Paris 1000 km race in 1969

Matra MS650

The ninth 1000 km race in Paris , also 1000 km de Paris (Course International de Vitesse D'Endurance), Linas-Montlhéry , took place on October 12, 1969 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry . The race was the ninth round of the French Circuit Championship this year.

The race

In 1969, the 1000 km race in Paris was again part of a racing series. The French Circuit Championship was a championship that consisted of international and national sports car races. In addition to the 12-hour race in Sebring and the 1000 km races in Monza and Zeltweg , the series also included the Coupes de Vitesse and the Coupe du Salon , two other events that take place in Montlhéry, along with other races.

After the success of Louis Rosier , who had privately registered a Maserati 300S in 1956 , there was an overall victory for a French team for the second time. Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo won on a factory - Matra MS650 . Because of the persistent fog around the racetrack, the start of the race had to be postponed by several hours and shortened to half the distance due to the late start clearance.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	P	8th	Equipe Matra Elf	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS650	75
2	P	9	Equipe Matra Elf	Pedro Rodríguez Brian Redman	Matra MS630 / 650	75
3	P	10		David Piper Chris Craft	Porsche 908/02	75
4th	P	16	Racing Team Holland	Gijs van Lennep Toine Hezemans	Porsche 908/02	74
5	S.	4th	Ford France	Michel Martin Jean-François Piot	Ford GT40	69
6th	S.	3	Willie Green	Willie Green Clive Baker	Ford GT40	69
7th	S.	20th		Hans-Dieter Blatzheim Ferfried von Hohenzollern	Porsche 910	68
8th	S.	18th	Scuderia Filipinetti	Joakim Bonnier Herbert Müller	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	68
9	S.	7th	ESCA lemon	Dominique Martin Pierre Maublanc	Ford GT40	66
10	S.	1	David Piper	Richard Attwood Mike Parkes	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	65
11	S.	21st		André Wicky Sylvain Garant	Porsche 910
12	P	12	Sport Cars Broström	Masts Gregory Richard Broström	Porsche 908/02
13	GT	27		Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 911T
14th	P	34		Maurizio Zanetti Ugo Locatelli	Abarth 1000SP
15th	GT	28		Pierre Mauroy Raymond Touroul	Porsche 911T
16	GT	36		Jean-Claude Lagniez Jean-Claude Parot	Porsche 911S
17th	P	33	Welter Racing	Xavier Mathiot Michel Meunier	WM P68
Failed
18th	S.	6th	Escuderia Montjuich	José Juncadella Gordon Spice	Ford GT40
19th	P	11	Racing Team AAW	Hans Laine Gérard Larrousse	Porsche 908/02
20th	S.	19th		Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Jean Sage	Ferrari 275 GTB
21st	S.	22nd		John Hine Ian Skailes	Chevron B8
22nd	P	23	Red Rose engine	John Bridges John Lepp	Chevron B16
23	S.	24		Roger Enever Peter Brown	Chevron B8
24	S.	25th		Guy Edwards Mike Franey	Chevron B8
25th	P	26th	Nomad	Mark Konig Tony Lanfranchi	Nomad Mk.2
26th	GT	29		Paul Vestey Peter Sadler	Porsche 911S
27	GT	30th		Edgar Berney Jacques Rey	Porsche 911T
28	GT	31		Jacques Dechaumel Philippe Farjon	Porsche 911S
29	GT	37		Willy Meier Bernard Chenevière	Porsche 911S
30th	S.	38		Carlos Fabre Tim Stock	Chevron B8
31	GT	35		Claude Haldi Jean-Jacques Cochet	Porsche 911T
Not started
32	S.	2	Racing Team VDS	Teddy Pilette Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	1
33	S.	5	Willie Koenig	Jean-Pierre Rouget Hervé Bayard	Ford GT40	2
34	P	15th		Hans-Dieter Dechent Gerhard Koch	Porsche 908/02	3
35	P		Equipe Matra Elf	Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS630 / 650	4th

¹ defective fuel system in training ² not started ³ not started ⁴ training car

Only in the entry list

Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
36	P	14th		Francisco Godia-Sales Juan Fernández	Porsche 908/02
37	P	32		Jeremy Richardson René Ligonnet	Ginetta

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Henri Pescarolo	Matra MS650	Overall victory
S.	Michel Martin	Jean-François Piot	Ford GT40	Rank 5
GT	Claude Ballot-Léna	Guy Chasseuil	Porsche 911T	Rank 13

Racing data

• Registered: 37
• Started: 31
• Valued: 17
• Race classes: 3
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 7.820 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 3: 27: 23,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 75
• Total distance of the winning team: 586,500 km
• Winner's average: 167.900 km / h
• Pole position: Gijs van Lennep - Porsche 908/02 (# 16) - 2: 41.300
• Fastest race lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise - Matra MS650 (# 8) - 2: 40.100 - 175.862 km / h
• Racing series: Round 9 of the French Circuit Championship in 1969

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to international Motor Racing. A Complete Reference from Formula One to Touring Cars. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars