1969 World Sportscar Championship season
| 1969 World Sportscar Championship season | |||
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The 1969 World Sportscar Championship season was the 17th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. 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,[3] which was restricted to Group 3 Grand Touring Cars. The season ran from 1 February 1969 to 10 August 1969 and was composed of 10 races.
Schedule
| 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 |
Palermo | 4 May |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 only, GT class did not participate.
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.
Races
| Rnd | Circuit | Outright Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright 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 | |||
| 2 | Sebring | #22 John Wyer Automotive |
#5 Best Photo Service |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver |
Don Yenko Bob Grossman | |||
| 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 | |||
| 5 | Palermo | #266 Porsche Engineering |
#86 Everardo Ostini |
Results |
| Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz |
Everardo Ostini Gianpiero Moretti | |||
| 6 | Spa-Francorchamps | #25 Porsche Engineering |
#59 Gérard Larrousse |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Gérard Larrousse Rudi Lins Dieter Spoerry | |||
| 7 | Nürburgring | #1 Porsche Engineering |
#106 IGFA |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Jürgen Neuhaus Dieter Fröhlich | |||
| 8 | La Sarthe | #6 John Wyer Automotive |
#41 Jean-Pierre Gaban |
Results |
| Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver |
Jean-Pierre Gaban Yves Deprez | |||
| 9 | Watkins Glen | #1 Porsche of Austria |
#14 Owens Corning Racing |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang | |||
| 10 | Österreichring | #29 Freiherr von Wendt |
#27 Peter-Ernst Stähle |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Kurt Ahrens, Jr. |
Herbert Linge Roland Bauer |
Manufacturers Championships
International Championship for Makes
All eligible cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate award.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes were skipped in awarding 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. Discarded points are shown within brackets.
| 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 |
References
- ↑ FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 124
- ↑ Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- ↑ FIA Yearbook, 1974, Grey section, page 125
External links
- Points table for the 1969 International Championship for Makes Retrieved from wspr-racing.com on 10 January 2009
- Race results for the 1969 International Championship for Makes
- Images from the 1969 International Championship for Makes Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 10 January 2009
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