Les Vingt Quatre Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe 15.6.1969

24 h Le Mans

Spectators: 400 000 Started: 45 Classified: 14 Race: 13,469 km = 4998,000 km AVG: 208,250 km/h FL: Vic Elford 12 Porsche 917 LH 3:27,200 234,017 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 6 Jacky Ickx / B Ford GT40 1075 John Wyer Automotive Engine 1. S 13. 3:37,500 Jackie Oliver / GB 2. 64 Hans Herrmann / D Porsche 908 031 Porsche System Engineering 1. SP 6. 3:35,600 Gérard Larrousse / F 3. 7 David Hobbs / GB Ford GT40 1076 John Wyer Automotive Engine 2. S 14. 3:39,400 Mike Hailwood / GB 4. 33 Jean-Pierre Beltoise / F Matra MS650 01 Equipe Matra Elf 2. SP 12. 3:37,500 Piers Courage / GB 5. 32 Jean Guichet / F Matra MS630 04 Equipe Matra Elf 3. SP 17. 3:44,600 Nino Vaccarella / I 6. 68 Helmut Kelleners / D Ford GT40 1081 Deutche Auto Zeitung 3. S 22. 3:51,100 Reinhold Jöst / D 7. 35 Nanni Galli / I Matra MS630/650 02 Equipe Matra Elf 4. SP 16. 3:43,800 Robin Widdows / GB 8. 17 Teodoro Zeccoli / I Ferrari 250 LM 5893GT North American Racing Team 4. S 23. 3:53,100 Sam Posey / USA DNS - Riccardo Rodriguez / U 9. 39 Christian Poirot / F Porsche 910 006 Christian Poirot 5. SP 28. 4:12,800 Pierre Maublanc / F 10. 41 Jean-Pierre Gaban / B Porsche 911S Jean-Pierre Gaban 1. GT 38. 4:29,800 Yves Deprez / B 11. 40 Guy Chasseuil / F Porsche 911T Auguste Veuillet 2. GT 39. 4:30,500 Claude Ballot-Léna / F 12. 50 Alain Serpaggi / F Alpine A210 Renault 1724 Société Automobiles Alpine 6. SP 44. 4:40,200 Christian Ethuin / F 13. 44 Claude Laurent / F Porsche 911T Claude Laurent 3. GT 45. 4:48,200 Jacques Marché / F 14. 67 Philippe Farjon / F Porsche 911S Philippe Farjon 4. GT 42. 4:40,200 Jacques Dechaumel / F Did not finish: 18 Pedro Rodriguez / MEX Ferrari 312P Coupé 0870 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 223 Gearbox SP 5. 3:35,500 David Piper / GB 29 Patrick Depailler / F Alpine A220/69 Renault 1736 Société Automobiles Alpine 209 Con rod SP 20. 3:45,600 Jean-Pierre Jabouille / F 23 Gerhard Mitter / D Porsche 908 LH 030 Porsche System Engineering 199 Accident SP 8. 3:35,600 Udo Schütz / D 1 Henri Greder / F Chevrolet Corvette Scuderia Filipinetti 196 Gear selection GT 26. 4:05,300 Reine Wisell / S 63 René Mazzia / F Porsche 911T Marcel Martin 174 Engine GT 43. 4:40,300 Jean Mésange / F 31 Jean-Pierre Nicolas / F Alpine A220/68 Renault 1731 Société Automobiles Alpine 160 Head gasket SP 19. 3:45,000 Jean-Luc Thérier / F 46 Alain LeGuellec / F Alpine A210 Renault Ecurie Savin-Calberson 160 Head gasket SP 32. 4:17,000 Bernard Tramont / F 34 Johnny Servoz-Gavin / F Matra MS630/650 03 Equipe Matra Elf 158 Electrical sho SP 11. 3:36,400 Herbert Müller / CH 14 Rolf Stommelen / D Porsche 917 LH 007 Porsche System Engineering 148 Oil leak S 1. 3:22,900 Kurt Ahrens / D 2 Jo Bonnier / S Lola T70 Mk.3B Che SL76/151 Scuderia Filipinetti 134 Engine S 10. 3:36,200 Masten Gregory / USA 28 André de Cortanze / F Alpine A220/69 Renault 1737 Société Automobiles Alpine 133 Oil pipe SP 18. 3:44,900 Jean Vinatier / F 8 Peter Sadler Ford GT40 1010 Peter Sadler 106 Electrics S 25. 3:57,700 Paul Vestey / GB 43 Peter Brown / GB Chevron B8 BMW J.C.B. Excavators Ltd. 100 Piston SP 31. 4:16,900 Roger Enever / GB 49 Jacques Foucteau / F Alpine A210 Renault Trophée Le Mans Alpine 97 Wishborne SP 35. 