1969 season/Round 5
French Grand Prix 1969
- Charade
- Clermont-Ferrand
- 6 July 1969
- 38 laps
- 306.1 km
- 8.055 km a lap
- P1Jackie StewartMatra1:56:47.400
- P2Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra+57.100
- P3Jacky IckxBrabham+57.300
- Pole positionJackie StewartMatra · 3:00.600
- Fastest lapJackie Stewart3:02.700 · lap 27
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewartfastest lap | 2 | Matra · Ford | 1 | 38 | 1:56:47.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 7 | Matra · Ford | 5 | 38 | +57.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | 11 | Brabham · Ford | 4 | 38 | +57.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | 5 | McLaren · Ford | 7 | 37 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Vic Elford | 10 | McLaren · Ford | 10 | 37 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | 1 | Lotus · Ford | 8 | 37 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Silvio Moser | 12 | Brabham · Ford | 13 | 36 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | 4 | McLaren · Ford | 2 | 35 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | 3 | Lotus · Ford | 9 | 34 | +4 laps | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 6 | Ferrari | 6 | 30 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 15 | Lotus · Ford | 3 | 22 | Physical | |
| DNF | Piers Courage | 9 | Brabham · Ford | 11 | 21 | Chassis | |
| DNF | John Miles | 14 | Lotus · Ford | 12 | 1 | Fuel pump |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | 3:00.600 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 3:02.400 | +1.800 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | 3:02.500 | +1.900 |
| 4 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham | 3:02.600 | +2.000 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 3:02.900 | +2.300 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Ferrari | 3:04.200 | +3.600 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 3:05.500 | +4.900 |
| 8 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 3:05.900 | +5.300 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 3:06.300 | +5.700 |
| 10 | Vic Elford | McLaren | 3:08.000 | +7.400 |
| 11 | Piers Courage | Brabham | 3:09.900 | +9.300 |
| 12 | John Miles | Lotus | 3:12.800 | +12.200 |
| 13 | Silvio Moser | Brabham | 3:14.600 | +14.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 27 | 3:02.700 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Stewart | 36 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 16 | |
| 3 | Jo Siffert | 13 | |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | 13 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | 11 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | 7 | ▲3 |
| 8 | Piers Courage | 6 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Chris Amon | 4 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Richard Attwood | 3 | ▼1 |