The 1969 European Formula Two season was contested over 7 rounds. Matra International driver Johnny Servoz-Gavin clinched the championship title.
Teams and drivers Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus-Ford 59B59 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Graham Hill 1, 3, 5-6 Jochen Rindt 1, 3, 5, 7 Roy Pike 2 Alan Rollinson 2, 4 John Miles 4, 6-7 Andrea de Adamich 7 Team Ireland Lotus-Ford 48 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 John Pollock 1, 7 John Watson 1 John L'Amie 7 Matra International Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jackie Stewart 1, 3-5 Johnny Servoz-Gavin 1-4, 6-7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3 Claudio Francisci 7 Matra Sports Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1-2, 4-6 Henri Pescarolo 1-2, 5-6 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari Dino 166 F2 Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6 Derek Bell 1, 3-4 Ernesto Brambilla 1-4 Clay Regazzoni 1-4 Tecno Racing Team Tecno-Ford 6869 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 François Cevert 1-6 Nanni Galli 1-6 Clay Regazzoni 6 BB Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Max Büsch 1 Günther Huber 5 Frank Williams Racing Cars Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Alistair Walker 1-4 Brabham-Ford BT23CBT30 Piers Courage 1-2, 4, 6 Graham McRae 1, 4 Malcolm Guthrie 1-4 Derek Bell 7 Franco Barnabei 7 The Paul Watson Racing Organisation Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Bill Ivy 1, 3 FIRST Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Peter Westbury All Montan Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT23BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Werner Lindermann 1-3, 5, 7 Bernd Terbeck 2-4, 6 Squadra Tartaruga Brabham-Ford BT23BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Xavier Perrot 1, 3, 5, 7 Irish Racing Cars Brabham-Ford BT23BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Tommy Reid 1, 7 Alan Rollinson 6-7 Scuderia Picchio Rosso Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Enzo Corti All Tecno-Ford 68 Carlo Facetti 6 Ahrens Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Kurt Ahrens Jr. 1-3, 5 Ecurie Ecosse Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Graham Birrell 1, 4, 6 Bayerische Motoren Werke Lola-BMW T102 BMW M11 1.6 L4 Jo Siffert 1, 3 Hubert Hahne 1-4 BMW 269 5-7 Gerhard Mitter 3 Dieter Quester 5, 7 Jo Siffert 6 Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée Pygmée-Ford MDB12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Patrick Dal Bo 1, 3-4, 6-7 Éric Offenstadt 1, 3-5 Merlyn Racing Bob Gerard Racing Merlyn-Ford Mk 12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Brian Hart 2, 6-7 Robin Widdows 3-4 Brabham-Ford BT23C 6-7 Brian Hart 5 Midland Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Bruno Frey 2, 7 Len Street Engineering Lotus-Ford 59B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Max Mosley 3 Alessandro de Tomaso De Tomaso-Ford 103 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 Jonathan Williams 5 Jacky Ickx 6 Piers Courage 7
Pink background denotes graded drivers ineligible for points.
Calendar
Race Circuit Race Date Laps Distance Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 Thruxton Wills Trophy 7 April 50 3.862=193.10 km 1'02:44.61 lap down 184.657 km/h- Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Henri Pescarolo 2 Hockenheim Jim Clark-Rennen/Deutschland Trophäe 13 April 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'21:39.61'21:40.2 198.942 km/h198.918 km/h Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jean-Pierre Beltoise Hubert Hahne 3 Nürburgring Eifelrennen 27 April 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'21:40.41'23:52.4 167.754 km/h163.353 km/h Jo Siffert Jackie Stewart Jackie Stewart Hubert Hahne 4 Jarama Gran Premio de Madrid 11 May 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'29:36.71 lap down 136.750 km/h- Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jackie Stewart Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jackie Stewart Johnny Servoz-Gavin 5 Tulln-Langenlebarn Flugplatzrennen Tulln-Langenlebarn 12–13 July 35+35 2.7=189.0 km 1'13:22.021'14:33.40 154.565 km/h152.099 km/h Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt François Cevert 6 Pergusa-Enna Gran Premio del Mediterraneo 24 August 31+31 4.7=296.98 km 1'17:58.01'17:58.7 228.544 km/h228.510 km/h Clay Regazzoni Graham Hill Piers Courage Johnny Servoz-Gavin 7 Vallelunga Gran Premio di Roma 12 October 40+40 3.2=224.0 km 1'25:57.2 149.525 km/h Johnny Servoz-Gavin Johnny Servoz-Gavin Johnny Servoz-Gavin
Note:
Race 2, 5, 6 and 7 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
Race 1 was held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
Race 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.
Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 5 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in ().
Place Name Team Chassis Engine THR HOC NÜR JAR TUL EMM VLL Points 1 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra International Matra Ford 6 (3) 4 9 - 9 9 37 2 Hubert Hahne BMW Lola BMW - 9 9 6 28 BMW BMW BMW 4 - - 3 François Cevert Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 3 - 3 - 9 6 - 21 4 Henri Pescarolo Matra Sports Matra Ford 9 4 - - - - - 13 5 Peter Westbury FIRST Brabham Ford - - - 3 2 - 6 11 Derek Bell Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino - - 6 2 - - 11 Williams Racing Brabham Ford 3 7 Tino Brambilla Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 4 - - 4 - - - 8 Nanni Galli Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - 1 - 1 6 - - 8 9 Kurt Ahrens Jr. Ahrens Racing Brabham Ford - 6 - - - - - 6 10 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 1 - - - - 5 Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 4 - 11 Alan Rollinson Winkelmann Racing Lotus Ford - 2 - - - 4 Irish Racing Brabham Ford 2 - John Miles Winkelmann Racing Lotus Ford - - - - - - 4 4 13 Xavier Perrot Squadra Tartaruga Brabham Ford - - - - 3 - - 3 Robin Widdows Gerard Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - 3 - 3 15 Enzo Corti Scuderia Picchio Rossa Brabham Ford 2 - - - - - - 2 Malcolm Guthrie Williams Racing Brabham Ford - - 2 - - - - 2 Werner Lindermann Montan Racing Brabham Ford - - 1 - 1 - - 2 Franco Bernabei Williams Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 2 19 Patrick Dal Bo Pygmée Pygmée Ford - - - - - 1 - 1 John Pollock Team Ireland Lotus Ford - - - - - - 1 1 Note:
Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
Non-championship race results Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1969.
Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor III Gran Premio de Madrid † Jarama 13 April Bill Stone Brabham-Lotus XXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau Pau 20 April Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford VI Grote Prijs van Limborg Zolder 8 June Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford IV Rhein-Pokalrennen Hockenheimring 15 June Brian Hart Brabham-Ford XI Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza Monza 22 June Robin Widdows Brabham-Ford XXXV Grand Prix de Reims Reims-Gueux 29 June François Cevert Tecno-Ford XXXI Großer Preis von Deutschland ‡ Nürburgring 3 August Henri Pescarolo Matra-Ford XXVIII Grand Prix d'Albi Albi 14 September Graham Hill Lotus-Ford IV Flughafenrennen München-Neubiberg Neubiberg 26 October Peter Westbury Brabham-Ford
† - Joint F1/F2/F5000 race. F2 winner shown.
‡ – Joint F1/F2 race. F2 winner shown.
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