1966 Formula One season

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1966 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1966 Formula One season was the 17th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on May 22, 1966, and ended on October 23 after nine races.

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[edit] Season summary

The season was the first of the '3 litre formula', which saw maximum engine capacity doubled from the previous season.

[edit] Season review

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Winning team Report
1 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix May 22 Monaco Jackie Stewart BRM Report
2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix June 12 Spa-Francorchamps John Surtees Ferrari Report
3 France French Grand Prix July 3 Reims-Gueux Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Report
4 United Kingdom British Grand Prix July 16 Brands Hatch Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Report
5 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix July 24 Zandvoort Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Report
6 Germany German Grand Prix August 7 Nürburgring Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Report
7 Italy Italian Grand Prix September 4 Monza Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Report
8 United States United States Grand Prix October 2 Watkins Glen Jim Clark Lotus-BRM Report
9 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix October 23 Hermanos Rodriguez John Surtees Cooper-Maserati Report

[edit] 1966 Constructors Championship final standings

Place Constructor Points
1 Brabham-Repco 42
2 Ferrari 31
3 Cooper-Maserati 30
4 BRM 22
5 Lotus-BRM 13
6 Lotus-Climax 8
7 Eagle-Climax 4
8 Honda 3
9 McLaren-Ford 2
10 Brabham-Climax 1
11 McLaren-Serenissima 1
12 Brabham-BRM 1
13 Eagle-Weslake 0
14 Shannon-Climax 0
15 Cooper-Ferrari 0

[edit] 1966 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Jack Brabham 5 Australia 45 4 5 3
2 John Surtees 7 Britain 28 2 4 2
3 Jochen Rindt 8 Austria 24 3
4 Denny Hulme 6 New Zealand 18 4
5 Graham Hill 3 Britain 17 3
6 Jim Clark 1 Britain 16 1 2 2
7 Jackie Stewart 4 Britain 14 1 1
8 Mike Parkes 4 Britain 12 2 1
9 Lorenzo Bandini 9 Italy 12 2 1
10 Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 Italy 9 1 1
11 Richie Ginther 12 USA 5
12 Mike Spence 18 Britain 4
13 Dan Gurney 15 USA 4
14 Jo Siffert 19 Switzerland 3
15 Bruce McLaren 17 New Zealand 3
16 Bob Bondurant 16 USA 3
17 Peter Arundell 2 Britain 1
18 Bob Anderson 40 Britain 1
19 Jo Bonnier 22 Sweden 1
20 John Taylor 16 USA 1
21 Phil Hill 34 USA
22 Pedro Rodriguez 11 Mexico
23 Moises Solana 18 Mexico
24 Ronnie Bucknum 14 USA
25 Trevor Taylor 12 Britain
26 Guy Ligier 36 France
27 Chris Amon 8 New Zealand
28 Giancarlo Baghetti 44 Italy
29 Geki 20 Italy
30 Chris Lawrence 20 Britain
31 Chris Irwin 7 Britain
32 Innes Ireland 10 Britain


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