| rdfs:comment | - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 1-38) With just the thirteen starters, raceday would also be relatively quiet, not aided by the fact that Stewart was able to sprint into the lead the moment the flag fell. Hulme would challenge for a short while, until a suspension problem forced him into the pits early on, allowing Jacky Ickx to inherit the position.
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| abstract | - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:end color:purple shift:(20,-5) text:Jackie Stewart (Laps 1-38) The 1969 French Grand Prix, officially known as the LV Grand Prix de France, was the fifth round of the 1969 FIA Formula One World Championship, staged on the mountainous Charade Circuit on the 6th of July 1969. The race would be dominated from start to finish by Jackie Stewart, with the Scot also claiming pole and fastest lap to secure a maiden Grand Chelem. A weekend that would not go down in the history of F1 as a classic had begun with a much reduced entry list, just thirteen drivers getting the chance to race around the ex-volcano. It would therefore be a relatively quiet session when Stewart put together a stunning lap to claim pole, having pushed his Matra-Ford Cosworth round almost two seconds faster than nearest challenger Denny Hulme. With just the thirteen starters, raceday would also be relatively quiet, not aided by the fact that Stewart was able to sprint into the lead the moment the flag fell. Hulme would challenge for a short while, until a suspension problem forced him into the pits early on, allowing Jacky Ickx to inherit the position. Unfortunately for those wanting a battle for the lead, Ickx simply did not have the pace of Stewart, and was instead being harassed by the Scot's teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise. The Belgian therefore had to put together a strong defensive drive for the rest of the race, his resistance lasting until the final lap when Beltoise finally forced Ickx into a mistake to snatch second. Behind them would be Bruce McLaren, having inherited the position from Jochen Rindt when the Austrian pulled out of the race after the twisting circuit gave him motion sickness. Vic Elford would only be a few seconds behind in fifth, while Graham Hill claimed a very quiet sixth. The only non-Ford Cosworth engined car of Chris Amon had retired in the closing stages.
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