1966 British Grand Prix
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The 1966 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 16, 1966.

Jack Brabham and Graham Hill duelled at the start, until rain storms arrived on the circuit.

Whilst Brabham maintained his lead, Jochen Rindt who had changed to rain tyres was catching him rapidly, whilst John Surtees in the Cooper was in 3rd, well clear of the rest of the field.

Hill and Jim Clark then battled for 2nd and 3rd until Clark pitted and then Denny Hulme took over second place. As the rain dried, Rindt fell back. John Surtees and Graham Hill retired with mechanical problems, leaving Clark in fourth. Brabham duly led home team-mate Hulme, Hill, Clark, Rindt and McLaren.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	80	2:13:13.4	1	9
2	6	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	80	+ 9.6	2	6
3	3	Graham Hill	BRM	79	+ 1 lap	4	4
4	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	5	3
5	11	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	79	+ 1 lap	7	2
6	14	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima	78	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	7	Chris Irwin	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	12
8	22	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	76	+ 4 laps	16
9	25	Bob Bondurant	BRM	76	+ 4 laps	14
10	19	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	75	+ 5 laps	17
11	24	Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	73	+ 7 laps	19
NC	21	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	70	Not Classified	10
NC	20	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	70	Not Classified	11
Ret	12	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	67	Transmission	6
Ret	18	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	42	Clutch	15
Ret	2	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	32	Gearbox	20
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	17	Engine	8
Ret	17	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	15	Oil Leak	9
Ret	16	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	9	Engine	3
Ret	23	Trevor Taylor	Shannon-Climax	0	Engine	18

Notes

• Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:34.5
• Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham - 1:37.0
• Ferrari did not participate this grand prix weekend to honor a metalworkers strike in Italy.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved on 2008-01-16.