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| 1966 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 May 1966 | ||
| Official name | XXIVGrand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco,Monte Carlo,Monaco | ||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.400 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, Mild, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:29.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:29.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1966 Monaco Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held at theCircuit de Monaco on 22 May 1966. It was race 1 of 9 in both the1966 World Championship of Drivers and the1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the first World Championship event of a new era for Formula One, for which engine regulations were altered from 1.5 litres of maximum engine displacement to 3.0 litres. The race was the 24thMonaco Grand Prix.
The race was won by British driverJackie Stewart driving aBRM P261. He took a forty-second victory over theFerrari 246 of Italian driverLorenzo Bandini. It was Stewart's second Grand Prix victory after winning theItalian Grand Prix the previous year. Stewart's team-mate, fellow BritonGraham Hill finished a lap down in third position in his BRM P261. The only other driver to be classified as a finisher was American driverBob Bondurant driving a BRM P261 entered privately by Team Chamaco Collect.
The first World Championship race of the new 3-litre engine formula was held in Monaco. No team was ready for the new regulations, not even those who built their own engines, like Ferrari and BRM, with several teams starting the race with 1965 engines still in place, some of them enlarged Coventry Climax V8. Even pre-1961 engines of the 2.5 litre era were used again, namely the 4cyl Coventry Climax. Some had downsized sports car racing engines to suit, but these were heavy and lacked power. As a 4.2 litre DOHCFord Indy V8 engine had helpedJim Clark andTeam Lotus win the1965 Indianapolis 500,Bruce McLaren had contracted third parties to make the smaller 3.0 L (180 cu in)Ford 406 that had been chosen by TeamMcLaren for the F1 constructor debut with theMcLaren M2B. It lasted for only 9 laps in the race before leaking oil.
Some sessions were filmed for the movieGrand Prix. Thus, theBritish-licensed as well as based and New Zealand-owned McLaren team debuted not inBritish racing green nor inNew Zealand's traditional racing colours of green, black and silver, but instead in white and green in order forGrand Prix directorJohn Frankenheimer to be able to use the McLaren as a double for the fictional Yamura cars in the film.[1]
Another new engine based on an American Oldsmobile V8 was the AustralianRepco-Brabham V8 in the back ofBrabham's new 1966BT19 chassis.John Surtees, though still recovering from a crash atMosport Park, led for 14 laps fromJackie Stewart,Jochen Rindt andDenny Hulme until his differential broke, handing the lead to Stewart. Hulme retired whilstGraham Hill andJim Clark disputed third place before Clark's suspension gave out. Meanwhile,Lorenzo Bandini was smashing the lap record before having to ease off to prevent the front brakes wearing out. Stewart won from Bandini with Graham Hill third andBob Bondurant fourth the only other car past the line in a race of extreme attrition. New rules meant that cars had to complete 90% of the race distance to be classified and eligible for points, meaning that whilstGuy Ligier andJo Bonnier were still racing, they were considered far enough behind to have actually retired. To this day, this race holds the record for having the fewest classified finishers in a single race in Formula One history.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1:29.9 | — |
| 2 | 17 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 1:30.1 | +0.2 |
| 3 | 12 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:30.3 | +0.4 |
| 4 | 11 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:30.4 | +0.5 |
| 5 | 16 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:30.5 | +0.6 |
| 6 | 8 |  Denny Hulme | Brabham-Climax | 1:31.1 | +1.2 |
| 7 | 10 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.2 | +2.3 |
| 8 | 15 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 1:32.5 | +2.6 |
| 9 | 9 |  Richie Ginther | Cooper-Maserati | 1:32.6 | +2.7 |
| 10 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 1:32.8 | +2.9 |
| 11 | 7 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1:32.8 | +2.9 |
| 12 | 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 1:33.5 | +3.6 |
| 13 | 14 |  Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 1:34.4 | +4.5 |
| 14 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 1:35.0 | +5.1 |
| 15 | 21 |  Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | 1:35.2 | +5.3 |
| 16 | 19 | Bob Bondurant | BRM | 1:37.3 | +7.4 |
| DNS | 20 | Phil Hill | Lotus-Climax | 1:42.2 | +12.3 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 100 | 2:33:10.5 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 100 | + 40.2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Graham Hill | BRM | 99 | + 1 lap | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Bob Bondurant | BRM | 95 | + 5 laps | 16 | 3 |
| Ret | 9 | Richie Ginther | Cooper-Maserati | 80 | Transmission | 9 | |
| NC | 21 | Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | 75 | + 25 laps | 15 | |
| NC | 18 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 73 | + 27 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 60 | Suspension | 1 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 56 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 35 | Clutch | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 34 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 17 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 16 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Climax | 15 | Transmission | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 9 | Oil leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 15 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 3 | Engine | 8 | |
| DNS | 20 | Phil Hill | Lotus-Climax | Camera car | |||
| WD | 1 | Chris Amon | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| WD | 3 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | ||||
| WD | 5 | Richard Attwood | BRM | ||||
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