1966 - British Grand Prix
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1966 - British Grand Prix
Race Name - British Grand PrixDate - 7/16/1966Race Track - Brands HatchNumber of Starting Cars - 20Laps Run - 80 Pole Winner Jack Brabham Average Race Speed - 153.667 kphLead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Jack Brabham Race Number - 4Fin | St | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine |
1 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham BT19 | Repco 3.0 V8 |
2 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham BT20 | Repco 3.0 V8 |
3 | 4 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM 2.0 V8 |
4 | 5 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 33 | Climax 2.0 V8 |
5 | 7 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T81 | Maserati 3.0 V12 |
6 | 13 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M2B | Serenissima 3.0 V8 |
7 | 12 | Chris Irwin | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham BT22 | Climax 2.8 L4 |
8 | 16 | John Taylor | David Bridges | Brabham BT11 | BRM 1.9 V8 |
9 | 14 | Bob Bondurant | Team Chamaco Collect | BRM P261 | BRM 1.9 V8 |
10 | 17 | Guy Ligier | Guy Ligier | Cooper T81 | Maserati 3.0 V12 |
11 | 19 | Chris Lawrence | JA Pearce Engineering Ltd | Cooper T73 | Ferrari 218 |
12 | 10 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham BT11 | Climax 2.8 L4 |
13 | 11 | Jo Siffert | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper T81 | Maserati 3.0 V12 |
14 | 6 | John Surtees | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T81 | Maserati 3.0 V12 |
15 | 15 | Jo Bonnier | AngloSuisse Racing | Brabham BT7 | Climax 2.0 V8 |
16 | 20 | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus 33 | BRM 1.9 V8 |
17 | 8 | Jackie Stewart | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 | BRM 2.0 V8 |
18 | 9 | Mike Spence | Reg Parnell Racing Ltd | Lotus 25 | BRM 1.9 V8 |
19 | 3 | Dan Gurney | Anglo American Racers | Eagle T1G | Climax 2.8 L4 |
20 | 18 | Trevor Taylor | Shannon Racing Cars | Shannon Godiva | Climax 3.0 V8 |