Tour de France for automobiles 1969

Race winner Gérard Larrousse ; here at a Formula 2 race in Zolder in 1975

The 1969 Tour de France for automobiles was a stage race for automobiles from September 18 to 26 in France , Belgium and Germany .

The race

After a five-year break - the last Tour Auto was driven out in 1964 - another stage race took place across France in 1969. The Automobile Club de France had developed new regulations. There was only one overall ranking, including class winners in four classes - sports prototypes , Gran Turismo cars , special touring cars and series touring cars.

The tour started in its traditional starting point Nice and led via the stage locations Nancy , Reims , Dieppe , Vichy and Albi to Biarritz . The participants had to complete 4936 km and 20 special stages. The lap races at the Nürburgring , Spa , Reims , Rouen , Le Mans , Clermont-Ferrand and Nogaro included mountain tests. 106 vehicles started the race in Nice, 49 made it to the finish line in Biarritz.

The overall standings were won by the French Gérard Larrousse and Maurice Gélin in a Porsche 911R . Marie-Claude Charmasson and Michèle Dubosc secured the women's standings in a Chevrolet Camaro .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	P 2.0	181	Porsche system	Gérard Larrousse Maurice Gélin	Porsche 911R	14: 25: 51,900
2	GT + 2.0	143	Greder Racing Team	Henri Greder André Vigneron	Chevrolet Corvette	14: 36: 35,300
3	SpT 2.0	84	Sonauto	Guy Chasseuil Christian Baron	Porsche 911	14: 37: 47,300
4th	GT 2.0	121	Sonauto	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Morénas	Porsche 911T	14: 59: 46,400
5	GT 2.0	122		Jean Égreteaud Guy Rolland	Porsche 911T	15: 14: 39,200
6th	SpT + 2.0	93	Ford France	Jean-François Piot José Behra	Ford Capri 2300 RS	15: 19: 31,400
7th	P 2.0	177		René Mazzia Jean-Pierre Bodin	Porsche 911R	15: 54: 26,000
8th	SpT 1.6	69	SO FAR	Guy Verrier N. Pompannon	Alfa Romeo GTA	15: 58: 58.700
9	GT 1.3	112		Jean Maurin René N'Guyen Du	Alpine A110 1300S	16: 05: 22,300
10	SpT 2.0	81		Pierre Portier Joseph Bourdon	Porsche 911	16: 19: 10,100
11	T + 2.0	44	Greder Racing Team	Marie-Claude Charmasson Michèle Dubosc	Chevrolet Camaro	16: 21: 32,000
12	GT 2.0	131		Georges Alexandrovitch Bernard Pujos	Porsche 911S	16: 21: 58,000
13	GT 2.0	124		Henri Perrier Paul Justamond	Porsche 911T	16: 23: 36,000
14th	SpT 1.3	57	BLMC	Paddy Hopkirk T. Nash	Mini Cooper S.	16: 34: 09,000
15th	P 1.3	154		JP Hoepfner Pierre Soukry	Alpine	16: 40: 26,000
16	GT 1.3	105		Roland Charrière Jean-Pierre Castel	Alpine A110 1300S	16: 41: 11,000
17th	P + 2.0	193		Roger Lamoral Jacques Savoye	Morgan Plus 8	16: 41: 34,000
18th	GT 2.0	132		Jean-George's branch Robert Jullien	Porsche 911S	16: 46: 59,000
19th	SpT 1.3	59		Roland Imbert G. Deneux	Alfa Romeo GTA Junior	16: 53: 37,000
20th	TS 2.0	83		J. Lemaître Henry Cherruy	Porsche 911	16: 56: 50,000
21st	T + 2.0	38	Ford France Garino	Jean-Claude Gamet Louis Juillard	Ford Capri
22nd	T 2.0	31		Nicolas Koob O. Kridel	BMW 2002
23	T 2.0	38	SO FAR	Jean-Pierre Barailler Murac	Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina
24	T 1.3	10		Julien Vernaeve I. Michielsen	Mini Cooper S.
25th	TS 2.0	76		Gérard Sevaux “Mendola”	BMW 2002 TI
26th	TS 1.6	24		Alain Junguenet Desagnat	Alfa Romeo GTV
27	P + 2.0	190		Francine Warein Françoise Brun	Triumph TR6
28	T 1.3	12	BLMC	B. Culcheth Syer Johnstone	Mini Cooper S.
29	P 1.3	157		Raymond Pontier C. Guirande	CG
30th	T 2.0	33		Guy De Paix De Coeur Lefebvre	Opel Rekord Sprint
31	T 1.3	9	J. Ragaz	J. Ragaz J. Sabathier	Renault R8
32	T 1.6	21st		Claude Buchet Hervé Guyomart	Porsche 912
33	T 2.0	156		Bernard Ficot Archenault	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
34	T 1.6	19th		Pierre Lelong M. Lute	Alfa Romeo GTV
35	T 1.6	22nd		Georges Long JM Currien	Porsche 912
36	T 2.0	29		Jacques Diebolt Alain Arnaud	Opel Kadett
37	T 1.3	8th	J. Pin	J. Pin Daniel Brillat	Renault R8
38	T + 2.0	36		Martial Delalande Gaby Peres	Ford Capri
39	T + 2.0	46		Georges Houel M. Fontaine	Chevrolet Camaro
40	TS 1.6	70		Nadine Chevalley Colette Burlet	BMW 1600 TI
41	TS 1.3	11	CEIDA NSU	Bernard Darniche B. Demange	NSU 1000TT
