1966 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	17
Races	9
Drivers’ Champion	Jack Brabham (3rd and last title)
Constructors’ Champion	Brabham-Repco (1st title for Brabham, 6th different World Champion constructor)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Jim Clark
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Lotus

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Monaco	Monte Carlo	22 May
2	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	12 June
3	France	Reims	03 July
4	Britain	Brands Hatch	16 July
5	Netherlands	Zandvoort	24 July
6	Germany	Nurburgring	07 August
7	Italy	Monza	04 September
8	USA	Watkins Glen	02 October
9	Mexico	Mexico City	23 October

Last race (circuit): Reims
First race at a circuit since…: 1963 for Reims; 1964 for Brands Hatch
Last race at a circuit until…: 1968 for Brands Hatch

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Monaco	Result
2	Belgium	Result
3	France	Result
4	Britain	Result
5	Netherlands	Result
6	Germany	Result
7	Italy (drivers’ title decider)	Result
8	USA (constructors’ title decider)	Result
9	Mexico (150th World Championship race)	Result

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1966 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Brabham (works team): (AUS) Jack Brabham (All); (NZL) Denny Hulme (All); (GBR) Chris Irwin (4) (Rookie)
Brabham (privateers): (GBR) Bob Anderson (1, 3-7); (CHE) Jo Siffert (1); (GBR) John Taylor (3-6); (SWE) Jo Bonnier (3-4); (NZL) Chris Amon (7)
BRM (works team): (GBR) Graham Hill (All); (GBR) Jackie Stewart (1-2, 4-9)
BRM (privateers): (USA) Bob Bondurant (1-2, 4, 6-7); (GBR) Vic Wilson (2); (GBR) Innes Ireland (8-9)
Cooper (works team): (AUT) Jochen Rindt (All); (USA) Richie Ginther (1-2); (GBR) John Surtees (3-9); (NZL) Chris Amon (3); (MEX) Moises Solana (9)
Cooper (privateers): (FRA) Guy Ligier (1-6) (Rookie); (SWE) Jo Bonnier (1-2, 5-9); (CHE) Jo Siffert (2-5, 7-9); (GBR) Chris Lawrence (4, 6) (Rookie)
Eagle (works team): (USA) Dan Gurney (2-9); (USA) Phil Hill (7); (USA) Bob Bondurant (8-9)
Ferrari (works team): (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (1-3, 5-8); (GBR) John Surtees (1-2); (GBR) Mike Parkes (3, 5-7) (Rookie); (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti (6-7)
Ferrari (privateer): (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (7)
Honda (works team): (USA) Richie Ginther (7-9); (USA) Ronnie Bucknum (8-9)
Lotus (works team): (GBR) Jim Clark (All); (GBR) Peter Arundell (2-9); (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (3, 8-9); (ITA) Geki (7)
Lotus (privateer): (GBR) Mike Spence (All)
McLaren (works team): (NZL) Bruce McLaren (1-2, 4-5, 8-9)
Shannon (works team): (GBR) Trevor Taylor (4)

Final season (drivers): Peter Arundell; Bob Bondurant; Ronnie Bucknum; Geki Geki; Phil Hill; Innes Ireland; Chris Lawrence; John Taylor; Trevor Taylor; Vic Wilson
First entry (drivers) since…: 1959 for Mike Parkes; 1960 for Vic Wilson; 1964 for Peter Arundell, Phil Hill, John Taylor and Trevor Taylor
Debut season (constructors): Eagle; McLaren; Shannon (only season)
Final season (constructors): Shannon

Driver	Grand Prix
Ludovico Scarfiotti (Ferrari)	Italy

Driver	Grand Prix
Jochen Rindt (Cooper)	Belgium
Mike Parkes (Ferrari)	France
Denny Hulme (Brabham)	France
Ludovico Scarfiotti (Ferrari)	Italy

Driver	Grand Prix
Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari)	France
Mike Parkes (Ferrari)	Italy