1966 British Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Brands Hatch, 80 laps |
| Round | 4 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1966 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 80 | 2hr 13m 13.400s | 9 | |
| 2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 80 | +9.600s | 6 | |
| 3 | +1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 79 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +2 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Serenissima | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +5 | (GBR) Chris Irwin | Brabham-Climax | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | (GBR) John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +5 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | BRM (privateer) | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +7 | (FRA) Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | +8 | (GBR) Chris Lawrence | Cooper-Ferrari (privateer) | 73 | +7 laps | |
| NC | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| NC | (GBR) Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 70 | +10 laps | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Shannon-Climax | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.500
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco |
| 3 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax |
| 4 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 5 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati |
| 7 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati |
| 8 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 9 | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 10 | (GBR) Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 11 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 12 | (GBR) Chris Irwin | Brabham-Climax |
| 13 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Serenissima |
| 14 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | BRM (privateer) |
| 15 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | (GBR) John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | (FRA) Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 18 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Shannon-Climax |
| 19 | (GBR) Chris Lawrence | Cooper-Ferrari (privateer) |
| 20 | (GBR) Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 21 |
| 2 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 11 |
| 3 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 10 |
| = | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 10 |
| 5 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| = | (GBR) John Surtees | 9 |
| 7 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 8 |
| 8 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | 6 |
| 9 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Jim Clark | 3 |
| 11 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 2 |
| = | (USA) Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 13 | (GBR) John Taylor | 1 |
| = | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 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
- 1-2 start
- 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)