Sports car world championship 1969

Porsche 908 long tail

The 1969 World Sports Car Championship was the 17th season of this championship. It began on February 2 and ended on August 10, 1969.

championship

The World Sportscar Championship in 1969 was dominated by the works team of Porsche . The racing department of the German sports car manufacturer ran this competition with great effort. Under the direction of Ferdinand Piëch , Helmuth Bott and Rico Steinemann , Porsche works cars won nine of the ten races. The victories of Porsche of Austria and Freiherr von Wendt at the races in Watkins Glen and in Austria were also achieved with Porsche works cars. Porsche had a large squad of drivers, including the German drivers Gerhard Mitter , Udo Schütz , Hans Herrmann , Kurt Ahrens , Karl von Wendt, Willi Kauhsen and Rolf Stommelen, the three Britons Brian Redman , Vic Elford and Richard Attwood , the Austrians Rudi Lins and the French Gérard Larrousse counted. The top driver in the team was the Swiss Jo Siffert , who won six world championship races. The various models of the Porsche 908 and, from the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps, the Porsche 917, were the emergency vehicles .

However, Porsche could not win the season highlight. When 24-hour race at Le Mans , Hans Herrmann and Gérard Larrousse in a dramatic finish to the Ford GT40 of Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver to admit defeat. Sieglos remained the Scuderia Ferrari , the new prototype, the Ferrari 312P , fast, but was susceptible to defects.

Racing calendar

No.	date	Race name / circuit	team	Overall winner	vehicle	championship
1	February 2-3	Daytona 24 Hours ( Daytona International Speedway )	Roger Penske Racing	Mark Donohue Chuck Parsons	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT	All
2	March 22	Sebring 12-hour race ( Sebring International Raceway )	JW Automotive Engineering Ltd.	Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver	Ford GT40	All
3	April 13th	Brands Hatch 6 Hours ( Brands Hatch )	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	Prototypes and sports cars
4th	April 25	Monza 1000 km race ( Autodromo Nazionale Monza )	Porsche System Engineering	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908 LH	All
5	May 4th	Targa Florio ( Piccolo circuito delle Madonie )	Porsche AG	Gerhard Mitter Udo Schütz	Porsche 908/02	All
6th	May 11th	Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race ( Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps )	Porsche System Engineering	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908 LH	All
7th	June 1st	1000 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring )	Porsche System Engineering	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	All
8th	June 14-15	24 Hours of Le Mans ( Circuit des 24 Heures )	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Jacky Ickx Jackie Oliver	Ford GT40 Mk.I	All
9	July 12	6 Hours of Watkins Glen ( Watkins Glen International )	Porsche of Austria	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 908/02	All
10	August 10	1000 km race from Zeltweg ( Österreichring )	Baron von Wendt	Jo Siffert Kurt Ahrens	Porsche 917	All

Mastery of the constructors

Brands World Championship

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
1	Porsche	(4)	(4)	9	9	9	9	9	(6)	9	9	45
2	ford		9	2	3			(1)	9	2		25th
3	Lola	9	1		2		2				6th	20th
4th	Ferrari		6th	3			6th					15th
5	Matra								3	3		6th
6th	Chevron	3										3
7th	Alfa Romeo					2	1					3
8th	Alpine				1							1

International Cup for GT vehicles

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	total
1	Porsche	9	(6)		9	9	9	9	(9)	(6)	(9)	45
2	Chevrolet	3	9				3			9		24
3	Ferrari	1					6th					7th
4th	Ferrari					3	2					5
5	MG	2										2

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

Commons : World Sports Car Championship 1969  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Results of the sports car world championship 1969