Brands Hatch 6 Hours 1969

The Mirage M2, driven by Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver , made its debut in the World Championship at Brands Hatch

Ferrari 312P with Spider-body as at Brands Hatch by Chris Amon and Pedro Rodriguez was driven

The 1969 Brands Hatch 6-hour race , also known as the BOAC International 500 World Championship Sportscar Race, Brands Hatch , took place on April 13 at Brands Hatch and was the third round of the World Sports Car Championship of that year.

Before the race

The team responsible for Porsche witnessed a debacle when the Porsche 908 was first used at the season opening race, the Daytona 24-hour race . All five works cars that started were canceled due to various technical problems. Also in the 12-hour race at Sebring remained Porsche team without total victory. For the race at Brands Hatch, Porsche race director Rico Steinemann registered four new Porsche 908/02 with Spyder body for the driver pairings Jo Siffert / Brian Redman , Vic Elford / Richard Attwood , Gerhard Mitter / Udo Schütz and Hans Herrmann / Rolf Stommelen .

Daytona surprising that of winning Roger Penske reported Lola T70 Mk.3B GT by Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons . At Brands Hatch there were seven T70 MK.3 GT on the entry list, all of which started in the sports car class up to 5 liters, including the Scuderia Filipinetti -T70 from Jo Bonnier and Herbert Müller , the car from David Piper with teammate Roy Pierpoint and Paul Hawkins with partner Jonathan Williams .

The John Wyer - Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver won in Sebring . Wyer reported a GT40 for David Hobbs and Mike Hailwood and the new Mirage M2 / 300 for Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver. The M2 was the first completely new design by the Wyer team, as the M1 was a converted GT40. The design work came from Len Terry and the 3-liter V12 engine from BRM . The Ferrari 312P had already made a successful debut . The new Scuderia prototype was used for the first time in the Sebring 12-hour race. Chris Amon and Mario Andretti drove the 312P to second place in the overall standings. At Brands Hatch there was only one 312P at the start, driven by Chris Amon and Pedro Rodríguez . For the first time since the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps in 1968 , Alan Mann Racing fielded two now detail-improved Ford F3L P68s . In addition to Frank Gardner , the two former Formula 1 world champions Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme were part of the racing team.

The race

The fastest practice time was achieved by Jo Siffert in the Porsche 908/02 with starting number 53. The pole position time was 1: 28.800 minutes. Next to them in the front row were Chris Amon's Ferrari, who was only 2/10 seconds slower than Siffert in the Porsche in the last practice session, and Jo Bonnier's Lola. After the end of the training, only an iron barrier prevented another Porsche debacle. The Ford GT40 of Helmut Kelleners and Reinhold Joest rolled unoccupied in the paddock towards the four parked and covered Porsches before it was stopped by the cordon.