42	TS 1.6	17th		C. Noelle Karlheinz Herrmann	Alfa Romeo GTV
43	P 1.3	151		Claude Laurent Jacques Marché	DAF 55
44	P 1.6	18th		C. Pellae A. Bot	Alfa Romeo GTV
45	SpT 2.0	26th		C. Ciocchi JL billiards	Audi Super 90
46	T 850	2		Jean Mésange Peurey	Fiat 850S
47	T 1.3	6th	CEIDA NSU	Claude Swietlik Couturier	NSU 1000TT
48	T 1.6	16		B. Tybou J. Raudant	Simca 1501S
49	GT 1.3	108		Jacques Henry Fred Stalder	Alpine A110 1300S
Failed
50	GT 1.3			Jean-Claude Lefèbvre Alain Quevreux	Alpine A110 1300S
51	GT 1.3			Michel Jullien Rene Dion	Alpine A110 1300S
52	T 850	1		Jean-Pierre Salomé C. Wanner	Honda N600
53	T 850	3		A. Goubert Jean Clement	Fiat 850
54	T 1.3	5	Paul Flament	Paul Flament Leporc	NSU 1000TT
55	T 1.3	7th	R. Chifflot	R. Chifflot JC Maudhuy	Renault R8
56	T 1.6	20th		Yves Breteau Jean-Paul Agere	Ford Escort TC
57	T 1.6	23		Emile Holvoet "Sylvio"	Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
58	T 2.0	25th		Jean-Marie Jacquemin Norbert van Huffel	Alfa Romeo
59	T 2.0	28		P. Bouchet P. Ligonnet	Alfa Romeo 1750
60	T 2.0	30th		Paul Metternich Wittigo von Einsiedel	BMW 2002
61	T 2.0	35		Lionel Raudet Bernard Pasquier	Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina
62	T + 2.0	39		Emmanuel Charboneaux Henri-Bernard Zubléna	BMW 2500
63	T + 2.0	40		Thierry Tillmant François Chevalier	BMW 2500
64	T + 2.0	41		Jean-Hugues Hazard Pierre Marx	BMW 2500
65	T + 2.0	42		Jean-Marc Massoneri J. Bouly	BMW 2500
66	T + 2.0	45	Greder Racing Team	Roland Hanser P. Colin	Opel Commodore GS
67	SpT 1.3	56	BLMC	John Handley Paul Easter	Mini Cooper S.
68	SpT 1.3	58	Grafo	Christine Beckers Michele Espinos	Alfa Romeo GTA Junior
69	TS 1.3	60		JP Gaillardon Ligneuil	Lancia Fulvia HF
70	TS 1.3	61	Jolly Club	José Lencina Giuseppe Mariella	Lancia Fulvia HF
71	SpT 1.6	66	Ford France Garino	Hervé Bayard M. Cresson	Ford Escort TC
72	SpT 1.6	67		Guy Clarou Simon Sigala	Alfa Romeo GTA
73	SpT 2.0	77		Marie-Pierre Palayer Ginette Derolland	BMW 2002 TI
74	SpT 2.0	78		Maurice van der Bruwaene André Buge	Volvo 142
75	SpT 2.0	79		Alain Grand G. Molina	BMW 2002 TI
76	SpT 2.0	80		Pierre Maublanc D. Dreyfus	BMW 2002 TI
77	SpT 2.0	82		Jean Sage Michel Viollet	Porsche 911
78	SpT 2.0	85	Jean-Pierre Gaban	Hughes de Fierlant Christian Delferrier	Porsche 911S
79	SpT + 2.0	91	Ford-Werke AG	Dieter Glemser Klaus Kaiser	Ford Capri 2300
80	SpT + 2.0	92	Ford-Werke AG	Tim Schenken Adolf Klapproth	Ford Capri 2300
81	SpT + 2.0	94		M. Roussin Armand de Boissieu	BMW 2500
82	GT 1.3	103		Jean Maurin Michel Nicol	Alpine A110 1300S
83	GT 1.3	104		Jean-Claude Monin “Sylvain”	Alpine A110 1300S
84	GT 1.3	106		Jean-Claude Andruet Michel Vial	Alpine A110 1300S
85	GT 1.3	107		Aimé Dirand Guy Fréquelin	Alpine A110 1300S
86	GT 1.3	109		Alfred Krause Dominique Thiry	Alpine A110 1300S
87	GT 2.0	125		André Wicky Bernard Chenevière	Porsche 911T
88	GT 2.0	126		Jean-Claude Lagniez Eon	Porsche 911T
89	GT 2.0	130		J. Hulsman S. Milpas	Porsche 911S
89	GT + 2.0	142	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Jean-Claude Syda	Ferrari 275 GTB / C
90	GT + 2.0	144		Louis Cosson Jacques Weiprecht	Ford Mustang
91	P 1.3	152		C. de Carne R. Perron	CG
92	S 1.3	153		Christian Avril Roger Alves	Alpine A110 1300S
93	S 1.3	155		Patrick Champin Pierre Madelaine	Jidé
94	S 2.0	170	Jolly Club	Giorgio Pianta Eladio Doncel	Lancia Fulvia HF
95	S 2.0	171		Guy Gentis Bernard Poizat	Alpine 1440
96	S 2.0	172	Simca	Bernard Fiorentino Lucien Berbery	Simca XS
97	S 2.0	174	Christian Poirot	Christian Poirot Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Porsche 910
98	S 2.0	176		Robert Dutoit Noël van Assche	Porsche 904 GTS
99	P 2.0	178		Claude Larrieu Leon Peyresaubes	Porsche 906
100	P 2.0	182		Raymond Touroul Pierre Pagani	Porsche 904 GTS
101	P 2.0	183	Wicky Racing Team	Henri Balas Bob Neyret	Porsche 910
102	P + 2.0	191		Roger Barbara Alain Carpentier	Triumph TR6
103	P + 2.0	192	Scuderia Filipinetti	Jean-Pierre Rouget Jean Depret	Ferrari 250LM
104	S + 2.0	194	Willie Green	Willie Green John Davenport	Ford GT40
105	S + 2.0	196	Ford France	Michel Martin Eric Samon	Ford GT40
106	GT 1.3	110			Alpine A110

