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1966 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageCircuit-Reims-1954.png
CaptionReims-Gueux
Date3 July
Year1966
Official name52e Grand Prix de l'ACF
LocationReims-Gueux, Reims, France
CourseTemporary road course
Course_mi5.187
Course_km8.348
Distance_laps48
Distance_mi248.980
Distance_km400.694
WeatherHot, dry
Pole_DriverLorenzo Bandini
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time2:07.8
Pole_CountryITA
Fast_DriverLorenzo Bandini
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time2:11.3
Fast_CountryITA
First_DriverJack Brabham
First_TeamBrabham-Repco
First_CountryAUS
Second_DriverMike Parkes
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverDenny Hulme
Third_TeamBrabham-Repco
Third_CountryNZL
Lapchart

The 1966 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 3 July 1966. It was race 3 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the "60th Anniversary race" of Grand Prix racing, which had started with the GP of France in 1906. It was also the 16th and last time the French Grand Prix was held on variations of French highways near Reims, following a three-year absence from the region. The race was held over 48 laps of the 8.35 km circuit for a race distance of 400.694 km.

The race was won by the 1959 and 1960 World Champion, Australian driver Jack Brabham, driving his Brabham BT19. It was Brabham's eighth Grand Prix victory and his first since the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix, six years earlier. It was also his first win since establishing his Brabham team, and the first win for the Australian-developed Repco-Brabham V8 engine. Brabham became the first driver to win a World Championship Grand Prix in a car bearing his own name. British driver Mike Parkes finished second in a Ferrari 312, 9.5 seconds behind, while Brabham's team-mate, New Zealander Denny Hulme, finished third in his Brabham BT20, albeit two laps down.

Brabham now led the Driver's Championship on 12 points, two ahead of Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini and three ahead of BRM's Jackie Stewart and Ferrari's John Surtees. The win was the first of four in succession for Brabham as he began his march towards his third world title.

Race summary

Jim Clark was a non-starter, recovering from an accident after he was hit in the eye by a bird during practice. Qualifying was firmly in the hands of Ferrari and especially Lorenzo Bandini with a pole set at 2:07.8 in his 3-litre 312/66, averaging 146.112 mph (233.780 km/h). After the start, Bandini duly led, with Jack Brabham in what would later be nicknamed his 'Old Nail' BT19 – which had a bit less straightline speed – following in his slipstream for a while. Mike Parkes, who had taken over at Ferrari from John Surtees acquitted himself well, duelling with Graham Hill for third place, becoming second when Hill's camshaft broke. When the Italian had to retire due to a broken throttle linkage, Brabham took first place at the finish – his first win since the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix and the first driver to win a championship Grand Prix in his own car. It was also the last race ever at Reims-Gueux, the original venue of the Formula One French Grand Prix.

1950 World Champion Nino Farina died in a car accident while on his way to watch this race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718Source:
20ITA Lorenzo BandiniFerrari2:07.8—
10UK John SurteesCooper-Maserati2:08.4+0.6
22UK Mike ParkesFerrari2:09.1+1.3
12AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco2:10.2+2.4
6AUT Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati2:10.9+3.1
38SUI Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati2:12.2+4.4
8NZL Chris AmonCooper-Maserati2:12.4+4.6
16UK Graham HillBRM2:12.8+5.0
14NZL Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco2:13.3+5.5
32UK Mike SpenceLotus-BRM2:14.2+6.4
42FRA Guy LigierCooper-Maserati2:15.4+7.6
36UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax2:15.6+7.8
2UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax2:15.6+7.8
2Mexico Pedro RodríguezLotus-Climax2:16.5+8.7
26USA Dan GurneyEagle-Climax2:17.9+10.1
44UK John TaylorBrabham-BRM2:19.2+11.4
4UK Peter ArundellLotus-BRM2:19.6+11.8
30SWE Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax2:23.5+15.7

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678NCRetNCNCRetRetRetRetRetDNS
12AUS **Jack Brabham****Brabham-Repco**481:48:31.34**9**
22UK **Mike Parkes****Ferrari**48+ 9.53**6**
14NZL **Denny Hulme****Brabham-Repco**46+ 2 Laps9**4**
6AUT **Jochen Rindt****Cooper-Maserati**46+ 2 Laps5**3**
26USA **Dan Gurney****Eagle-Climax**45+ 3 Laps14**2**
44UK **John Taylor****Brabham-BRM**45+ 3 Laps15**1**
36UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax44+ 4 Laps12
8NZL Chris AmonCooper-Maserati44+ 4 Laps7
42FRA Guy LigierCooper-Maserati42+ 6 Laps11
2Mexico Pedro RodríguezLotus-Climax40Oil Leak13
20ITA Lorenzo BandiniFerrari37+ 11 Laps1
30SWE Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax32+ 16 Laps17
16UK Graham HillBRM13Engine8
38SUI Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati10Fuel System6
32UK Mike SpenceLotus-BRM8Clutch10
10UK John SurteesCooper-Maserati5Fuel System2
4UK Peter ArundellLotus-BRM3Gearbox16
2UK Jim ClarkLotus-ClimaxAccident(18)

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 61AUS Jack Brabham12
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12ITA Lorenzo Bandini10
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3UK John Surtees9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24UK Jackie Stewart9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15AUT Jochen Rindt9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1ITA Ferrari21
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22UK Brabham-Repco12
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13UK BRM9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK Cooper-Maserati9
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5USA Eagle-Climax2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1965 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1967 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1966". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "Drivers: Giuseppe Farina". Grandprix.com.
  3. "1966 ACF GP Qualification".
  4. "1966 French Grand Prix". [[Motor Sport Magazine]].
  5. "1966 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. "France 1966 - Championship • STATS F1".
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