1966 season/Round 4
British Grand Prix 1966
- Brands Hatch
- Fawkham
- 16 July 1966
- 80 laps
- 341.2 km
- 4.265 km a lap
- P1Jack BrabhamBrabham2:13:13.400
- P2Denny HulmeBrabham+9.600
- P3Graham HillBRM+1 lap
- Pole positionJack BrabhamBrabham · 1:34.500
- Fastest lapJack Brabham1:37.000 · lap 60
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabhamfastest lap | 5 | Brabham · Repco | 1 | 80 | 2:13:13.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | 6 | Brabham · Repco | 2 | 80 | +9.600 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 3 | BRM | 4 | 79 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | 1 | Lotus · Climax | 5 | 79 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jochen Rindt | 11 | Cooper · Maserati | 7 | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 14 | McLaren · Serenissima | 13 | 78 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Irwin | 7 | Brabham · Climax | 12 | 78 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | John Taylor | 22 | Brabham · BRM | 16 | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Bob Bondurant | 25 | BRM | 14 | 76 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | Guy Ligier | 19 | Cooper · Maserati | 17 | 75 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | Chris Lawrence | 24 | Cooper · Ferrari | 19 | 73 | +7 laps | |
| NC | Jo Siffert | 20 | Cooper · Maserati | 11 | 70 | +10 laps | |
| NC | Bob Anderson | 21 | Brabham · Climax | 10 | 70 | +10 laps | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 12 | Cooper · Maserati | 6 | 67 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 18 | Brabham · Climax | 15 | 42 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Peter Arundell | 2 | Lotus · BRM | 20 | 32 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 4 | BRM | 8 | 17 | Engine | |
| DNF | Mike Spence | 17 | Lotus · BRM | 9 | 15 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | 16 | Eagle · Climax | 3 | 9 | Engine | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor | 23 | Shannon · Climax | 18 | 0 | Engine |
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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:34.500 | |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 1:34.800 | +0.300 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 1:35.800 | +1.300 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:36.000 | +1.500 |
| 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:36.100 | +1.600 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Cooper | 1:36.400 | +1.900 |
| 7 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:36.600 | +2.100 |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:36.900 | +2.400 |
| 9 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 1:37.300 | +2.800 |
| 10 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 1:37.500 | +3.000 |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 1:38.000 | +3.500 |
| 12 | Chris Irwin | Brabham | 1:38.100 | +3.600 |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:38.500 | +4.000 |
| 14 | Bob Bondurant | BRM | 1:38.900 | +4.400 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 1:39.300 | +4.800 |
| 16 | John Taylor | Brabham | 1:40.000 | +5.500 |
| 17 | Guy Ligier | Cooper | 1:41.400 | +6.900 |
| 18 | Trevor Taylor | Shannon | 1:41.600 | +7.100 |
| 19 | Chris Lawrence | Cooper | 1:43.800 | +9.300 |
| 20 | Peter Arundell | Lotus | 1:54.300 | +19.800 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 60 | 1:37.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 21 | |
| 2 | Jochen Rindt | 11 | ▲3 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 10 | ▲4 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Bandini | 10 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | 9 | ▼2 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 9 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | 8 | |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 6 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Bob Bondurant | 3 | |
| 9 | Jim Clark | 3 |