1966 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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	Gap
1	5	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:34.5	—
2	6	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1:34.8	+0.3
3	16	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	1:35.8	+1.3
4	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:36.0	+1.5
5	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:36.1	+1.6
6	12	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	1:36.4	+1.9
7	11	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:36.6	+2.1
8	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.9	+2.4
9	17	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	1:37.3	+2.8
10	21	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:37.5	+3.0
11	20	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:38.0	+3.5
12	7	Template:Flagicon Chris Irwin	Brabham-Climax	1:38.1	+3.6
13	14	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima	1:38.5	+4.0
14	25	Template:Flagicon Bob Bondurant	BRM	1:38.9	+4.4
15	18	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:39.3	+4.8
16	22	Template:Flagicon John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	1:40.0	+5.5
17	19	Template:Flagicon Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	1:41.4	+6.9
18	23	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Shannon-Climax	1:41.6	+7.1
19	24	Template:Flagicon Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	1:43.8	+9.3
20	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	1:54.3	+19.8
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Race

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

	Pos	Constructor	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Repco	21
1	2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	21
	3	Template:Flagicon BRM	13
	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati	11
1	5	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	3
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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