Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1969 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Six-Hours and Can-Am		Date: 12.7.1969
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 9)

Weather:	cool, rain, then dry
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2,PP right
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	34
Practiced:	29
Qualified:	29
Started:	28
Finished:	14
Classified:	14

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype 3000	6	6	4
Prototype 2000	5	5	2
Sports 5000	3	3	1
Sports 2000	4	3	2
Grand Touring +2000	4	4	2
Grand Touring 2000	7	7	3

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
The grid position 20 was empty (no.70 did not start).

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 285 minutes on 11/7
90 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Siffert / Redman
Prototype 2000:	12	Porsche 906 E	Baker / Smothers / Sell
Sports 5000:	7	Ford GT40	Jöst / Kelleners
Sports 2000:	39	Porsche 906	Petermann / Beimler / Brezinka
Grand Touring +2000:	14	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	DeLorenzo / Lang
Grand Touring 2000:	58	Porsche 911 S	Gregg / Haywood
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Porsche 908/02	Vic Elford (GB)	1:09.130	192.758 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Jo Siffert (CH)	1:08.470	194.417 km/h
Prototype 2000:	12	Porsche 906 E	Baker / Smothers / Sell	1:17.770
Sports 5000:	11	Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet	Bonnier / Müller	1:11.100
Sports 2000:	68	Porsche 906	Rahal / Wise / Terrell	1:25.200
Grand Touring +2000:	14	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	DeLorenzo / Lang	1:17.770
Grand Touring 2000:	77	Porsche 911 T	Duval / Nicholas	1:25.310
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chevrolet (4), Matra (2), Ford (2), Austin-Healey (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (14), Chevrolet (5), Ford (3), BMC (3), Matra (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 (7), Porsche 908/02 (3), Porsche 906 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (37), CDN (9), GB (5), CH (2), D (2), F (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (15), A (2), CDN (2), F (2), GB (2)
Most used colours:	white (28%), blue (21%), red (17%), yellow (12%), green (8%), orange (4%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (53%), rear-engined (25%), front-engined (22%)
Average engine size:	3146 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Jean Guichet (42), Jo Bonnier (39), Vic Elford (34)
Youngest known drivers:	Hurley Haywood (21), Mike Downs (22), Jacky Ickx (24)

Official Race Programme:

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