering None Results
  Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
Porsche 908/2
4 Monza   #4 Porsche Engineering   #67 IGFA Results
  Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  Jürgen Neuhaus
  Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908L Porsche 911T
5 Circuito delle Madonie   #266 Porsche Engineering   #86 Everardo Ostini Results
  Gerhard Mitter
  Udo Schütz
  Everardo Ostini
  Gianpiero Moretti
Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T
6 Spa-Francorchamps   #25 Porsche Engineering   #59 Gérard Larrousse Results
  Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  Gérard Larrousse
  Rudi Lins
  Dieter Spoerry
Porsche 908L Porsche 911T
7 Nürburgring   #1 Porsche Engineering   #106 IGFA Results
  Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  Jürgen Neuhaus
  Dieter Fröhlich
Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T
8 La Sarthe   #6 John Wyer Automotive   #41 Jean-Pierre Gaban Results
  Jacky Ickx
  Jackie Oliver
  Jean-Pierre Gaban
  Yves Deprez
Ford GT40 Porsche 911S
9 Watkins Glen   #1 Porsche of Austria   #14 Owens Corning Racing Results
  Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  Tony DeLorenzo
  Dick Lang
Porsche 908/2 Chevrolet Corvette
10 Österreichring   #29 Freiherr von Wendt   #27 Peter-Ernst Stähle Results
  Jo Siffert
  Kurt Ahrens Jr.
  Herbert Linge
  Roland Bauer
Porsche 917 Porsche 911T

Points system

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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

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International Championship for Makes

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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
7   Alfa Romeo 2 1 3
8   Alpine-Renault 1 1

International Cup for GT Cars

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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

The cars

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

International Championship for Makes

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International Cup for GT Cars

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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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