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

1966 British Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 16 July 1966
Winner
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Repco
Pole position
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Repco
Fastest lap
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Repco
CircuitBrands Hatch, 80 laps
Round4 of 9
Race numbers

The 1966 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 145th World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Brands Hatch
More 1966 season
More British Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco802hr 13m 13.400s9
2 (NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco80+9.600s6
3+1(GBR) Graham HillBRM79+1 lap4
4+1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax79+1 lap3
5+2(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati79+1 lap2
6+7(NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Serenissima78+2 laps1
7+5(GBR) Chris IrwinBrabham-Climax78+2 laps 
8+8(GBR) John TaylorBrabham-BRM (privateer)76+4 laps 
9+5(USA) Bob BondurantBRM (privateer)76+4 laps 
10+7(FRA) Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)75+5 laps 
11+8(GBR) Chris LawrenceCooper-Ferrari (privateer)73+7 laps 
NC (CHE) Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)70+10 laps 
NC (GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)70+10 laps 
R (GBR) John SurteesCooper-Maserati67DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)42DNF 
R (GBR) Peter ArundellLotus-BRM32DNF 
R (GBR) Jackie StewartBRM17DNF 
R (GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)15DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Climax9DNF 
R (GBR) Trevor TaylorShannon-Climax0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:34.500

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
2(NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco
3(USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Climax
4(GBR) Graham HillBRM
5(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
6(GBR) John SurteesCooper-Maserati
7(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati
8(GBR) Jackie StewartBRM
9(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)
10(GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)
11(CHE) Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)
12(GBR) Chris IrwinBrabham-Climax
13(NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Serenissima
14(USA) Bob BondurantBRM (privateer)
15(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
16(GBR) John TaylorBrabham-BRM (privateer)
17(FRA) Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)
18(GBR) Trevor TaylorShannon-Climax
19(GBR) Chris LawrenceCooper-Ferrari (privateer)
20(GBR) Peter ArundellLotus-BRM

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham21
2(AUT) Jochen Rindt11
3(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini10
=(NZL) Denny Hulme10
5(GBR) Jackie Stewart9
=(GBR) John Surtees9
7(GBR) Graham Hill8
8(GBR) Mike Parkes6
9(USA) Bob Bondurant3
=(GBR) Jim Clark3
11(USA) Richie Ginther2
=(USA) Dan Gurney2
13(GBR) John Taylor1
=(NZL) Bruce McLaren1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Brabham-Repco21
2Ferrari21
3BRM13
4Cooper-Maserati11
5Lotus-Climax3
6Eagle-Climax2
7Brabham-BRM1
=McLaren-Serenissima1

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)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Brands Hatch circuit
  • 1966 World Championship season

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