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1966 German Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryWest Germany
Grand PrixGerman
Date7 August
Year1966
ImageCircuit Nürburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg
Official nameXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
LocationNürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi14.168
Course_km22.810
Distance_laps15
Distance_mi212.52
Distance_km342.15
WeatherOvercast and wet
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time8:16.5
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJohn Surtees
Fast_TeamCooper-Maserati
Fast_Time8:49.0
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJack Brabham
First_TeamBrabham-Repco
First_CountryAustralia
Second_DriverJohn Surtees
Second_TeamCooper-Maserati
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverJochen Rindt
Third_TeamCooper-Maserati
Third_CountryAustria
Lapchart

The 1966 German Grand Prix was a mixed Formula One and Formula Two motor race held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife on 7 August 1966. It was race 6 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 28th German Grand Prix and the 22nd to be held at the Nordschleife. It was held over 15 laps of the 22 kilometre circuit for a race distance 342 kilometres.

The race was won by 1959 and 1960 World Champion Jack Brabham driving his Brabham BT19, his fourth win in succession. Brabham won by 43 seconds over the Cooper T81 driven by 1964 World Champion John Surtees. Surtees' Austrian teammate Jochen Rindt finished third. The first Formula Two driver to finish was French driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise in eighth driving a Matra Sports entered Matra MS5.

The race also saw the death of British driver John Taylor after a collision with Jacky Ickx.

Brabham had collected 39 points, more than double his nearest rival, BRM driver Graham Hill.

Race report

Another wet track provided a duel between Jack Brabham and John Surtees for the whole race. It was not until the Cooper's clutch failed two laps from the end that the Australian's win was guaranteed. Jim Clark, despite qualifying on pole, made a mistake and spun into a ditch after using the wrong tyres. In a far more serious crash, the Tyrrell-entered Matra MS5 of Jacky Ickx and the privately entered Brabham BT11 of John Taylor crashed near the bridge between Quiddelbacher and Flugplatz. Taylor was badly burned in the accident and succumbed to his injuries four weeks later.

This would be the last Formula One race on the original Nürburgring Nordschleife before the Hohenrain chicane was added to slow the cars coming into the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829DNQ
1UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax8:16.5—
7UK John SurteesCooper-Maserati8:18.0+1.5
6UK Jackie StewartBRM8:18.8+2.3
11ITA Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrari8:20.2+3.7
3AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco8:20.8+4.3
9ITA Lorenzo BandiniFerrari8:21.1+4.6
10UK Mike ParkesFerrari8:21.7+5.2
12USA Dan GurneyEagle-Climax8:22.8+6.3
8AUT Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati8:27.7+11.2
5UK Graham HillBRM8:28.6+12.1
14USA Bob BondurantBRM8:33.0+16.5
17SWE Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati8:35.2+18.7
15UK Mike SpenceLotus-BRM8:38.6+22.1
19UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax8:42.5+26.0
4NZL Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco8:49.3+32.8
27Belgium Jacky IckxMatra-Ford8:52.0+35.5
2UK Peter ArundellLotus-BRM8:52.7+36.2
34France Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford9:00.4+43.9
33France Jo SchlesserMatra-Ford9:01.5+45.0
31Mexico Pedro RodríguezLotus-Ford9:03.0+46.5
25West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr.Brabham-Ford9:04.7+48.2
28West Germany Hans HerrmannBrabham-Ford9:05.7+49.2
32UK Piers CourageLotus-Ford9:06.0+49.5
29UK Alan ReesBrabham-Ford9:08.4+51.9
16UK John TaylorBrabham-BRM9:08.9+52.4
20UK Chris LawrenceCooper-Ferrari9:10.9+54.4
26West Germany Hubert HahneMatra-BRM9:17.0+1:00.5
35Switzerland Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford9:17.2+1:00.7
30West Germany Gerhard MitterLotus-Ford9:32.2+1:15.7
18FRA Guy LigierCooper-MaseratiNo time—

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNS
3AUS **Jack Brabham****Brabham-Repco**152:27:03.05**9**
7UK **John Surtees****Cooper-Maserati**15+ 44.42**6**
8AUT **Jochen Rindt****Cooper-Maserati**15+ 2:32.69**4**
5UK **Graham Hill****BRM**15+ 6:41.410**3**
6UK **Jackie Stewart****BRM**15+ 8:28.93**2**
9ITA **Lorenzo Bandini****Ferrari**15+ 10:56.46**1**
12USA Dan GurneyEagle-Climax14Electrical8
34France Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra-Ford14+ 1 lap18
26West Germany Hubert HahneMatra-BRM14+ 1 lap27
33France Jo SchlesserMatra-Ford14+ 1 lap19
28West Germany Hans HerrmannBrabham-Ford14+ 1 lap22
2UK Peter ArundellLotus-BRM14+ 1 lap17
15UK Mike SpenceLotus-BRM12Alternator13
1UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax11Accident1
20UK Chris LawrenceCooper-Ferrari10Suspension26
11ITA Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrari9Electrical4
10UK Mike ParkesFerrari9Accident7
4NZL Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco8Ignition15
31Mexico Pedro RodríguezLotus-Ford7Engine20
17SWE Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati3Clutch12
32UK Piers CourageLotus-Ford3Accident23
29UK Alan ReesBrabham-Ford3Engine24
14USA Bob BondurantBRM3Engine11
19UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax2Transmission14
25West Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr.Brabham-Ford2Gearbox21
16UK John TaylorBrabham-BRM0Fatal Accident25
27Belgium Jacky IckxMatra-Ford0Accident16
18FRA Guy LigierCooper-Maserati0Injury
35Switzerland Silvio MoserBrabham-Ford0
30West Germany Gerhard MitterLotus-Ford0

Note: The race was held with both Formula One and Formula Two cars competing together. Formula Two entries are denoted by a pink background.

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers Piers Courage and Alan Rees, German drivers Kurt Ahrens, jr. and Hubert Hahne, Belgian driver and future Grand Prix winner Jacky Ickx, French drivers Jo Schlesser and future Grand Prix winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Swiss driver Silvio Moser.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for French constructor Matra.
  • This was Cooper's 50th and 51st podium finish.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1AUS Jack Brabham39
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2UK Graham Hill17
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 43UK John Surtees15
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4AUT Jochen Rindt15
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 25UK Jackie Stewart14

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1UK Brabham-Repco39
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA Ferrari23
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3UK BRM22
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK Cooper-Maserati17
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5UK Lotus-Climax7
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

References

  1. "1966 German Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. "Germany 1966 - Championship • STATS F1".
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