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Home / Seasons / 1966 F1 World Championship Season / 1966 Belgian Grand Prix

1966 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 12 June 1966
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 28 laps
Round2 of 9
Race numbers

The 1966 Belgian Grand Prix was the

  • 143rd World Championship race
  • 15th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 15th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
More 1966 season
More Belgian Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari282hr 09m 11.300s9
2 Austria flag lazyload Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati28+42.100s6
3+2Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari27+1 lap4
4 Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco26+2 laps3
5+3USA flag lazyload Richie GintherCooper-Maserati25+3 laps2
NC France flag lazyload Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)24+4 laps 
NC USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyEagle-Climax23+5 laps 
R USA flag lazyload Bob BondurantBRM (privateer)0DNF 
R Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati (privateer)0DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax0DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM0DNF 
R New Zealand flag lazyload Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax0DNF 
R Switzerland flag Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)0DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)0DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie StewartBRM0DNF 
Did not start
  New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Serenissima   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Vic WilsonBRM (privateer)   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Peter ArundellLotus-BRM   

Notes

  • Bruce McLaren did not start the Grand Prix due to wheel bearing issues in practice.
  • Vic Wilson did not start as Bob Bondurant instead raced his car.
  • Peter Arundell did not start due to engine issues in practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:38.000

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari
2Austria flag lazyload Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie StewartBRM
4Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
5Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
6Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati (privateer)
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)
8USA flag lazyload Richie GintherCooper-Maserati
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
11USA flag lazyload Bob BondurantBRM (privateer)
12France flag lazyload Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)
13New Zealand flag lazyload Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax
14Switzerland flag Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)
15USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyEagle-Climax

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1966 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo Bandini10
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Stewart9
=United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees9
4Austria flag lazyload Jochen Rindt6
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill4
6USA flag lazyload Bob Bondurant3
6Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham3
8USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari15
2United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM9
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Maserati6
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Repco3

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Eagle
Wins
4th for John Surtees (first win since 1964; last for Ferrari)
40th for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 40 races)
Podiums
16th for John Surtees (last for Ferrari), 8th and last for Lorenzo Bandini, 1st for Jochen Rindt (85th different podium finisher, 1st Austrian driver)
147th & 148th for Ferrari, 49th for Cooper
Poles
6th for John Surtees (first since 1964; last for Ferrari)
42nd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
7th for John Surtees (first since 1964 and last until 1968; last for Ferrari)
42nd for Ferrari
Front row starts
17th for John Surtees (last for Ferrari), 6th for Jackie Stewart, 1st for Jochen Rindt (64th different front row starter, 1st Austrian driver; last until 1968; only front row start for Cooper)
Pole & win
3rd for John Surtees (first since 1964; last for Ferrari)
Win & fastest lap
4th and last for John Surtees (first since 1964)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd and last for John Surtees (first since 1964)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1966 World Championship season

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