1966 FIA Formula One World Championship season | |
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The 1966 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1966 World Championship of Drivers [1] and the 1966 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] which were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on May 22 and ended on October 23. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars.
Season summary[]
The season was the first of the '3 litre formula', which saw maximum engine capacity doubled from the previous season. British constructors were forced to look elsewhere after Climax's withdrawal from racing. Ferrari appeared to be as well prepared as in 1961, but John Surtees left the team after a dispute at Le Mans, joining Cooper. Jack Brabham took his third championship, this time in a car of his own manufacture. Bruce McLaren and Dan Gurney emulated Brabham by building their own cars, though with little initial success. BRM and Lotus used 2 litre engines for much of the season. BRM's new H16 engine was largely unsuccessful, though Jim Clark used one in his Lotus to win the US Grand Prix. Under new regulations, cars completing less than 90% of the race distance were not classified and did not receive points, even if they finished in the top six.
Season review[]
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1966 FIA World Championship.
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren | M2B | Ford 406 3.0 V8 Serenissima 3.0 V8 |
F | Bruce McLaren | 1–2, 4–5, 8–9 |
Team Lotus | Lotus | 43 33 |
BRM P75 3.0 H16 Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 BRM P56 2.0 V8 |
F | Jim Clark | All |
Peter Arundell | 2–9 | |||||
Pedro Rodríguez | 3, 8–9 | |||||
Geki | 7 | |||||
44 | Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 | D | Gerhard Mitter | 6 | ||
Pedro Rodríguez | 6 | |||||
Piers Courage | 6 | |||||
Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus Ferrari |
25 246 |
BRM P56 2.0 V8 BRM P60 1.9 V8 Ferrari 228 2.4 V6 |
F | Mike Spence | All |
Giancarlo Baghetti | 7 | |||||
Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham | BT19 BT22 BT20 |
Repco 620 3.0 V8 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 |
G | Jack Brabham | All |
Denny Hulme | All | |||||
Chris Irwin | 4 | |||||
Cooper Car Company | Cooper | T81 | Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 | D | Richie Ginther | 1–2 |
Jochen Rindt | All | |||||
Chris Amon | 3 | |||||
John Surtees | 3–9 | |||||
Moisés Solana | 9 | |||||
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P261 P83 |
BRM P60 2.0 V8 BRM P75 3.0 H16 |
D | Graham Hill | All |
Jackie Stewart | 1–2, 4–9 | |||||
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Brabham Cooper |
BT11 T81 |
BRM P60 2.0 V8 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 |
D | Jo Siffert | 1–5, 7–9 |
DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham | BT11 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 | F | Bob Anderson | 1, 3–7 |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 246 312 |
Ferrari 228 2.4 V6 Ferrari 218 3.0 V12 |
F | Lorenzo Bandini | 1–3, 5–8 |
John Surtees | 1–2 | |||||
Mike Parkes | 3, 5–7 | |||||
Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6–7 | |||||
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team | Cooper Brabham |
T81 BT22 BT7 |
Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 |
D | Joakim Bonnier | All |
Team Chamaco Collect | BRM | P261 | BRM P60 2.0 V8 | G | Bob Bondurant | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
Vic Wilson | 2 | |||||
Guy Ligier | Cooper | T81 | Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 | D | Guy Ligier | 1–6 |
Anglo American Racers | Eagle | Mk1 | Climax FPF 2.8 L4 Weslake 58 3.0 V12 |
G | Dan Gurney | 2–9 |
Phil Hill | 7 | |||||
Bob Bondurant | 8–9 | |||||
David Bridges | Brabham | BT11 | BRM P60 2.0 V8 | G | John Taylor | 3–6 |
Shannon Racing Cars | Shannon | SH 1 | Climax FPE 3.0 V8 | D | Trevor Taylor | 4 |
J.A. Pearce Engineering Ltd | Cooper | T73 | Ferrari 218 3.0 V12 | D | Chris Lawrence | 4, 6 |
Caltex Racing Team | Brabham | BT18 | Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 | D | Kurt Ahrens, Jr. | 6 |
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Matra | MS5 | BRM 1.0 L4 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 |
D | Hubert Hahne | 6 |
Jacky Ickx | 6 | |||||
Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham | BT18 | Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 | D | Hans Herrmann | 6 |
Alan Rees | 6 | |||||
Matra Sports | Matra | MS5 | Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 | D | Jo Schlesser | 6 |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 6 | |||||
Silvio Moser | Brabham | BT16 | Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 | D | Silvio Moser | 6 |
Honda R & D Company | Honda | RA273 | Honda RA273E 3.0 V12 | G | Richie Ginther | 7–9 |
Ronnie Bucknum | 8–9 | |||||
Chris Amon | Brabham | BT11 | BRM P60 1.9 V8 | D | Chris Amon | 7 |
Bernard White Racing | BRM | P261 | BRM P60 1.9 V8 | D | Innes Ireland | 8–9 |
- Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix
1966 World Championship of Drivers – final standings[]
Points towards the 1966 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places at each race. Only the best five race results could be retained by each driver.
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1966 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings[]
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best five round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | Pts.[3] |
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1 | Brabham-Repco | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 42 (49) |
2 | Ferrari | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 31 (32) | ||
3 | Cooper-Maserati | NC | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 (35) |
4 | BRM | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 22 |
5 | Lotus-BRM | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
6 | Lotus-Climax | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 8 | |
7 | Eagle-Climax | NC | 5 | Ret | Ret | 7 | DNQ | DSQ | 5 | 4 | |
8 | Honda | Ret | NC | 4 | 3 | ||||||
9 | McLaren-Ford | Ret | 5 | Ret | 2 | ||||||
10 | Brabham-Climax | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1 | ||
11 | Brabham-BRM | Ret | 6 | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNQ | 1 | |||
12 | McLaren-Serenissima | DNS | 6 | 1 | |||||||
— | Cooper-Ferrari | 11 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
— | Eagle-Weslake | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||
— | Shannon-Climax | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | Pts. |
- Bold results counted to championship totals.
Non-Championship race results[]
Other Formula One races held in 1966, which did not count towards the World Championship.
Race Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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South African Grand Prix | Prince George | January 1 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | Report |
Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | April 1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | May 14 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Report |
International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | September 17 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Report |
Grand Prix – the movie of the 1966 Formula One season[]
The film Grand Prix is a fictionalized version of the 1966 season, which includes footage of the actual races edited together with footage of actors.
Notes & references[]
External links[]
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