The 1969 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Charade Circuit on 6 July 1969. It was race 5 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. There were only thirteen entries for this Grand Prix. The 38-lap race was won by Matra driver Jackie Stewart after he started from pole position. His teammate Jean-Pierre Beltoise finished second and Brabham driver Jacky Ickx came in third.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
!1
| 2
| Jackie Stewart
| Matra-Ford
| 3:00.6
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 4
| Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford
| 3:02.4
| +1.8
|-
!3
| 15
| Jochen Rindt
| Lotus-Ford
| 3:02.5
| +1.9
|-
!4
| 11
| Jacky Ickx
| Brabham-Ford
| 3:02.6
| +2.0
|-
!5
| 7
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| Matra-Ford
| 3:02.9
| +2.3
|-
!6
| 6
| Chris Amon
| Ferrari
| 3:04.2
| +3.6
|-
!7
| 5
| Bruce McLaren
| McLaren-Ford
| 3:05.5
| +4.9
|-
!8
| 1
| Graham Hill
| Lotus-Ford
| 3:05.9
| +5.3
|-
!9
| 3
| Jo Siffert
| Lotus-Ford
| 3:06.3
| +5.7
|-
!10
| 10
| Vic Elford
| McLaren-Ford
| 3:08.0
| +7.4
|-
!11
| 9
| Piers Courage
| Brabham-Ford
| 3:09.9
| +9.3
|-
!12
| 14
| John Miles
| Lotus-Ford
| 3:12.8
| +12.2
|-
!13
| 12
| Silvio Moser
| Brabham-Ford
| 3:14.6
| +14.0
|-
! colspan="6" | Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 2
| Jackie Stewart
| Matra-Ford
| 38
| 1:56:47.4
| 1
| 9
|-
! 2
| 7
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| Matra-Ford
| 38
| + 57.1
| 5
| 6
|-
! 3
| 11
| Jacky Ickx
| Brabham-Ford
| 38
| + 57.3
| 4
| 4
|-
! 4
| 5
| Bruce McLaren
| McLaren-Ford
| 37
| + 1 Lap
| 7
| 3
|-
! 5
| 10
| Vic Elford
| McLaren-Ford
| 37
| + 1 Lap
| 10
| 2
|-
! 6
| 1
| Graham Hill
| Lotus-Ford
| 37
| + 1 Lap
| 8
| 1
|-
! 7
| 12
| Silvio Moser
| Brabham-Ford
| 36
| + 2 Laps
| 13
|
|-
! 8
| 4
| Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford
| 35
| + 3 Laps
| 2
|
|-
! 9
| 3
| Jo Siffert
| Lotus-Ford
| 34
| + 4 Laps
| 9
|
|-
!
| 6
| Chris Amon
| Ferrari
| 30
| Engine
| 6
|
|-
!
| 15
| Jochen Rindt
| Lotus-Ford
| 22
| Physical
| 3
|
|-
!
| 9
| Piers Courage
| Brabham-Ford
| 21
| Chassis
| 11
|
|-
!
| 14
| John Miles
| Lotus-Ford
| 1
| Fuel Pump
| 12
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver John Miles.
- This race marked the 100th participation of a New Zealand driver. In those 100 races, New Zealanders had won 8 Grands Prix, achieved 46 podium finishes, 3 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and had won 1 World Championship.
- This race saw the 10th podium finish for a Belgian driver.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Jackie Stewart
| align="left"| 36
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Graham Hill
| align="left"| 16
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Jo Siffert
| align="left"| 13
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4
| Bruce McLaren
| align="left"| 13
|-
|align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 5
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| align="left"| 11
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Matra-Ford
| align="left"| 36
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Lotus-Ford
| align="left"| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| McLaren-Ford
| align="left"| 18
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Brabham-Ford
| align="left"| 13
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Ferrari
| align="left"| 4
|-
!colspan=4|Source: