1969 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1969 World Sportscar Championship 1968 1970 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 thumb|right|300px|Porsche won the 1969 International Championship for Makes with the Porsche 908 thumb|right|300px|Ford placed second with the Ford GT40 thumb|300px|Lola placed third with the Lola T70 thumb|right|300px|Ferrari placed fourth with the Ferrari 312P thumb|right|300px|Matra placed fifth with the Matra MS650 Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 USA 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 1 February2 February 2 USA 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 22 March 3 GBR BOAC 500 (6 Hours)† Brands Hatch 13 April 4 ITA 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April 5 ITA Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 4 May 6 BEL 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 11 May 7 DEU ADAC 1000 Kilometres Nürburgring Nürburgring 1 June 8 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 14 June15 June 9 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 12 July 10 AUT 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 USA #6 Roger Penske Racing USA #20 Herb Watson Results USA Mark DonohueUSA Chuck Parsons USA Herb WatsonUSA Tony AdamowiczUSA Bruce Jennings Lola T70 Mk3B Chevrolet Porsche 911T 2 Sebring GBR #22 John Wyer Automotive USA #5 Best Photo Service Results BEL Jacky IckxGBR Jackie Oliver USA Don YenkoUSA Bob Grossman Ford GT40 Chevrolet Camaro 3 Brands Hatch DEU #53 Porsche Engineering None Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman Porsche 908/2 4 Monza DEU #4 Porsche Engineering DEU #67 IGFA Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman DEU Jürgen NeuhausDEU Dieter Fröhlich Porsche 908L Porsche 911T 5 Circuito delle Madonie DEU #266 Porsche Engineering ITA #86 Everardo Ostini Results DEU Gerhard MitterDEU Udo Schütz ITA Everardo OstiniITA Gianpiero Moretti Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T 6 Spa-Francorchamps DEU #25 Porsche Engineering FRA #59 Gérard Larrousse Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman FRA Gérard LarrousseAUT Rudi LinsCHE Dieter Spoerry Porsche 908L Porsche 911T 7 Nürburgring DEU #1 Porsche Engineering DEU #106 IGFA Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman DEU Jürgen NeuhausDEU Dieter Fröhlich Porsche 908/2 Porsche 911T 8 La Sarthe GBR #6 John Wyer Automotive BEL #41 Jean-Pierre Gaban Results BEL Jacky IckxGBR Jackie Oliver BEL Jean-Pierre GabanBEL Yves Deprez Ford GT40 Porsche 911S 9 Watkins Glen AUT #1 Porsche of Austria USA #14 Owens Corning Racing Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman USA Tony DeLorenzoUSA Dick Lang Porsche 908/2 Chevrolet Corvette 10 Österreichring AUT #29 Freiherr von Wendt DEU #27 Peter-Ernst Stähle Results CHE Jo SiffertDEU Kurt Ahrens Jr. DEU Herbert LingeDEU 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 DEU Porsche (4) (4) 9 9 9 9 9 (6) (9) (9) 45 2 USA Ford 9 2 3 (1) 9 2 25 3 GBR Lola 9 1 2 2 6 20 4 ITA Ferrari 6 3 6 15 5 FRA Matra 3 3 6 6 GBR Chevron 3 3 7 ITA Alfa Romeo 2 1 3 8 FRA 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 DEU Porsche 9 (6) 9 9 9 9 (9) (6) (9) 45 2 USA Chevrolet 3 9 3 9 24 3 ITA Ferrari 1 6 7 4 ITA Lancia 3 2 5 5 GBR 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 Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship