| 1966 World Sportscar Championship season | |
| Previous: 1965 | Next: 1967 |
The 1966 World Sportscar Championship season was the 14th season of the FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing.[1] It featured the 1966 International Manufacturers' Championship and the 1966 International Sports Car Championship,[1] which were contested between February 5, 1966 and September 11, 1966, over a total of thirteen races.[2] The International Manufacturers' Championship was open to Group 6 Sports-Protoypes and was contested in two engine capacity divisions, P1 (Up to 2000cc) and P2 (Over 2000cc).[3] The International Sports Car Championship was open to Group 4 Sports Cars and was contested in three engine capacity divisions, S1 (Up to 1300cc), S2 (1301 to 2000cc) and S3 (Over 2000cc).[3]
Schedule[]
The 13 championship races each counted towards one or more of the five divisions.[3]
| IMC | ISCC S1 |
ISCC S2 |
ISCC S3 |
Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R 1 | - | R 1 | R 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona
|
Daytona International Speedway | February 5 February 6 |
| R 2 | R 1 | R 2 | R 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 26 |
| R 3 | - | R 3 | R 3 |  1000km Monza
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| R 4 | R 2 | R 4 | R 4 | Targa Florio
|
Palermo | May 8 |
| R 5 | - | R 5 | R 5 |  1000km Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 25 |
| R 6 | R 3 | R 6 | R 6 |  1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | June 5 |
| R 7 | - | R 7 | R 7 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 18 June 19 |
| - | R 4 | - | - | Mugello 500 km
|
Mugello Circuit | July 17 |
| - | R 5 | - | - | Coppa Citta di Enna
|
Autodromo di Pergusa | August 7 |
| R 8 | - | R 8 | - | Hockenheim 500 km
|
Hockenheimring | August 14 |
| - | R 6 | R 9 | R 8 |  Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz
|
Crans-Montana | August 28 |
| - | R 7 | - | - | 500 km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | September 4 |
| - | R 8 | R 10 | R 9 |  Austrian Sports Car Grand Prix
|
Zeltweg Airfield | September 11 |
Note: The Hockenheim 500 km race did not count towards the Over 2000cc division of the International Manufacturers Championship.[3]
Results[]
International Manufacturers Championship[]
| Position | Manufacturer | Day | Seb | Mon | Tar | Spa | Nur | LM | Hoc | Total [1][4] |
| Over 2000cc | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ford | 10 | 10 | - | - | 6 | - | 12 | - | 38 |
| 2 | Ferrari | (4) | - | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | - | - | 36 |
| 3 | Chaparral | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 |
| Up to 2000cc | ||||||||||
| 1 | Porsche | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | (5) | 12 | (9) | 42 |
| 2 | Ferrari | - | 7 | (4) | 10 | 9 | 10 | - | - | 36 |
| 3 | Alpine | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 5 | - | 22 |
| 4 | Austin-Healey | - | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | (2) | 13 |
| 5 | Triumph | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 6 | Abarth | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| ASA | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 8 | Lotus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
International Sports Car Championship[]
| Position | Manufacturer | Day | Seb | Mon | Tar | Spa | Nur | LM | Mug | Enn | Hoc | Sch | Nur | Aus | Total [1][4] |
| Division I (Up to 1300cc) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Abarth | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 9 | 9 | - | (4.5) | 9 | (9) | 37 |
| 2 | Alpine | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Division II (1301 to 2000cc) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Porsche | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | (6) | 10 | 12 | - | - | 9 | (4.5) | - | (9) | 61 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | - | 7 | 10 | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 27 |
| 3 | Lotus | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| 4 | Volvo | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Division III (Over 2000cc) | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ford | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | (10) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (9) | 49 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 23 |
| 3 | Shelby | - | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
The Cars[]
The following models contributed to the nett points awarded to their respective manufacturers in the two championships.
International Manufacturers Championship - Over 2000cc
- Ford Mk II and Ford X-1
- Ferrari 365P2/3, Ferrari 330P3 & Ferrari 250 LM
- Chaparral 2D
International Manufacturers Championship - Over 2000cc
- Porsche 906
- Ferrari Dino 206P
- Alpine-Renault A210
- Austin-Healey Sprite
- Triumph LM
- Abarth 1300 OT
- ASA 411
- Lotus 23B BMW
International Sports Car Championship - Division 1
- Abarth 1300 OT
- Alpine Renault M65 & Alpine Renault A110
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
International Sports Car Championship - Division 2
- Porsche 904 GTS & Porsche 906
- Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2
- Lotus Elan
- Volvo P1800
International Sports Car Championship - Division 3
- Ford GT40
- Ferrari 250 GTO & Ferrari 250 LM
- Shelby Cobra
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 World Championship - final positions and tables at wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 12 December 2010
- ↑ World Championship 1966 at wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 12 December 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 FIA's new rules starting the 1966 season Retrieved on 12 December 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Time and Two Seats, Janos L Wimpffen, 1999, pages 659-660
External links[]
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
|
1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1976 • 1977 | ||
|
This page uses some content from Wikipedia. The original article was at 1966 World Sportscar Championship season. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Autopedia, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. |