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FRA

1966 season/Round 3

French Grand Prix 1966

  • Reims-Gueux
  • Reims
  • 3 July 1966
  • 48 laps
  • 398.5 km
  • 8.302 km a lap
  1. P1Jack BrabhamBrabham1:48:31.300
  2. P2Mike ParkesFerrari+9.500
  3. P3Denny HulmeBrabham+2 laps

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Jack Brabham12Brabham · Repco4481:48:31.3009
2Mike Parkes22Ferrari348+9.5006
3Denny Hulme14Brabham · Repco946+2 laps4
4Jochen Rindt6Cooper · Maserati546+2 laps3
5Dan Gurney26Eagle · Climax1445+3 laps2
6John Taylor44Brabham · BRM1545+3 laps1
7Bob Anderson36Brabham · Climax1244+4 laps
8Chris Amon8Cooper · Maserati744+4 laps
NCGuy Ligier42Cooper · Maserati1142+6 laps
DNFPedro Rodríguez2Lotus · Climax1340Oil leak
NCLorenzo Bandinifastest lap20Ferrari137+11 laps
NCJo Bonnier30Brabham · Climax1732+16 laps
DNFGraham Hill16BRM813Engine
DNFJo Siffert38Cooper · Maserati610Fuel system
DNFMike Spence32Lotus · BRM108Clutch
DNFJohn Surtees10Cooper · Maserati25Fuel system
DNFPeter Arundell4Lotus · BRM163Gearbox
DNSJim Clark2Lotus · Climax–Accident

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Lorenzo BandiniFerrari2:07.800
2John SurteesCooper2:08.400+0.600
3Mike ParkesFerrari2:09.100+1.300
4Jack BrabhamBrabham2:10.200+2.400
5Jochen RindtCooper2:10.900+3.100
6Jo SiffertCooper2:12.200+4.400
7Chris AmonCooper2:12.400+4.600
8Graham HillBRM2:12.800+5.000
9Denny HulmeBrabham2:13.300+5.500
10Mike SpenceLotus2:14.200+6.400
11Guy LigierCooper2:15.400+7.600
12Bob AndersonBrabham2:15.600+7.800
13Jim ClarkLotus2:15.600+7.800
14Pedro RodríguezLotus2:16.500+8.700
15Dan GurneyEagle2:17.900+10.100
16John TaylorBrabham2:19.200+11.400
17Peter ArundellLotus2:19.600+11.800
18Jo BonnierBrabham2:23.500+15.700

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Lorenzo Bandini302:11.300

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 3
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jack Brabham12▲5
2Lorenzo Bandini10▼1
3Jackie Stewart9▼1
3John Surtees9▼1
5Jochen Rindt9▼1
6Mike Parkes6
7Denny Hulme4
7Graham Hill4▼2
9Bob Bondurant3▼3
10Dan Gurney2
Constructors' championship after round 3
PosTeamPointsChange
1Ferrari21
3BRM9▼1
4Cooper9▼1
5Eagle2
6Brabham1▼2