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.

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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 Rodriguez 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
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
F		 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

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.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

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.

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

  1. ^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 118–119
  2. ^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey section, pages 120–121
  3. ^ a b 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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