This time the Porsche couldn't be beaten in the race. In addition to the advantages on the track, the team also had the better pit strategy. In order to shorten the refueling with cans, the mechanics used a large funnel for filling. When the tank was full, the excess fuel ran through a pipe into a canister. Porsche celebrated a triple victory in front of the works 312P. Ferrari had to make a few unscheduled pit stops, once because of a puncture. The first use of the Mirage M2 ended after 88 laps due to a defect in the drive shaft. Of the two Ford F3L P69s, only one was able to start the race. Jack Brabham's car had an engine failure before the race, the second vehicle had to be parked after a short race due to lack of oil pressure. Jo Bonnier had a serious accident in the last third of the race in which he was uninjured. As the cause of the accident was not clear, the T70s of David Piper and Trevor Taylor were withdrawn from the race.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	P 3.0	53	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	227
2	P 3.0	55	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Vic Elford Richard Attwood	Porsche 908/02	225
3	P 3.0	54	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz	Porsche 908/02	223
4th	P 3.0	60	Ferrari SpA Sefac	Chris Amon Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 312P	223
5	S 5.0	10	JW Automotive Engineering Ltd.	David Hobbs Mike Hailwood	Ford GT40	207
6th	P 3.0	56	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Hans Herrmann Rolf Stommelen	Porsche 908/02	205
7th	S 2.0	25th	Chevron Cars	Pure Wisell John Hine	Chevron B8	205
8th	S 5.0	7th	Tech-Speed ​​Racing	Chris Craft Eric Liddell	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT	205
9	S 2.0	21st	Racing Team VDS	Rob Slotemaker Teddy Pilette	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2	203
10	P 3.0	62	German BG Racing Team	Gerhard Koch Hans-Dieter Dechent	Porsche 907 2.2	201
11	S 5.0	8th	Peter Sadler	Peter Sadler Paul Vestey	Ford GT40	199
12	S 2.0	24	PS McNally	Digby Martland Richard Broström	Porsche 910	199
13	P 2.0	71	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	John Miles Brian Muir	Lotus 62	190
14th	S 2.0	27	Clive Baker	Peter Brown Roger Enever	Chevron B8	187
15th	P 2.0	82	Scodec de Cadenet	Tony Beeson Alain de Cadenet	Ferrari Dino 206S	187
16	S 5.0	9	IGFA German Racing Team	Helmut Kellener's Reinhold Joest	Ford GT40	186
17th	S 5.0	2	David Piper	David Piper Roy Pierpoint	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	182
18th	P 2.0	79	Ben Shermann Originals Ltd.	John Blades Jim Morley	Chevron B8	181
19th	S 5.0	5	Team elite	Trevor Taylor Hugh Dibley	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	178
20th	S 5.0	3	Scuderia Filipinetti Ecurie Bonnier	Jo Bonnier Herbert Müller	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	173
21st	S 5.0	6th	Sportscars Switzerland	Robin Widdows Ulf Norinder	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	170
22nd	P 2.0	81	Julian Hasler	Mike Crabtree Peter Jackson	Nomad Mk.1	157
23	P 2.0	83	SRT Holland	Gijs van Lennep Toine Hezemans	Abarth 2000S	148
Failed
24	S 5.0	1	Paul Hawkins Racing Ltd.	Paul Hawkins Jonathan Williams	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	133
25th	S 5.0	4th	Sidney Taylor	Peter Revson Sten Axelsson Denny Hulme	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	120
26th	S 2.0	22nd	Racing Team VDS	Gustave Gosselin Claude Bourgoignie	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2	100
27	S 5.0	11	Escuderia Montjuich	José Juncadella Gordon Spice	Ford GT40	95
28	P 3.0	51	JW Automotive Engineering Ltd.	Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver	Mirage M2 / 300	88
29	P 2.0	78	Chevron Cars	John Lepp John Bridges	Chevron B8	50
30th	P 3.0	63	German Racing Team	Rudi Lin's Willi Kauhsen	Porsche 907 2.2	44
31	S 2.0	23	Nick Gold	Nick Gold Juan Fernández	Porsche 906	40
32	P 3.0	58	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	Denny Hulme Frank Gardner	Ford F3L P68	14th
33	P 2.0	75	WJ tea	Ian Tee Willie Green	Ginetta G16A	9
34	S 5.0	12	David prophet	David prophet Edward Nelson	Lola T70 Mk.3 GT	4th
Not started
35	S 2.0	26th	Road & Racing Accessories Holborn Ltd.	Tim Donate John Fenning	Chevron B8	1
36	P 3.0	57	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	Jack Brabham Frank Gardner	Ford F3L P69	2
37	P 2.0	73	Roger Nathan Racing Ltd.	Roger Nathan Clive Baker	Astra RNR1	3

¹ Accident during practice ² Engine damage before the start of the race ³ Not started

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
38	S 2.0	23	Sportscar Switzerland	Richard Broström masts Gregory Gordon Spice	Porsche 910
39	S 2.0	29	Wicky Racing Team	André Wicky Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Porsche 910
40	P 3.0	52	JW Automotive Engineering Ltd.	David Hobbs Mike Hailwood	Mirage M2 / 300
41	P 3.0	61	Ferrari SpA Sefac		Ferrari 312P
42	P 2.0	72	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Mike Beckwith Mo Nunn	Lotus 62
43	P 2.0	74	Escuderia Nacional CS	Àlex Soler-Roig Rudi Lins	Porsche 907
44	P 2.0	76	Piper Cars Ltd.	Peter Creasey John Bamford	Piper GTR
45	P 2.0	77	Mark Konig	Roy Pierpoint Mark Konig	Nomad Mk.2
46	P 2.0	80	William Bradley	William Bradley	Porsche 907

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P 3.0	Jo Siffert	Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	Overall victory
P 2.0	John Miles	Brian Muir	Lotus 62	Rank 13
S 5.0	David Hobbs	Mike Hailwood	Ford GT40	Rank 5
S 2.0	Pure Wisell	John Hine	Chevron B8	Rank 7

Racing data

• Reported: 46
• Started: 34
• Rated: 23
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry at first, rain at the end of the race
• Route length: 4.265 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 6:00: 08,400 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 227
• Total distance of the winning team: 968.101 km
• Winner's average: 161.287 km / h
• Pole position: Jo Siffert - Porsche 908/02 (# 53) - 1: 28.800
• Fastest race lap: unknown
• Racing series: 3rd round of the 1969 sports car world championship

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race report at Motorsport Magazine
• Race results

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About the Mirage M2
2. ^ The accident of Jo Bonnier

Previous race, the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1969

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 1000 km Monza race in 1969