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1966 RAC British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 16 Jul 1966

Name: 1966 RAC British Grand Prix

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

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.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1966 RAC British Grand Prix · Brands Hatch

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

1966 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	2:13:13.400 · 80 laps · repco	9
2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	2:13:23.000 · 80 laps · repco	6
3	Graham Hill	BRM	Time not recorded · 79 laps · brm	4
4	Jim Clark	Lotus	Time not recorded · 79 laps · climax	3
5	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	Time not recorded · 79 laps · maserati	2
6	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	Time not recorded · 78 laps · serenissima	1
7	Chris Irwin	Brabham	Time not recorded · 78 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	John Taylor	Brabham	Time not recorded · 76 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
9	Bob Bondurant	BRM	Time not recorded · 76 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	Guy Ligier	Cooper	Time not recorded · 75 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
11	Chris Lawrence	Cooper	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jo Siffert	Cooper	Time not recorded · 70 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Bob Anderson	Brabham	Time not recorded · 70 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Surtees	Cooper	Transmission · Time not recorded · 67 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	Clutch · Time not recorded · 42 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter Arundell	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 32 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Spence	Lotus	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 15 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Eagle	Engine · Time not recorded · 9 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Trevor Taylor	Shannon	Engine · Time not recorded · 0 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	1:34.500 · repco
2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:34.800 · repco
3	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:35.800 · climax
4	Graham Hill	BRM	1:36.000 · brm
5	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:36.100 · climax
6	John Surtees	Cooper	1:36.400 · maserati
7	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:36.600 · maserati
8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.900 · brm
9	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:37.300 · brm
10	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:37.500 · climax
11	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:38.000 · maserati
12	Chris Irwin	Brabham	1:38.100 · climax
13	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:38.500 · serenissima
14	Bob Bondurant	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:39.300 · climax
16	John Taylor	Brabham	1:40.000 · brm
17	Guy Ligier	Cooper	1:41.400 · maserati
18	Trevor Taylor	Shannon	1:41.600 · climax
19	Chris Lawrence	Cooper	1:43.800 · ferrari
20	Peter Arundell	Lotus	1:54.300 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:34.500 · repco
2	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:34.800 · repco
3	Dan Gurney	Eagle	1:35.800 · climax
4	Graham Hill	BRM	1:36.000 · brm
5	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:36.100 · climax
6	John Surtees	Cooper	1:36.400 · maserati
7	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:36.600 · maserati
8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.900 · brm
9	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:37.300 · brm
10	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:37.500 · climax
11	Jo Siffert	Cooper	1:38.000 · maserati
12	Chris Irwin	Brabham	1:38.100 · climax
13	Bruce McLaren	McLaren	1:38.500 · serenissima
14	Bob Bondurant	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:39.300 · climax
16	John Taylor	Brabham	1:40.000 · brm
17	Guy Ligier	Cooper	1:41.400 · maserati
18	Trevor Taylor	Shannon	1:41.600 · climax
19	Chris Lawrence	Cooper	1:43.800 · ferrari
20	Peter Arundell	Lotus	1:54.300 · brm

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
2	Jochen Rindt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
3	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
3	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
5	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
5	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
8	Mike Parkes	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
9	Bob Bondurant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
11	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
11	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	John Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
13	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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