1966 Formula One season
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The 1966 Formula One season was the 17th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on May 22, 1966, and ended on October 23 after nine races.
The film Grand Prix is a fictionalized version of the season, which includes footage of the actual races edited together with footage of actors.
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[edit] Season summary
The season was the first of the '3 litre formula', which saw maximum engine capacity doubled from the previous season. British constructors were forced to look elsewhere after Climax's withdrawal from racing. Ferrari appeared to be as well prepared as in 1961, but John Surtees left the team after a dispute at Le Mans, joining Cooper. Jack Brabham took his third championship, this time in a car of his own manufacture. Bruce McLaren and Dan Gurney emulated Brabham by building their own cars, though with little initial success. BRM and Lotus used 2 litre engines for much of the season. BRM's new H16 engine was largely unsuccessful, though Jim Clark used one in his Lotus to win the US Grand Prix. Under new regulations, cars completing less than 90% of the race distance were not classified and did not receive points, even if they finished in the top six.
[edit] Season review
[edit] 1966 Constructors Championship final standings
| Place | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham-Repco | 42 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 31 |
| 3 | Cooper-Maserati | 30 |
| 4 | BRM | 22 |
| 5 | Lotus-BRM | 13 |
| 6 | Lotus-Climax | 8 |
| 7 | Eagle-Climax | 4 |
| 8 | Honda | 3 |
| 9 | McLaren-Ford | 2 |
| 10 | Brabham-Climax | 1 |
| 11 | McLaren-Serenissima | 1 |
| 12 | Brabham-BRM | 1 |
| 13 | Eagle-Weslake | 0 |
| 14 | Shannon-Climax | 0 |
| 15 | Cooper-Ferrari | 0 |
[edit] 1966 Drivers Championship final standings
| Place | Driver | Number | Country | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 5 | Australia | 45 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | John Surtees | 7 | Britain | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 8 | Austria | 24 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 6 | New Zealand | 18 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Graham Hill | 3 | Britain | 17 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Jim Clark | 1 | Britain | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | 4 | Britain | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 4 | Britain | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 9 | Italy | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 6 | Italy | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Richie Ginther | 12 | USA | 5 | |||
| 12 | Mike Spence | 18 | Britain | 4 | |||
| 13 | Dan Gurney | 15 | USA | 4 | |||
| 14 | Jo Siffert | 19 | Switzerland | 3 | |||
| 15 | Bruce McLaren | 17 | New Zealand | 3 | |||
| 16 | Bob Bondurant | 16 | USA | 3 | |||
| 17 | Peter Arundell | 2 | Britain | 1 | |||
| 18 | Bob Anderson | 40 | Britain | 1 | |||
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | 22 | Sweden | 1 | |||
| 20 | John Taylor | 16 | USA | 1 | |||
| 21 | Phil Hill | 34 | USA | ||||
| 22 | Pedro Rodríguez | 11 | Mexico | ||||
| 23 | Moises Solana | 18 | Mexico | ||||
| 24 | Ronnie Bucknum | 14 | USA | ||||
| 25 | Trevor Taylor | 12 | Britain | ||||
| 26 | Guy Ligier | 36 | France | ||||
| 27 | Chris Amon | 8 | New Zealand | ||||
| 28 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 44 | Italy | ||||
| 29 | Geki | 20 | Italy | ||||
| 30 | Chris Lawrence | 20 | Britain | ||||
| 31 | Chris Irwin | 7 | Britain | ||||
| 32 | Innes Ireland | 10 | Britain |
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