▁and ▁claimed ▁a ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁Mon za . ▁He ▁would ▁once ▁again ▁take ▁the ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁Spanish ▁National ▁Championship . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁F IM ▁changed ▁its ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁reduce ▁spir aling ▁costs ▁in ▁motor cycle ▁racing . ▁ 1 2 5 cc ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁machines ▁would ▁be ▁limited ▁to ▁two ▁cyl ind ers ▁and ▁ 6 - speed ▁transm issions . ▁This ▁reg ulation ▁change ▁caused ▁the ▁dominant ▁Yam aha ▁and ▁Su zu ki ▁fact ories ▁to ▁withdraw ▁their ▁teams ▁from ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁racing . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁even ▁more ▁successful ▁for ▁Her rero . ▁He ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁winning ▁his ▁first ▁grand ▁prix ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁coun tr ymen ▁at ▁Jar ama . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁with ▁mechanical ▁problems , ▁he ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁at ▁Le ▁Mans . ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁third ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁T T , ▁a ▁considerable ▁accomplish ment ▁considering ▁his ▁horse power ▁def ic it ▁on ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁S na ef ell ▁Mountain ▁Cour se . ▁He ▁triumph ed ▁again ▁at ▁Sp a ▁and ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁championship ▁points ▁race ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁bes et ▁by ▁bad ▁luck . ▁He ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁rain ▁at ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and