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1966 British Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	F1
Country	United Kingdom
Grand Prix	British
Image	File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg
Date	16 July
Year	1966
Official name	XIX RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch
Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	2.65
Course_km	4.26
Distance_laps	80
Distance_mi	212.00
Distance_km	341.18
Weather	Wet, drying later
Pole_Driver	Jack Brabham
Pole_Team	Brabham-Repco
Pole_Time	1:34.5
Pole_Country	Australia
Fast_Driver	Jack Brabham
Fast_Team	Brabham-Repco
Fast_Time	1:37.0
Fast_Country	Australia
First_Driver	Jack Brabham
First_Team	Brabham-Repco
First_Country	Australia
Second_Driver	Denny Hulme
Second_Team	Brabham-Repco
Second_Country	New Zealand
Third_Driver	Graham Hill
Third_Team	BRM
Third_Country	UK
Lapchart

Kent, England The 1966 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 16 July 1966. It was race 4 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 21st British Grand Prix and the second to be held at Brands Hatch. It was held over 80 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 341 kilometres.

The race, the first of the new three-litre engine regulation era where starters reached 20 cars, was won for the third time by Australian driver Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT19, his second win in succession after winning the French Grand Prix two weeks earlier. New Zealand driver Denny Hulme finished second in his Brabham BT20, a first 1–2 win for the Brabham team. The pair finished a lap ahead of third placed British driver Graham Hill in his BRM P261. Ferrari did not participate in this Grand Prix weekend to honour a metalworkers strike in Italy.

Brabham's win ended a streak of 4 consecutive wins by Jim Clark at the British Grand Prix.

Brabham's win put him ten points clear in the championship chase over Austrian Cooper racer Jochen Rindt with Hulme and Ferrari's Lorenzo Bandini a point further back.

Race summary

Brabham and Hill duelled at the start, until rain storms arrived on the circuit. Whilst Brabham maintained his lead, Rindt who had changed to rain tyres was catching him rapidly, whilst John Surtees in the Cooper was in third, well clear of the rest of the field. Hill and Jim Clark then battled for second and third until Clark pitted and then Hulme took over second place. As the rain dried, Rindt fell back. Surtees retired with mechanical problems, leaving Clark in fourth. Brabham duly led home teammate Hulme, Hill, Clark, Rindt and Bruce McLaren.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
5	AUS Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:34.5	—
6	NZL Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1:34.8	+0.3
16	USA Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	1:35.8	+1.3
3	UK Graham Hill	BRM	1:36.0	+1.5
1	UK Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:36.1	+1.6
12	UK John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	1:36.4	+1.9
11	AUT Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:36.6	+2.1
4	UK Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.9	+2.4
17	UK Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	1:37.3	+2.8
21	UK Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:37.5	+3.0
20	SUI Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:38.0	+3.5
7	UK Chris Irwin	Brabham-Climax	1:38.1	+3.6
14	NZL Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima	1:38.5	+4.0
25	USA Bob Bondurant	BRM	1:38.9	+4.4
18	SWE Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:39.3	+4.8
22	UK John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	1:40.0	+5.5
19	FRA Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	1:41.4	+6.9
23	UK Trevor Taylor	Shannon-Climax	1:41.6	+7.1
24	UK Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	1:43.8	+9.3
2	UK Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	1:54.3	+19.8

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
5	AUS Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	80	2:13:13.4	1	9
6	NZL Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	80	+ 9.6	2	6
3	UK Graham Hill	BRM	79	+ 1 lap	4	4
1	UK Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	5	3
11	AUT Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	79	+ 1 lap	7	2
14	NZL Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima	78	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	UK Chris Irwin	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	12
22	UK John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	76	+ 4 laps	16
25	USA Bob Bondurant	BRM	76	+ 4 laps	14
19	FRA Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	75	+ 5 laps	17
24	UK Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	73	+ 7 laps	19
21	UK Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	70	+ 10 laps	10
20	SUI Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	70	+ 10 laps	11
12	UK John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	67	Transmission	6
18	SWE Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	42	Clutch	15
2	UK Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	32	Gearbox	20
4	UK Jackie Stewart	BRM	17	Engine	8
17	UK Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	15	Oil leak	9
16	USA Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	9	Engine	3
23	UK Trevor Taylor	Shannon-Climax	0	Engine	18

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers Chris Irwin and Chris Lawrence.
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Shannon.
This was the 100th race for a Cooper. In those 100 races, Cooper had won 14 Grands Prix, achieved 49 podium finishes, 10 pole positions, 12 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams and had won 2 Driver's and 2 Constructor's World Championships.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points	Source:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg	10px]]	1	AUS Jack Brabham	21
[[File:1uparrow green.svg	10px]] 3	2	AUT Jochen Rindt	11
[[File:1uparrow green.svg	10px]] 5	3	NZL Denny Hulme	10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg	10px]] 2	4	ITA Lorenzo Bandini	10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg	10px]] 2	5	UK John Surtees	9

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points	Source:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg	10px]] 1	1	UK Brabham-Repco	21
[[File:1downarrow red.svg	10px]] 1	2	ITA Ferrari	21
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg	10px]]	3	UK BRM	13
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg	10px]]	4	UK Cooper-Maserati	11
[[File:1uparrow green.svg	10px]] 1	5	UK Lotus-Climax	3

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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References

"1966 British GP Qualification".
"1966 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
"Britain 1966 – Championship • STATS F1".

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