1969 European Formula Two Championship

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

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

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

Driver

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

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