1969 World Sportscar Championship
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,[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,[1] 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[edit]
| 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 |  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 & Sports Prototypes only, GT category did not participate.
Race results[edit]
Points system[edit]
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[edit]
International Championship for Makes[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
The following models [3] contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers:
International Championship for Makes[edit]
- 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