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1966 Dutch Grand Prix

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1966 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Date July 24, 1966
Official name XIV Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 382.68 km (237.78 miles)
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Repco
Time 1:28.1
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco
Time 1:30.6
Podium
First Brabham-Repco
Second BRM
Third Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1966 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on July 24, 1966. It was race 5 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 16th Dutch Grand Prix since it was first held in 1948. It was held over 90 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 382 kilometres.

The race was the third in succession to be won by Australian driver, 1959 and 1960 world champion, Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT19. Brabham lapped the field on his way to his second Dutch Grand Prix victory to add to his win in 1960. British driver, 1962 world champion Graham Hill finished second in his BRM P261, himself a lap ahead of the rest of the field. Reigning world champion Jim Clark took his first podium finish of the year in his Lotus 33, after duelling with the Brabhams in the early stages, even leading the race and pulling away before suffering a water pump failure that set him back two laps.[1]

Brabham's win expanded his points lead to 16 points over Hill, with Hill's BRM teammate Jackie Stewart two points further away.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 16 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:28.1
2 18 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:28.7 +0.6
3 6 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:28.7 +0.6
4 10 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 1:28.8 +0.7
5 4 United Kingdom Mike Parkes Ferrari 1:29.0 +0.9
6 26 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 1:29.2 +1.1
7 12 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 1:29.7 +1.6
8 14 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 1:29.8 +1.7
9 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:30.0 +1.9
10 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Maserati 1:30.6 +2.5
11 28 Switzerland Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:31.1 +3.0
12 32 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-BRM 1:31.4 +3.3
13 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:31.7 +3.6
14 20 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Serenissima 1:31.7 +3.6
15 34 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:32.0 +3.9
16 8 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-BRM 1:32.0 +3.9
17 36 France Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 1:35.0 +6.9
18 38 United Kingdom John Taylor Brabham-BRM 1:35.7 +7.6
Source:[2][3]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 90 2:20:32.5 1 9
2 12 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 89 + 1 lap 7 6
3 6 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 88 + 2 laps 3 4
4 14 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 88 + 2 laps 8 3
5 32 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-BRM 87 + 3 laps 12 2
6 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 87 + 3 laps 9 1
7 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 84 + 6 laps 13
8 38 United Kingdom John Taylor Brabham-BRM 84 + 6 laps 17
9 36 France Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 84 + 6 laps 16
Ret 28 Switzerland Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 79 Engine 11
Ret 34 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 73 Suspension 14
Ret 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Maserati 44 Electrical 10
Ret 18 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 37 Ignition 2
Ret 8 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-BRM 28 Ignition 15
Ret 10 United States Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 26 Oil Leak 4
Ret 4 United Kingdom Mike Parkes Ferrari 10 Accident 5
Ret 26 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 2 Accident 6
DNS 20 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Serenissima Engine
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "The Dutch Grand Prix | Motor Sport Magazine Archive". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ "1966 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "1966 Dutch Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1966 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Netherlands 1966 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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