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,FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 124-125 which was a series for FIA Group 6 Prototype Sports Cars, Group 4 Sports Cars and Group 3 Grand Touring CarsPeter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 and the 1969 International Cup for GT Cars, 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.
Schedule
Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 1 February2 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 June15 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 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 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 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 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 The following models János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, pages 750-792 contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers:
International Championship for Makes Porsche 908/2 & 908L Ford GT40 Lola T70 Mk.3B & T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet Ferrari 312P Matra MS650 Chevron B8 BMW Alfa Romeo T33/2 Alpine-Renault A220
International Cup for GT Cars Porsche 911T Chevrolet Corvette & Camaro Ferrari 275GTB/C Lancia Fulvia HF Zagato MGB
References
External links World Sportscar Championship at www.classicscars.com World Sportscar Championship at www.racingsportscars.com