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
107	T 1.3	6th		Rumolo	Renault
108	T 2.0	32		Michel Jullien J. Pellegrin	BMW 2002
109	T 2.0	34		Maurice Damseaux E. Hermawn	Alfa Romeo
110	T + 2.0	37		Annie de Montaigu	Ford Capri
111	T + 2.0	43		Henri Chemin	Plymouth Barracuda
112	T + 2.0	47		Chris Tuerlinx Etienne Stalpaert	Opel Commodore GS
113	SpT 1.6	68		Lionel Raudet Germaine Raudet	Alfa Romeo GTA
114	SpT 1.6	71		Yvette Fontaine Gilbert Staepelaere	Ford Escort TC
115	GT 1.3	101		Fosina Giordono	Bertone
116	GT 1.3	102		J. Jallot	Lombardi
117	GT 2.0	110		Jean-Claude Lefebvre	Alpine A110 1300S
118	GT 2.0	123		Dan Margulies Rob Mackie	Porsche 911T
119	GT 2.0	127		M. Gudlat H. Dehnelt	Porsche 911S
120	GT 2.0	128		Hughes de Fierlant Christian Delferrier	Porsche 911S
121	GT 2.0	129		Alain Clément JP Peche	Porsche 911S
122	P 2.0	173		Guy Ligier	Ligier JS1
123	P 2.0	175		PM Barbaud Alain Boudier	Porsche 904 GTS
124	P 2.0	179	SO FAR	François Cevert	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2
125	P 2.0	180	SO FAR	Mario Casoni	Alfa Romeo T33 / 2
126	S + 2.0	195		J. Fontes Willy	Ford GT40
127	P + 2.0	197		“Wilfrid” B. Devaux	Ford Mustang
128	S + 2.0	198		Edmond Meert "Diego"	Ford GT40

