1966 Formula One season

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[]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 22	Jim Clark	Lorenzo Bandini	Jackie Stewart	BRM	D	Report
2	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa- Francorchamps	June 12	John Surtees	John Surtees	John Surtees	Ferrari	F	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	July 3	Lorenzo Bandini	Lorenzo Bandini	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	G	Report
4	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	July 16	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	G	Report
5	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	July 24	Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	G	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	August 7	Jim Clark	John Surtees	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	G	Report
7	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 4	Mike Parkes	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	F	Report
8	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	October 2	Jack Brabham	John Surtees	Jim Clark	Lotus-BRM	F	Report
9	Mexican Grand Prix	Hermanos Rodríguez	October 23	John Surtees	Richie Ginther	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	D	Report

Teams and drivers[]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1966 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
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
Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus Ferrari	25 246	BRM P56 2.0 V8 BRM P60 1.9 V8 Ferrari 228 2.4 V6	F	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
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P261 P83	BRM P60 2.0 V8 BRM P75 3.0 H16	D	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 F	Joakim Bonnier	All
Team Chamaco Collect	BRM	P261	BRM P60 2.0 V8	G	Bob Bondurant	1–2, 4, 6–7
Team Chamaco Collect	BRM	P261	BRM P60 2.0 V8	G	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
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Matra	MS5	BRM 1.0 L4 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D	Jacky Ickx	6
Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham	BT18	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D	Hans Herrmann	6
Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham	BT18	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D	Alan Rees	6
Matra Sports	Matra	MS5	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D	Jo Schlesser	6
Matra Sports	Matra	MS5	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D	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
Honda R & D Company	Honda	RA273	Honda RA273E 3.0 V12	G	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.

Pos.	Driver	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.^[3]
1	Jack Brabham	Ret	4	1	1	1	1	Ret	Ret	2	42 (45)
2	John Surtees	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	1	28
3	Jochen Rindt	Ret	2	4	5	Ret	3	4	2	Ret	22 (24)
4	Denny Hulme	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	3	18
5	Graham Hill	3	Ret	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	17
6	Jim Clark	Ret	Ret	DNS	4	3	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	16
7	Jackie Stewart	1	Ret		Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
8	Mike Parkes			2		Ret	Ret	2			12
9	Lorenzo Bandini	2	3	NC		6	6	Ret	Ret		12
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti						Ret	1			9
11	Richie Ginther	Ret	5					Ret	Ret	4	5
12	Dan Gurney		NC	5	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	4
13	Mike Spence	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	4
14	Bob Bondurant	4	Ret		9		Ret	7	DSQ	Ret	3
15	Jo Siffert	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret		Ret	4	Ret	3
16	Bruce McLaren	Ret	DNS		6	DNS			5	Ret	3
17	Peter Arundell		DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	6	7	1
18	Jo Bonnier	NC	Ret	NC	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	NC	6	1
19	Bob Anderson	Ret		7	NC	Ret	Ret	6			1
20	John Taylor			6	8	8	Ret				1
—	Chris Irwin				7						0
—	Ronnie Bucknum								Ret	8	0
—	Chris Amon			8				DNQ			0
—	Guy Ligier	NC	NC	NC	10	9	DNS				0
—	Geki							9			0
—	Chris Lawrence				11		Ret				0
—	Giancarlo Baghetti							NC			0
—	Pedro Rodríguez			Ret					Ret	Ret	0
—	Innes Ireland								Ret	Ret	0
—	Trevor Taylor				Ret						0
—	Moisés Solana									Ret	0
—	Phil Hill							DNQ			0
Pos.	Driver	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Light blue	Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Injured or ill (Inj)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)

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]
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
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[]

↑ 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 118–119
↑ 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 120–121
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

External links[]

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[1] 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 118–119

[2] 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 120–121

[points-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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