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1966 United States Grand Prix · race

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Profile & context

Name: 1966 United States Grand Prix · race

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/149-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1966 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1966 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:09:40.100 · 108 laps · brm	9
2	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	Time not recorded · 107 laps · maserati	6
3	John Surtees	Cooper	Time not recorded · 107 laps · maserati	4
4	Jo Siffert	Cooper	Time not recorded · 105 laps · maserati	3
5	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	Time not recorded · 105 laps · ford	2
6	Peter Arundell	Lotus	Time not recorded · 101 laps · climax	1
DNF	Innes Ireland	BRM	Alternator · Time not recorded · 96 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Richie Ginther	Honda	Time not recorded · 81 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Spence	Lotus	Ignition · Time not recorded · 74 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	Time not recorded · 57 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 55 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Graham Hill	BRM	Differential · Time not recorded · 52 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Denny Hulme	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 18 laps · repco	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Eagle	Clutch · Time not recorded · 13 laps · weslake	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	Retirement · Time not recorded · 13 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Bob Bondurant	Eagle	Time not recorded · 5 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:08.420 · repco
2	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:08.530 · brm
3	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:08.570 · ferrari
4	John Surtees	Cooper	1:08.730 · maserati
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:08.870 · brm
6	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:09.170 · brm
7	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:09.280 · repco
8	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:09.370 · honda
9	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:09.630 · maserati
10	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	1:10.400 · brm
11	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:10.570 · ford
12	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:10.730 · brm
13	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:10.970 · maserati
14	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:11.030 · weslake
15	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:11.400 · maserati
16	Bob Bondurant	Eagle	1:12.400 · climax
17	Innes Ireland	BRM	1:12.630 · brm
18	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:12.700 · honda
19	Peter Arundell	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:08.420 · repco
2	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:08.530 · brm
3	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:08.570 · ferrari
4	John Surtees	Cooper	1:08.730 · maserati
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:08.870 · brm
6	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:09.170 · brm
7	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:09.280 · repco
8	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:09.370 · honda
9	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:09.630 · maserati
10	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	1:10.400 · brm
11	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:10.570 · ford
12	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:10.730 · brm
13	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:10.970 · maserati
14	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:11.030 · weslake
15	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:11.400 · maserati
16	Bob Bondurant	Eagle	1:12.400 · climax
17	Innes Ireland	BRM	1:12.630 · brm
18	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:12.700 · honda
19	Peter Arundell	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
2	Jochen Rindt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
3	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
4	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
5	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
6	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
7	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
8	Mike Parkes	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
11	Mike Spence	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Bob Bondurant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	John Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Bob Anderson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Peter Arundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1