licensed by the ACO Fastest Lap in practice – R. Stommelen, #14 Porsche 917 LH – 3:22.9secs; Fastest Lap – V. Elford, #12 Porsche 917 LH – 3:27.2secs; Winning Distance – Winner's Average Speed – Attendance – almost 400 000 International Championship for Makes Standings As calculated after Le Mans, Round 8 of 10 Citations References Armstrong, Douglas – English editor (1969) Automobile Year #17 1969–70 Lausanne: Edita S.A. Clarke, R.M. – editor (1997) Le Mans 'The Ford and Matra Years 1966–1974' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Henry, Alan (1988) Fifty Famous Motor Races Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephen Ltd Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949–1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co Parker, Paul (2016) Sports Car Racing in Camera Vol 2 1960–69 Wincanton: Behemoth Publishing Spurring, Quentin (2010) Le Mans 1960–69 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing External links Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1969 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 4 May 2018 Le Mans History – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 4 May 2018 World Sports Racing Prototypes – results, reserve entries & chassis numbers. Retrieved 4 May 2018 Team Dan – results & reserve entries, explaining driver listings. Retrieved 4 May 2018 Unique Cars & Parts – results & reserve entries. Retrieved 4 May 2018 Formula 2 – Le Mans results & reserve entries. Retrieved 4 May 2018 Motorsport Memorial – details of the fatal accidents. Retrieved 4 May 2018 YouTube – Colour footage with music overlaid (5mins). Retrieved 15 May 2018 YouTube – Brief interview with Henri Pescarolo about his crash in testing (90sec). Retrieved 15 May 2018 YouTube – Brief interview with Frank Gardner about John Woolfe crash (30sec). Retrieved 15 May 2018 YouTube – B/w footage, in Dutch, news report (1min). Retrieved 15 May 2018 In media La Ronde Infernale: Le Mans 1969 (commissioned by Castrol) 24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans 1969 in French motorsport