| 1966 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | July 24, 1966 | ||
| Official name | XIVGrote 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 | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Time | 1:30.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1966 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atZandvoort on July 24, 1966. It was race 5 of 9 in both the1966 World Championship of Drivers and the1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 16thDutch 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 hisBrabham BT19. Brabham lapped the field on his way to his second Dutch Grand Prix victory to add to his win in1960. British driver, 1962 world championGraham Hill finished second in hisBRM P261, himself a lap ahead of the rest of the field. Reigning world championJim Clark took his first podium finish of the year in hisLotus 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 teammateJackie Stewart two points further away.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.1 | — | |
| 2 | 18 | Brabham-Repco | 1:28.7 | +0.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 1:28.7 | +0.6 | |
| 4 | 10 | Eagle-Climax | 1:28.8 | +0.7 | |
| 5 | 4 | Ferrari | 1:29.0 | +0.9 | |
| 6 | 26 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:29.2 | +1.1 | |
| 7 | 12 | BRM | 1:29.7 | +1.6 | |
| 8 | 14 | BRM | 1:29.8 | +1.7 | |
| 9 | 2 | Ferrari | 1:30.0 | +1.9 | |
| 10 | 24 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:30.6 | +2.5 | |
| 11 | 28 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:31.1 | +3.0 | |
| 12 | 32 | Lotus-BRM | 1:31.4 | +3.3 | |
| 13 | 30 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:31.7 | +3.6 | |
| 14 | 20 | McLaren-Serenissima | 1:31.7 | +3.6 | |
| 15 | 34 | Brabham-Climax | 1:32.0 | +3.9 | |
| 16 | 8 | Lotus-BRM | 1:32.0 | +3.9 | |
| 17 | 36 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:35.0 | +6.9 | |
| 18 | 38 | Brabham-BRM | 1:35.7 | +7.6 | |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Brabham-Repco | 90 | 2:20:32.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | BRM | 89 | + 1 lap | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 88 | + 2 laps | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | BRM | 88 | + 2 laps | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 32 | Lotus-BRM | 87 | + 3 laps | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ferrari | 87 | + 3 laps | 9 | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Cooper-Maserati | 84 | + 6 laps | 13 | ||
| 8 | 38 | Brabham-BRM | 84 | + 6 laps | 17 | ||
| 9 | 36 | Cooper-Maserati | 84 | + 6 laps | 16 | ||
| Ret | 28 | Cooper-Maserati | 79 | Engine | 11 | ||
| Ret | 34 | Brabham-Climax | 73 | Suspension | 14 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Cooper-Maserati | 44 | Electrical | 10 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Brabham-Repco | 37 | Ignition | 2 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Lotus-BRM | 28 | Ignition | 15 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Eagle-Climax | 26 | Oil Leak | 4 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Ferrari | 10 | Accident | 5 | ||
| Ret | 26 | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | Accident | 6 | ||
| DNS | 20 | McLaren-Serenissima | Engine | ||||
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