1969 European Formula Two Championship

Summary

The 1969 European Formula Two season was contested over 7 rounds. Matra International driver Johnny Servoz-Gavin clinched the championship title.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds
  Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus-Ford 59B
59
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Graham Hill 1, 3, 5-6
  Jochen Rindt 1, 3, 5, 7
  Roy Pike 2
  Alan Rollinson 2, 4
  John Miles 4, 6-7
  Andrea de Adamich 7
  Team Ireland Lotus-Ford 48 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   John Pollock 1, 7
  John Watson 1
  John L'Amie 7
  Matra International Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Jackie Stewart 1, 3-5
  Johnny Servoz-Gavin 1-4, 6-7
  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3
  Claudio Francisci 7
  Matra Sports Matra-Ford MS7 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1-2, 4-6
  Henri Pescarolo 1-2, 5-6
  SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari Dino 166 F2 Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6   Derek Bell 1, 3-4
  Ernesto Brambilla 1-4
  Clay Regazzoni 1-4
  Tecno Racing Team Tecno-Ford 68
69
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   François Cevert 1-6
  Nanni Galli 1-6
  Clay Regazzoni 6
  BB Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Max Büsch 1
  Günther Huber 5
  Frank Williams Racing Cars Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Alistair Walker 1-4
Brabham-Ford BT23C
BT30
  Piers Courage 1-2, 4, 6
  Graham McRae 1, 4
  Malcolm Guthrie 1-4
  Derek Bell 7
  Franco Barnabei 7
  The Paul Watson Racing Organisation Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Bill Ivy 1, 3
  FIRST Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Peter Westbury All
  Montan Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT23
BT23C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Werner Lindermann 1-3, 5, 7
  Bernd Terbeck 2-4, 6
  Squadra Tartaruga Brabham-Ford BT23
BT23C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Xavier Perrot 1, 3, 5, 7
  Irish Racing Cars Brabham-Ford BT23
BT30
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Tommy Reid 1, 7
  Alan Rollinson 6-7
  Scuderia Picchio Rosso Brabham-Ford BT23 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Enzo Corti All
Tecno-Ford 68   Carlo Facetti 6
  Ahrens Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Kurt Ahrens Jr. 1-3, 5
  Ecurie Ecosse Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Graham Birrell 1, 4, 6
  Bayerische Motoren Werke Lola-BMW T102 BMW M11 1.6 L4   Jo Siffert 1, 3
  Hubert Hahne 1-4
BMW 269 5-7
  Gerhard Mitter 3
  Dieter Quester 5, 7
  Jo Siffert 6
  Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée Pygmée-Ford MDB12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Patrick Dal Bo 1, 3-4, 6-7
  Éric Offenstadt 1, 3-5
  Merlyn Racing
  Bob Gerard Racing
Merlyn-Ford Mk 12 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Brian Hart 2, 6-7
  Robin Widdows 3-4
Brabham-Ford BT23C 6-7
  Brian Hart 5
  Midland Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Bruno Frey 2, 7
  Len Street Engineering Lotus-Ford 59B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Max Mosley 3
  Alessandro de Tomaso De Tomaso-Ford 103 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4   Jonathan Williams 5
  Jacky Ickx 6
  Piers Courage 7
  • Pink background denotes graded drivers ineligible for points.

Calendar edit

Race Circuit
Race[2]
Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1   Thruxton
Wills Trophy
7 April 50 3.862=193.10 km 1'02:44.6
1 lap down
184.657 km/h
-
  Jochen Rindt   Jochen Rindt   Jochen Rindt
  Henri Pescarolo
2   Hockenheim
Jim Clark-Rennen/Deutschland Trophäe
13 April 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'21:39.6
1'21:40.2
198.942 km/h
198.918 km/h
  Henri Pescarolo   Jean-Pierre Beltoise   Jean-Pierre Beltoise
  Hubert Hahne
3   Nürburgring
Eifelrennen
27 April 10 22.835=228.35 km 1'21:40.4
1'23:52.4
167.754 km/h
163.353 km/h
  Jo Siffert   Jackie Stewart   Jackie Stewart
  Hubert Hahne
4   Jarama
Gran Premio de Madrid
11 May 60 3.404=204.24 km 1'29:36.7
1 lap down
136.750 km/h
-
  Jean-Pierre Beltoise   Jackie Stewart
  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
  Jackie Stewart
  Johnny Servoz-Gavin
5   Tulln-Langenlebarn
Flugplatzrennen Tulln-Langenlebarn
12–13 July 35+35 2.7=189.0 km 1'13:22.02
1'14:33.40
154.565 km/h
152.099 km/h
  Jochen Rindt   Jochen Rindt   Jochen Rindt
  François Cevert
6   Pergusa-Enna
Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
24 August 31+31 4.7=296.98 km 1'17:58.0
1'17:58.7
228.544 km/h
228.510 km/h
  Clay Regazzoni   Graham Hill   Piers Courage
  Johnny Servoz-Gavin
7   Vallelunga
Gran Premio di Roma
12 October 40+40 3.2=224.0 km 1'25:57.2 149.525 km/h   Johnny Servoz-Gavin   Johnny Servoz-Gavin   Johnny Servoz-Gavin

Note:

Race 2, 5, 6 and 7 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 1 was held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

Final point standings edit

Driver edit

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 5 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in ().

Place Name Team Chassis Engine THR
 
HOC
 
NÜR
 
JAR
 
TUL
 
EMM
 
VLL
 
Points
1   Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra International Matra Ford 6 (3) 4 9 - 9 9 37
2   Hubert Hahne BMW Lola BMW - 9 9 6 28
BMW BMW BMW 4 - -
3   François Cevert Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 3 - 3 - 9 6 - 21
4   Henri Pescarolo Matra Sports Matra Ford 9 4 - - - - - 13
5   Peter Westbury FIRST Brabham Ford - - - 3 2 - 6 11
  Derek Bell Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino - - 6 2 - - 11
Williams Racing Brabham Ford 3
7   Tino Brambilla Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 4 - - 4 - - - 8
  Nanni Galli Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - 1 - 1 6 - - 8
9   Kurt Ahrens Jr. Ahrens Racing Brabham Ford - 6 - - - - - 6
10   Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Dino 1 - - - - 5
Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 4 -
11   Alan Rollinson Winkelmann Racing Lotus Ford - 2 - - - 4
Irish Racing Brabham Ford 2 -
  John Miles Winkelmann Racing Lotus Ford - - - - - - 4 4
13   Xavier Perrot Squadra Tartaruga Brabham Ford - - - - 3 - - 3
  Robin Widdows Gerard Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - 3 - 3
15   Enzo Corti Scuderia Picchio Rossa Brabham Ford 2 - - - - - - 2
  Malcolm Guthrie Williams Racing Brabham Ford - - 2 - - - - 2
  Werner Lindermann Montan Racing Brabham Ford - - 1 - 1 - - 2
  Franco Bernabei Williams Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 2
19   Patrick Dal Bo Pygmée Pygmée Ford - - - - - 1 - 1
  John Pollock Team Ireland Lotus Ford - - - - - - 1 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

References edit

  1. ^ "1969 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. p. 213. ISBN 0851126421.