Overview - 1966 British Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1966 British Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

19th RAC British Grand Prix

  • Season1966
  • Round

    4

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    145

  • Grand PrixBritish Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    17

  • CircuitBrands Hatch
  • Race Number by Circuit

    2

  • Laps

    80

  • Race Length

    341.180km

Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

Circuit

Brands Hatch

  • Circuit Type

    Permanent Circuit

  • Length

    4.265km

  • Turns

    9

  • Elevation

    ?m

  • Direction

    Clockwise

  • Track Record

    Jacky Ickx1:22.2001972 British Grand Prix (Qualifying 3)

  • Lap Record

    Jackie Stewart1:24.0001972 British Grand Prix (Race, Lap 58)

Schedule

  • July 14 (Thu)

    • Qualifying 110:30 AM
    • Qualifying 24:30 PM
  • July 15 (Fri)

    • Qualifying 310:30 AM
  • July 16 (Sat)

    • Race3:00 PM

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
Note
1

Peter Arundell

Lotus

Team Lotus

Lotus-Climax

Lotus 33Climax FWMV 2.0L V8Other driver's car

Jim Clark

2

Peter Arundell

Lotus

Team Lotus

Lotus-BRM

Lotus 33BRM P56 2.0L V8
3

Graham Hill

BRM

Owen Racing Organisation

BRM

BRM P261BRM P60 2.0L V8
4

Jackie Stewart

BRM

Owen Racing Organisation

BRM

BRM P261BRM P60 2.0L V8
5

Jack Brabham

Brabham

Brabham Racing Organisation

Brabham-Repco

Brabham BT19Repco 620 3.0L V8
6

Denny Hulme

Brabham

Brabham Racing Organisation

Brabham-Repco

Brabham BT20Repco 620 3.0L V8
7

Chris Irwin

Brabham

Brabham Racing Organisation

Brabham-Climax

Brabham BT22Climax FPF 2.8L L4
8

Lorenzo Bandini

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312Ferrari 218 3.0L V12Non-Entry (Not present)
9

Mike Parkes

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312Ferrari 218 3.0L V12Non-Entry (Not present)
11

Jochen Rindt

Cooper

Cooper Car Company

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T81Maserati 9/F1 3.0L V12
12

Chris Amon

Cooper

Cooper Car Company

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T81Maserati 9/F1 3.0L V12Non-Entry (Car unavailable)

John Surtees

14

Bruce McLaren

McLaren

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

McLaren-Serenissima

McLaren M2BSerenissima M166 3.0L V8
15

Chris Amon

McLaren

Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M2BFord 406 3.0L V8Non-Entry (Car unavailable)
16

Dan Gurney

All American Racers

Anglo American Racers

Eagle-Climax

Eagle T1FClimax FPF 2.8L L4
17

Mike Spence

Reg Parnell Racing

Reg Parnell Racing

Lotus-BRM

Lotus 25/33BRM P56 2.0L V8
18

Jo Bonnier

Ecurie Bonnier

Anglo-Suisse Racing Team

Brabham-Climax

Brabham BT7Climax FWMV 2.0L V8
19

Guy Ligier

Guy Ligier

Guy Ligier

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T81Maserati 9/F1 3.0L V12
20

Jo Siffert

Rob Walker Racing Team

R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

Cooper-Maserati

Cooper T81Maserati 9/F1 3.0L V12
21

Bob Anderson

DW Racing Enterprise

DW Racing Enterprises

Brabham-Climax

Brabham BT11Climax FPF 2.8L L4
22

John Taylor

John Talyor

David Bridges

Brabham-BRM

Brabham BT11BRM P60 2.0L V8
23

Trevor Taylor

Shannon

Shannon Racing Cars

Shannon-Climax

Shannon SH1Climax FPE 3.0L V8
24

Chris Lawrence

Chris Lawrence

J.A. Pearce Engineering Ltd

Cooper-Ferrari

Cooper T73Ferrari 168/62 3.0L V12
25

Bob Bondurant

Bernard White Racing

Team Chamaco Collect

BRM

BRM P261BRM P60 2.0L V8
26

Paul Hawkins

Reg Parnell Racing

Reg Parnell Racing

BRM

BRM P261BRM P60 2.0L V8Non-Entry (Car unavailable)