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

1966 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 3 July 1966
Winner
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Repco
Pole position
  • Lorenzo Bandini
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Lorenzo Bandini
  • Ferrari
CircuitReims, 48 laps
Round3 of 9
Race numbers

The 1966 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 144th World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 11th and last World Championship race at Reims (first since 1963)
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On this page

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

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco481hr 48m 31.300s9
2+1(GBR) Mike ParkesFerrari48+9.500s6
3+6(NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco46+2 laps4
4+1(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati46+2 laps3
5+9(USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Climax45+3 laps2
6+9(GBR) John TaylorBrabham-BRM (privateer)45+3 laps1
7+5(GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)44+4 laps 
8-1(NZL) Chris AmonCooper-Maserati44+4 laps 
NC (FRA) Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)42+6 laps 
R (MEX) Pedro RodriguezLotus-Climax40DNF 
NC (ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari37+11 laps 
NC (SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)32+16 laps 
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM13DNF 
R (CHE) Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)10DNF 
R (GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)8DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesCooper-Maserati5DNF 
R (GBR) Peter ArundellLotus-BRM3DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:07.800

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
2(GBR) John SurteesCooper-Maserati
3(GBR) Mike ParkesFerrari
4(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
5(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati
6(CHE) Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati (privateer)
7(NZL) Chris AmonCooper-Maserati
8(GBR) Graham HillBRM
9(NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco
10(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-BRM (privateer)
11(FRA) Guy LigierCooper-Maserati (privateer)
12(GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)
13(MEX) Pedro RodriguezLotus-Climax
14(USA) Dan GurneyEagle-Climax
15(GBR) John TaylorBrabham-BRM (privateer)
16(GBR) Peter ArundellLotus-BRM
17(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham12
2(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini10
3(GBR) Jackie Stewart9
=(GBR) John Surtees9
5(AUT) Jochen Rindt9
6(GBR) Mike Parkes6
7(GBR) Graham Hill4
=(NZL) Denny Hulme4
9(USA) Bob Bondurant3
10(USA) Richie Ginther2
=(USA) Dan Gurney2
12(GBR) John Taylor1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari21
2Brabham-Repco12
3BRM9
4Cooper-Maserati9
5Eagle-Climax2
6Brabham-BRM1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Mike Parkes
Wins
8th for Jack Brabham (first win since 1960; first Australian winner since 1960; first for Brabham)
3rd for Brabham
Podiums
15th for Jack Brabham
1st for Mike Parkes (86th different podium finisher, 20th British driver)
1st for Denny Hulme (87th different podium finisher, 2nd New Zealander driver)
149th for Ferrari
17th & 18th for Brabham
Poles
1st and only for Lorenzo Bandini (29th different polesitter, 4th Italian driver; first Italian polesitter since 1955 and last until 1975)
43rd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
2nd and last for Lorenzo Bandini
43rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
18th for John Surtees (first for Cooper)
4th for Lorenzo Bandini
1st for Mike Parkes (65th different front row starter, 14th British driver)
Points finishes
1st for Mike Parkes (138th different point scorer, 30th British driver)
1st and only for John Taylor (139th different point scorer, 31st British driver)

See also

  • French Grand Prix
  • Reims circuit
  • 1966 World Championship season

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