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Jack Brabham won his third and final championship, driving a Brabham-Repco

The 1966 Formula One season was the 20th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 17th World Championship of Drivers, the 9th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and four non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over nine races between 22 May and 23 October 1966.

Jack Brabham won the Drivers' Championship in a Brabham-Repco.[1] It was his third and last championship. Brabham was also awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, their first title.[2]

John Taylor collided with Formula Two driver Jacky Ickx during the German Grand Prix. Taylor was badly burned in the accident and succumbed to his injuries four weeks later.

The season saw "the return to power", with the FIA doubling the maximum allowed engine displacement from 1.5 to 3 litres.

Championship teams and drivers

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

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Ford M2B Ford 406 3.0 V8 F New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1, 8–9
McLaren-Serenissima Serenissima M166 3.0 V8 2, 4–5
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 33 Climax FWMV 2.0 V8 F United Kingdom Jim Clark 1–6
Italy Geki 7
United Kingdom Peter Arundell 8
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 3, 9
Lotus-BRM 43
33
BRM P75 3.0 H16
BRM P60 2.0 V8
8
United Kingdom Peter Arundell 2–7, 9
United Kingdom Jim Clark 7–9
Lotus-Ford 44 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 D West Germany Gerhard Mitter 6
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 6
United Kingdom Piers Courage 6
United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM 33 BRM P60 2.0 V8 F United Kingdom Mike Spence All
Ferrari 246 Ferrari 228 2.4 V6 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 7
United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco BT19
BT20
Repco 620 3.0 V8 G Australia Jack Brabham All
New Zealand Denny Hulme 3–9
Brabham-Climax BT22 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 1–2
United Kingdom Chris Irwin 4
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 D United States Richie Ginther 1–2
Austria Jochen Rindt All
New Zealand Chris Amon 3
United Kingdom John Surtees 3–9
Mexico Moisés Solana 9
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261
P83
BRM P60 2.0 V8
BRM P75 3.0 H16
D United Kingdom Graham Hill All
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1–2, 4–9
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Brabham-BRM BT11 BRM P60 2.0 V8 D Switzerland Jo Siffert 1
Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 2–5, 7–9
United Kingdom DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax BT11 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 F United Kingdom Bob Anderson 1, 3–7
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 246
312/66
Ferrari 228 2.4 V6
Ferrari 218 3.0 V12
F
D
Italy Lorenzo Bandini 1–3, 5–8
United Kingdom John Surtees 1–2
United Kingdom Mike Parkes 3, 5–7
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 6–7
Switzerland Anglo-Suisse Racing Team Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 F Sweden Jo Bonnier 1–2, 5–9
Brabham-Climax BT22 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 3
BT7 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 4
United Kingdom Team Chamaco Collect BRM P261 BRM P60 2.0 V8 G United States Bob Bondurant 1–2, 4, 6–7
United Kingdom Vic Wilson 2
United States Phil Hill Lotus-Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 F United States Phil Hill 1
McLaren-Ford M3A[3][4] Ford 406 3.0 V8 2
France Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati T81 Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12 D France Guy Ligier 1–6
United States Anglo American Racers Eagle-Climax Mk1 Climax FPF 2.8 L4 G United States Dan Gurney 2–6, 9
United States Phil Hill 7
United States Bob Bondurant 8
Eagle-Weslake Weslake 58 3.0 V12 United States Dan Gurney 7–8
United States Bob Bondurant 9
United Kingdom David Bridges Brabham-BRM BT11 BRM P60 2.0 V8 G United Kingdom John Taylor 3–6
United Kingdom Shannon Racing Cars Shannon-Climax SH1 Climax FPE 3.0 V8 D United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 4
United Kingdom J.A. Pearce Engineering Ltd Cooper-Ferrari T73 Ferrari Tipo 168 3.0 V12 D United Kingdom Chris Lawrence 4, 6
West Germany Caltex Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT18 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 D West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. 6
United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation Matra-BRM MS5 BRM P80 1.0 L4 D West Germany Hubert Hahne 6
Matra-Ford Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 Belgium Jacky Ickx 6
United Kingdom Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford BT18 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 D West Germany Hans Herrmann 6
United Kingdom Alan Rees 6
France Matra Sports Matra-Ford MS5 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 D France Jo Schlesser 6
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 6
Switzerland Silvio Moser Brabham-Ford BT16 Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 D Switzerland Silvio Moser 6
Japan Honda R & D Company Honda RA273 Honda RA273E 3.0 V12 G United States Richie Ginther 7–9
United States Ronnie Bucknum 8–9
New Zealand Chris Amon Racing Brabham-BRM BT11 BRM P60 1.9 V8 D New Zealand Chris Amon 7
United Kingdom Bernard White Racing BRM P261 BRM P60 1.9 V8 D United Kingdom Innes Ireland 8–9
  • Pink background denotes F2 entrants to the German Grand Prix

