1969 French Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Clermont-Ferrand, 38 laps |
| Round | 5 of 11 |
| Race numbers | The 1969 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 38 | 1hr 56m 47.400s | 9 | |
| 2 | +3 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 38 | +57.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +57.300s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +5 | (GBR) Vic Elford | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 37 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 37 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +6 | (CHE) Silvio Moser | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 36 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | -6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 35 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 34 | +4 laps | ||
| R | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 3:00.600
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 6 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 7 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 10 | (GBR) Vic Elford | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 11 | (GBR) Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 12 | (GBR) John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (CHE) Silvio Moser | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| 2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 16 |
| 3 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 13 |
| 4 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 13 |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 11 |
| 6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 11 |
| 7 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 7 |
| 8 | (GBR) Piers Courage | 6 |
| 9 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 4 |
| 10 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | 3 |
| 11 | (GBR) John Surtees | 2 |
| = | (GBR) Vic Elford | 2 |
| 13 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- John Miles
- Wins
- 9th for Jackie Stewart
- 7th for Matra
- Race 1-2
- 2nd and last for Matra
- Podiums
- 16th for Jackie Stewart
- 5th for Jacky Ickx (first for Brabham)
- 3rd for Jean-Pierre Beltoise
- 43rd for Brabham
- 11th & 12th for Matra
- Poles
- 2nd for Jackie Stewart (last for Matra)
- 2nd for Matra
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Jackie Stewart
- 8th for Matra
- Front row starts
- 15th for Jackie Stewart
- 9th for Denny Hulme
- Pole & win
- 1st for Jackie Stewart (16th different driver to win from pole, 7th British driver; last until 1971; only win from pole for Matra)
- Win & fastest lap
- 5th for Jackie Stewart
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st for Jackie Stewart (13th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 7th British driver; last until 1971; only hat-trick for Matra)