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P + 2.0	Roger Lamoral	Jacques Savoye	Morgan Plus 8	Rank 17
P 2.0	Gérard Larrousse	Maurice Gélin	Porsche 911R	Overall victory
P 1.3	JP Hoepfner	Pierre Soukry	Alpine	Rank 15
SpT + 2.0	Jean-François Piot	José Behra	Ford Capri 2300 RS	Rank 6
SpT 2.0	Guy Chasseuil	Christian Baron	Porsche 911	Rank 3
SpT 1.6	Guy Verrier	N. Pompannon	Alfa Romeo GTA	Rank 8
SpT 1.3	Paddy Hopkirk	T. Nash	Mini Cooper S.	Rank 14
S + 2.0	no participant in the finish
S 1.3	no participant in the finish
TS 2.0	J. Lemaître	Henry Cherruy	Porsche 911	Rank 20
TS 1.6	Nadine Chevalley	Colette Burlet	BMW 1600 TI	Rank 40
TS 1.3	no participant in the finish
T + 2.0	Marie-Claude Charmasson	Michele Dubos	Chevrolet Camaro	Rank 11
T 2.0	Nicolas Koob	O. Kridel	BMW 2002	Rank 22
T 1.6	Alain Junguenet	Disagreement	Alfa Romeo GTV	Rank 26
T 1.3	Julien Vernaeve	I. Michielsen	Mini Cooper S.	Rank 24
GT 850	Jean Mésange	Peurey	Fiat 850S	Rank 46
GT + 2.0	Henri Greder	André Vigneron	Chevrolet Corvette	Rank 2
GT 2.0	Claude Ballot-Léna	Jean-Claude Morénas	Porsche 911T	Rank 4
GT 1.3	Jean Maurin	René N'Guyen You	Alpine A110 1300S	Rank 9

Racing data

• Reported: 128
• Started: 106
• Rated: 49
• Race classes: 21
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: unknown
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: 4936,000 km
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

Web links

• Race results