Team and driver changes

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Bruce McLaren (pictured during the 1966 Dutch Grand Prix) entered his own team and chassis.

Dubbed "the return to power", the new formula of 3 litre naturally-aspirated engines was met with enthusiasm. Not all projects were finished in time for the start of the season, however. Coventry Climax had decided to quit their business of building racing engines, despite winning their latest championship in 1965, so most British teams had to find new contracts:[5]

John Surtees left the Ferrari team in disagreement with the management, which severely hampered his championship fight.

Two teams made their debut this year:

Mid-season changes

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Calendar

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Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 22 May
2 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 12 June
3 French Grand Prix France Reims-Gueux, Gueux 3 July
4 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown 16 July
5 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 24 July
6 German Grand Prix West Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 7 August
7 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 4 September
8 United States Grand Prix United States Watkins Glen International, New York 2 October
9 Mexican Grand Prix Mexico Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City 23 October

Calendar changes

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Regulation changes

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Technical regulations

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Sporting regulations

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  • Driver completing less than 90% of the race distance would not be classified and did not receive points, even if they finished in the top six.[12][13]
  • The maximum race distance was reduced from 500 km (310 mi) to 400 km (250 mi).[14]

Championship report

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Rounds 1 to 3

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The 1966 season started off with the Monaco Grand Prix. The twisty track seemed for a large part to negate the difference in power between the 3 litre Ferrari engines and the 2 litre BRM and Climax engines (used by Lotuses). 1963 and 1965 champion Jim Clark qualified on pole position in the Lotus-Climax, ahead of 1964 champion John Surtees for Ferrari. On the second row started the two BRMs of Jackie Stewart and 1962 champion Graham Hill. At the start, Clark's car got jammed in first gear and was passed by everyone. Surtees and Stewart created a gap to the rest of the field. Under normal circumstances, the Ferrari would soon leave the BRM behind, but Surtees' rear axle failed and he retired on lap 16. Stewart was out on his own, followed by Jochen Rindt in the Cooper-Maserati and Hill, before Lorenzo Bandini rose up to second place in the Ferrari. Clark was charging back to the front of the field, but spent a lot of time behind Hill. Clark dove through into the first corner to take third place - Rindt had retired with engine failure - but the Lotus's left-rear suspension failed later in the lap and the reigning champion was out of the race. Stewart held on to take his second career win, ahead of Bandini and Hill. Bob Bondurant finished in fourth place to get three BRMs in the points. Behind came three Coopers but none of them were classified and did not receive championship points.[15]