4:25,800 Patrice Compain / F 38 Claude Bourgoignie / B Alfa Romeo T33/2 Racing Team VDS 76 Accident SP 27. 4:09,800 Taf Gosselin / B 20 Jo Siffert / CH Porsche 908/02 028 HART Ski Racing 60 Gearbox SP 3. 3:29,900 Brian Redman / GB 30 Henri Grandsire / F Alpine A220/69 Renault 1734 Société Automobiles Alpine 48 Head gasket, o SP 21. 3:47,200 Jean-Claude Andruet / F 9 Frank Gardner / AUS Ford GT40 1009 Alan Mann Racing Ltd. 42 Drive shaft do S 15. 3:42,700 Malcolm Guthrie / GB 59 Jacques Rey / CH Ferrari 275 GTB 09079 Scuderia Filipinetti 39 DQ:Illegal oil GT 36. 4:25,800 Claude Haldi / CH 36 Teddy Pilette / B Alfa Romeo T33/2.5 Racing Team VDS 35 Body damage, o SP 24. 3:53,700 Rob Slotemaker / NL 42 André Wicky / CH Porsche 911T Wicky Racing Team 34 Rocker GT 40. 4:34,300 Edgar Berney / CH 62 Mark König / GB Nomad Mk.2 BRM Mark König 28 Gearbox split; SP 33. 4:18,700 Tony Lanfranchi / GB 37 Clive Baker / GB Healey SR Climax SR1 Donald Healey Motor Co. 14 Radiator damag SP 29. 4:13,700 Jeff Harris / GB 60 Jean de Mortemart / F Porsche 910 007 Robert Buchet 10 Sump damage, b SP 30. 4:15,600 Jean Sage / F 51 Ugo Locatelli / I Fiat Abarth 1000 SP (Spyder Ecurie Fiat-Abarth France 9 Distributor SP 41. 4:37,600 Maurizio Zanetti / I 19 Chris Amon / NZ Ferrari 312P Coupé 0868 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 1 Accident, fire SP 7. 3:35,600 Peter Schetty / CH 10 John Woolfe / GB Porsche 917 K 005 John Woolfe Racing 0 Fatal accident S 9. 3:35,800 Herbert Linge / D 22 Rudi Lins / A Porsche 908 LH 029 Porsche System Engineering Clutch SP 4. 3:32,600 Willy Kauhsen / D 45 Jean-Claude Killy / F Alpine A210 Renault 1726 Société des Automobiles Alp Shock absorber SP 34. 4:22,400 Bob Wollek / F 12 Vic Elford / GB Porsche 917 LH 008 Porsche System Engineering Gearbox split; S 2. 3:25,100 Richard Attwood / GB 66 Jean Egreteaud / F Porsche 911T Jean Egreteaud Accident GT 37. 4:28,200 René Lopez 16 Bob Grossman / USA Ferrari 365 GTB/4 12547 North American Racing Team accident in pr 4:19,200 Sam Posey / USA Did not start: 61 François Migault / F Ferrari Dino 206S 014 North American Racing Team Accident in pr B6 4:06,100 Robert Mieusset / F 15 Udo Schütz / D Porsche 917 006 Porsche System Engineering Spare car Did not qualify: 47 Piers Forrester / GB Unipower GT BMC Unipower Cars B6 4:58,800 Stanley Robinson / GB 48 Tim Lalonde Piper GTR Ford Brian Sherwood/Piper Cars B6 5:10,000 John Burton / GB 58 Jean-Pierre Hanrioud / F Ford GT40 1033 Ecurie ASA - ESCA A4 3:59,700 Dominique Martin / CH In entry list only: 3 xxx McLaren John Wolfe Racing S 4 xxx Lola T70 Chevrolet Lola Cars S 5 xxx Lola T70 Chevrolet Lola Cars S 11 Michel Martin Ford GT40 1082 Ecurie Ford France S Hervé Bayard / F 12 xxx Ferrari North American Racing Team S 14 xxx Ferrari North American Racing Team S 15 xxx Alfa Romeo Racing Team VDS P 16 xxx Porsche 908 Svenska Volkswagen AB P 24 xxx Porsche 908 Alex Soler-Roig P 48 xxx Fiat Abarth Abarth & Cie P 49 xxx Lancia Squadra Corse Lancia P 50 xxx Lancia Squadra Corse Lancia P 56 xxx Fiat Abarth Fiat Abarth France P 2 xxx Chevrolet Corvette Scuderia Filipinetti GT 70 xxx Alpine Renault Squadra Bardahl GT 71 xxx Alpine Renault Yves Leroux GT - xxx Abarth Abarth & Cie