1966 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 16 July 1966 |
|---|---|
| Winner |
|
| Pole position |
|
| Fastest lap |
|
| Circuit | Brands Hatch, 80 laps |
| Round | 4 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1966 British Grand Prix was the
|
| More 1966 season | |
| More British Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 80 | 2hr 13m 13.400s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 80 | +9.600s | 6 | |
| 3 | +1 |  Graham Hill | BRM | 79 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Serenissima | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +5 | Chris Irwin | Brabham-Climax | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +5 |  Bob Bondurant | BRM (privateer) | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +7 |  Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | +8 | Chris Lawrence | Cooper-Ferrari (privateer) | 73 | +7 laps | |
| NC |  Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| NC | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| R | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 67 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Trevor Taylor | Shannon-Climax | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.500
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax |
| 4 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati |
| 7 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 9 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 10 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 12 | Chris Irwin | Brabham-Climax |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Serenissima |
| 14 | Bob Bondurant | BRM (privateer) |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 18 | Trevor Taylor | Shannon-Climax |
| 19 | Chris Lawrence | Cooper-Ferrari (privateer) |
| 20 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1966 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 21 |
| 2 | Jochen Rindt | 11 |
| 3 |  Lorenzo Bandini | 10 |
| = | Denny Hulme | 10 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| = | John Surtees | 9 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | 8 |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 6 |
| 9 | Bob Bondurant | 3 |
| = | Jim Clark | 3 |
| 11 | Richie Ginther | 2 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 13 | John Taylor | 1 |
| = | Bruce McLaren | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham-Repco | 21 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 21 |
| 3 | BRM | 13 |
| 4 | Cooper-Maserati | 11 |
| 5 | Lotus-Climax | 3 |
| 6 | Eagle-Climax | 2 |
| 7 | Brabham-BRM | 1 |
| = | McLaren-Serenissima | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Chris Irwin, Chris Lawrence
- Shannon (only start)
- Last start
- Trevor Taylor
- Wins
- 9th for Jack Brabham
- 4th for Brabham
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Brabham (11th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 25th for Graham Hill, 16th for Jack Brabham, 2nd for Denny Hulme
- 45th for BRM, 19th & 20th for Brabham (7th constructor to score 20 podiums)
- Poles
- 6th for Jack Brabham (first since 1961; first Australian polesitter since 1961; first for Brabham)
- 3rd for Brabham
- Qualifying 1-2
- 1st for Brabham (9th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Jack Brabham (first since 1964 and last until 1969)
- 6th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 25th for Jack Brabham, 18th for Dan Gurney (first for Eagle), 1st for Denny Hulme (66th different front row starter, 2nd New Zealander driver)
- Pole & win
- 5th for Jack Brabham (first since 1960; first Australian driver to win from pole since 1960; first for Brabham)
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th for Jack Brabham (first since 1960 and last until 1970; first Australian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1960 and last until 1970; first for Brabham)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 3rd and last for Jack Brabham (first since 1960; first Australian driver to complete a hat-trick since 1960 and last until 1979; only hat-trick for Brabham)