At first, Stewart was setting the pace during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, but on the high-speed circuit, Surtees qualified on pole in his Ferrari, more than three seconds ahead of Rindt in the Cooper-Maserati. Stewart started third, while Clark could only manage tenth. As the flag was waved, rain was falling at the far end of the track. Stewart and Hill crashed in the Masta Kink, already known as the most dangerous corner, and the Scot got trapped under his car in a pool of leaking fuel for 25 minutes. Hill and Bondurant, who had both crashed as well, borrowed a spectator's toolkit to free him. Another five cars retired within the first lap of the race, including Clark. Surtees led the race, ahead of Rindt and Bandini, and that became the finishing order as well. Behind them finished 1959 and 1960 champion Jack Brabham and Rindt's teammate Richie Ginther. Two other drivers were still running but were not classified, making it two races in a row that championship points were held back under the new rule. Following his crash, Stewart became a strong advocate of improving driver safety in not only Grand Prix but motor racing in general.[16]

When Surtees was not granted a drive with Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he left the Italian team and, with that, gave up his F1 drive as well. He found a seat at Cooper, where Ginther had left to return to his old team Honda. Bandini qualified on pole for the French Grand Prix, with old teammate Surtees and new teammate Mike Parkes beside him on the first row. At the start, Surtees fell back with fuel pick-up issues, before he retired on lap 5. Brabham got up to second place, the only driver able to follow Bandini's pace. On lap 32, the Australian inherited the lead as the Ferrari's throttle cable broke. The Italian took a piece of string from a straw bale lining the track and tied it to his throttle, operating it by hand and actually nursing his car back to the pits, but finished out of the points. Brabham won the race, ahead of Parkes in his first race and Brabham's teammate Denny Hulme.[17]

In the Drivers' Championship, Jack Brabham (Brabham-Repco) took the lead with 12 points, ahead of Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari, 10 points), followed by Surtees, Stewart and Rindt (all 9 points). In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ferrari had the lead with 21 points, ahead of Brabham (12) and BRM and Cooper (both 9).

Rounds 4 to 6

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The British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch saw the Brabham duo of Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme qualify at the front, ahead of Dan Gurney in the Eagle, Graham Hill for BRM and Jim Clark for Lotus. Next came John Surtees in the Cooper, to make it five different constructors in the top six. At the start, it was Brabham and Hill who led away, until it started raining and Jochen Rindt pitted for rain tyres. Rindt got up to second place, pressing Brabham for the lead, while Surtees was third. As the rain dried, however, Rindt fell back and Surtees retired, leaving Brabham and Hulme to finish first and second. Behind them came Hill, Clark and Rindt.[18]

Jack Brabham started on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Brabham and Hulme again qualified first and second for the Dutch Grand Prix, ahead of Clark, still driving a 2 litre Climax-powered Lotus. Hulme's engine went wrong on lap 17, eventually retiring on lap 37, and leaving Brabham vulnerable to Clark's offense. While lapping some backmarkers, the Brit passed the Australian and pulled out a substantial lead. At half-distance, Graham Hill was the only driver not lapped by Clark and Brabham, but then, a shock absorber on the Lotus's crankshaft broke and punched a hole in the water pump, leading to his engine coolant to leak away. This forced a pit stop and brought him down to third place. Brabham won his third race in a row, ahead of Hill.[19]

Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari) during the German Grand Prix

The German Grand Prix was run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In fear of a dull race with not enough entries, the FIA allowed Formula Two entries to race simultaneously. They would not be eligible for F1 championship points. The lighter 2 litre cars topped the timings in qualifying, with Clark, Surtees and Stewart occupying the front row. But at the start, the more powerful 3 litre cars got away better: Surtees held the lead, but Brabham and Lorenzo Bandini were his nearest rivals. John Taylor spun off in the rain that had started falling. He got trapped in a burning wreck but was rescued by F2 driver Jacky Ickx. At the end of the first lap, Brabham had taken the lead, ahead of Surtees, Rindt and Clark. The latter crashed out of the race on lap 11, while the podium places remained unchanged.[20]

After winning four consecutive races, Jack Brabham (Brabham) had a sizeable lead in the Drivers' Championship with 39 points, ahead of Graham Hill (BRM, 17 points) and John Surtees and Jochen Rindt (teammates at Cooper, both on 15 points). In the Manufacturers' Championship, Brabham led with 39 points, ahead of Ferrari (23) and BRM (22).

