1966 Formula One season

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 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

• 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.

Australian Jack Brabham won the 1966 World Championship of Drivers

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

Brabham-Repco won the 1966 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers

Ferrari placed second in the Manufacturers title

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

External links

• Results and images at f1-facts.com
• The Formula One Archives at www.silhouet.com