1966 French Grand Prix
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| Winner |
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| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Reims, 48 laps |
| Round | 3 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1966 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 48 | 1hr 48m 31.300s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | Ferrari | 48 | +9.500s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 46 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 46 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +9 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 45 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +9 | (GBR) John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 45 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +5 | (GBR) Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 44 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | -1 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Cooper-Maserati | 44 | +4 laps | |
| NC | (FRA) Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 42 | +6 laps | ||
| R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | 40 | DNF | ||
| NC | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 37 | +11 laps | ||
| NC | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 32 | +16 laps | ||
| R | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:07.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 2 | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati |
| 3 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | Ferrari |
| 4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 5 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati |
| 6 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 7 | (NZL) Chris Amon | Cooper-Maserati |
| 8 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 9 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco |
| 10 | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 11 | (FRA) Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 12 | (GBR) Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax |
| 14 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax |
| 15 | (GBR) John Taylor | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 16 | (GBR) Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM |
| 17 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 12 |
| 2 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 10 |
| 3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 9 |
| = | (GBR) John Surtees | 9 |
| 5 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 9 |
| 6 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | 6 |
| 7 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 4 |
| = | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 4 |
| 9 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | 3 |
| 10 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 2 |
| = | (USA) Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 12 | (GBR) John Taylor | 1 |
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)