Rounds 7 to 9

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Ludovico Scarfiotti won the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari.

The teams that had had to make due with limited power until now, could finally take delivery of new 3 litre engines for the Italian Grand Prix: BRM introduced H16 engines for the works team and their customer Team Lotus, the Eagle was powered by the new Weslake V12, and Honda were on the grid for the first time this year with their own V12. Much to the joy of the tifosi, Ferrari teammates Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti qualified at the front, ahead of Jim Clark (Lotus), John Surtees (Cooper) and Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari). Championship leader Jack Brabham started in sixth but felt not much pressure, as Surtees had to win all three remaining races to stop the Australian from claiming the title. Scarfiotti took the lead at the start but was down to seventh at the end of the first lap. His teammate Bandini replaced him at the front. Brabham went by on lap 4 but then retired with an oil leak. Successively, Surtees, Bandini and Clark retired as well, giving the lead back to Scarfiotti, ahead of Parkes and Denny Hulme (Brabham). Jochen Rindt's front tyre deflated coming out of the last corner, the Austrian crossing the finish line while spinning and eventually ending up in the grass. With Surtees' retirement, Brabham had clinched the Drivers' Championship of 1966.[21]

As per usual, the championship ended overseas, firstly with the United States Grand Prix. Freshly crowned champion Brabham qualified on pole with last year's champion Clark next to him. Bandini started third but quickly took the lead, before Brabham went back through on lap 10. Bandini later repassed the Australian but then retired with an engine failure. Half way through the race, Brabham retired as well. Clark had been left behind by the leading duo but inherited the race win. Rindt ran out of fuel and slowed down. He did finish the race, but his last lap took so long that it was forfeited, putting him a lap behind but still second in the classification, as Surtees in third was even further behind.[22]

The last round of the season, the Mexican Grand Prix, saw Surtees back on pole, for the first time in a Cooper, ahead of Clark and Ginther. The Honda driver took the lead at the start, leading fifth-starting Rindt and fourth-starting Brabham. Surtees fell down to fifth but had charged back to first at the half-way point. He won the race, seven seconds ahead of Brabham and at least a lap ahead of Hulme and the rest of the field.[23]

Jack Brabham had won the Drivers' Championship with 42 points, ahead of John Surtees (28) and Jochen Rindt (22). Jack It was Brabham's third Drivers' Championship (following wins in 1959 and 1960), moving him into the second place in the record standings, behind five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio. He became the first and, so far, only driver to win the championship in a car carrying his own name. This was also the first time that a non-European or -British car had won the championship. The Brabham team also scored 42 points in the Manufacturers' Champions and won the title, ahead of Ferrari (31 points) and Cooper (30 points).

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report
1 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark Italy Lorenzo Bandini United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom BRM D Report
2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Ferrari D Report
3 France French Grand Prix Italy Lorenzo Bandini Italy Lorenzo Bandini Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
4 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Australia Jack Brabham Australia Jack Brabham Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
5 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Australia Jack Brabham New Zealand Denny Hulme Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
6 West Germany German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom John Surtees Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco G Report
7 Italy Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom Mike Parkes Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Italy Ferrari F Report
8 United States United States Grand Prix Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-BRM F Report
9 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix United Kingdom John Surtees United States Richie Ginther United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati D Report

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Formula 2 cars were not eligible for Championship points.

