1969 World Sportscar Championship
The 1969 World Sportscar Championship season was the 17th season of
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
| 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 | 1000km Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 11 May |
| 7 | 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
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning team - Outright | Winning team - GT | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning drivers - Outright | Winning drivers - GT | |||
| Winning car - Outright | Winning car - GT | |||
| 1 | Daytona | 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 | 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
|
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Porsche 908/2
|
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| 4 | Monza
|
#4 Porsche Engineering
|
#67 IGFA
|
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman
|
Jürgen Neuhaus Dieter Fröhlich
| |||
Porsche 908L
|
Porsche 911T
| |||
| 5 | Palermo | #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 | 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 [3] contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers:
International Championship for Makes
- Porsche 908/2 & 908L
- Ford GT40
- Ferrari 312P
- Matra MS650
- Chevron B8 BMW
- Alfa Romeo T33/2
- Alpine-Renault A220
International Cup for GT Cars
- Porsche 911T
- Camaro
- Ferrari 275GTB/C
- Lancia Fulvia HF Zagato
- MGB