The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best five results counted towards the cup.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Race 9 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[24]

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[a]
1 Australia Jack Brabham Ret (4) 1 1 1 1 Ret Ret 2 42 (45)
2 United Kingdom John Surtees Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 1 28
3 Austria Jochen Rindt Ret 2 4 (5) Ret 3 4 2 Ret 22 (24)
4 New Zealand Denny Hulme Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 3 Ret 3 18
5 United Kingdom Graham Hill 3 Ret Ret 3 2 4 Ret Ret Ret 17
6 United Kingdom Jim Clark Ret Ret DNS 4 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 16
7 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 1 Ret Ret 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 14
8 United Kingdom Mike Parkes 2 Ret Ret 2 12
= Italy Lorenzo Bandini 2 3 NC 6 6 Ret Ret 12
10 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Ret 1 9
11 United States Richie Ginther Ret 5 Ret Ret 4 5
12 United States Dan Gurney NC 5 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 4
= United Kingdom Mike Spence Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 Ret DNS 4
14 United States Bob Bondurant 4 Ret 9 Ret 7 DSQ Ret 3
= Switzerland Jo Siffert Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 4 Ret 3
= New Zealand Bruce McLaren Ret DNS 6 DNS 5 Ret 3
17 United Kingdom Peter Arundell DNS Ret Ret Ret 12 8 6 7 1
= Sweden Jo Bonnier NC Ret NC Ret 7 Ret Ret NC 6 1
= United Kingdom Bob Anderson Ret 7 NC Ret Ret 6 1
= United Kingdom John Taylor 6 8 8 Ret 1
United Kingdom Chris Irwin 7 0
United States Ronnie Bucknum Ret 8 0
New Zealand Chris Amon 8 DNQ 0
France Guy Ligier NC NC NC 10 9 DNS 0
Italy Geki 9 0
United Kingdom Chris Lawrence 11 Ret 0
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti NC 0
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Ret Ret1 Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Innes Ireland Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Ret 0
Mexico Moisés Solana Ret 0
United States Phil Hill DNS Ret DNQ 0
United Kingdom Vic Wilson DNS 0
Drivers ineligible for Formula One points, because they drove with Formula Two cars
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 8
West Germany Hubert Hahne 9
France Jo Schlesser 10
West Germany Hans Herrmann 11
United Kingdom Piers Courage Ret
United Kingdom Alan Rees Ret
West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. Ret
Belgium Jacky Ickx Ret
Switzerland Silvio Moser DNS
West Germany Gerhard Mitter DNS
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


  • 1 – Ineligible for Formula One points, because he drove with a Formula Two car.

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

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Brabham-Repco won the 1966 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers
Ferrari placed second in the Manufacturers' title
Cooper-Maserati placed third
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[a]
1 United Kingdom Brabham-Repco Ret (4) 1 1 1 1 (3) Ret 2 42 (49)
2 Italy Ferrari 2 1 2 6 (6) 1 Ret 31 (32)
3 United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati NC 2 4 (5) 7 2 (4) 2 1 30 (35)
4 United Kingdom BRM 1 Ret Ret 3 2 4 7 Ret Ret 22
5 United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 12 5 1 7 13
6 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Ret Ret Ret 4 3 Ret 9 6 Ret 8
7 United States Eagle-Climax NC 5 Ret Ret 7 DNQ DSQ 5 4
8 Japan Honda Ret NC 4 3
9 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Ret Ret 5 Ret 2
10 United Kingdom Brabham-Climax Ret Ret 7 7 Ret Ret 6 1
= United Kingdom Brabham-BRM Ret 6 8 8 Ret DNQ 1
= United Kingdom McLaren-Serenissima DNS 6 DNS 1
United Kingdom Cooper-Ferrari 11 Ret 0
United States Eagle-Weslake Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Shannon-Climax Ret 0
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.
  • Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-championship races

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Four other Formula One races were held in 1966, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
South Africa South African Grand Prix Prince George 1 January United Kingdom Mike Spence United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Italy Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 1 May United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 14 May Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco Report
United Kingdom International Gold Cup Oulton Park 17 September Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Repco Report

Grand Prix – the movie of the 1966 Formula One season

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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 in staged racing scenes.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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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