1966 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 7

‹ 1965 1967 ›

World ChampionJack Brabham42 points · 4 wins
Leading constructorFerrari31 points

Races9
Different winners5
Pole-sitters5
Not classified57%97 of 169 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 7: Italian Grand Prix on 4 Sept 1966.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Jack Brabham	0	3	12	21	30	39	39	39	42
John Surtees	0	9	9	9	9	15	15	19	28
Jochen Rindt	0	6	9	11	11	15	18	22	22
Denny Hulme	0	0	4	10	10	10	14	14	18
Graham Hill	4	4	4	8	14	17	17	17	17
Jim Clark	0	0	0	3	7	7	7	16	16
Jackie Stewart	9	9	9	9	12	14	14	14	14
Mike Parkes	0	0	6	6	6	6	12	12	12
Lorenzo Bandini	6	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12
Ludovico Scarfiotti	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9
Richie Ginther	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5
Dan Gurney	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
Mike Spence	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	4
Bob Bondurant	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Jo Siffert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Bruce McLaren	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	3
Bob Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Jo Bonnier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
John Taylor	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Peter Arundell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Ferrari	6	15	21	21	22	23	31	31	31
Cooper	0	6	9	11	11	17	20	24	30
BRM	9	9	9	13	19	22	22	22	22
Lotus	0	0	0	3	2	2	4	8	8
Eagle	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
Honda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Brabham	0	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
McLaren	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham	4	42
2	John Surtees	Ferrari, Cooper	2	28
3	Jochen Rindt	Cooper		22
4	Denny Hulme	Brabham		18
5	Graham Hill	BRM		17
6	Jim Clark	Lotus	1	16
7	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1	14
8	Mike Parkes	Ferrari		12
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari		12
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1	9
11	Richie Ginther	Cooper, Honda		5
12	Dan Gurney	Eagle		4
12	Mike Spence	Lotus		4
14	Bob Bondurant	BRM, Eagle		3
14	Jo Siffert	Brabham, Cooper		3
16	Bruce McLaren	McLaren		3
17	Bob Anderson	Brabham		1
17	Jo Bonnier	Cooper, Brabham		1
17	John Taylor	Brabham		1
17	Peter Arundell	Lotus		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
2	Ferrari	31
3	Cooper	30
4	BRM	22
6	Lotus	8
7	Eagle	4
8	Honda	3
10	Brabham	1
10	McLaren	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1966
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts
BRA (Jack Brabham)	Ret	4	1	1^P^F	1^P	1	Ret	Ret^P	2	42
SUR (John Surtees)	Ret	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret	2^F	Ret	3^F	1^P	28
RIN (Jochen Rindt)	Ret	2	4	5	Ret	3	4	2	Ret	22
HUL (Denny Hulme)	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret^F	Ret	3	Ret	3	18
HIL (Graham Hill)	3	Ret	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	17
CLA (Jim Clark)	Ret^P	Ret	DNS	4	3	Ret^P	Ret	1	Ret	16
STE (Jackie Stewart)	1	Ret		Ret	4	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
PAR (Mike Parkes)			2		Ret	Ret	2^P			12
BAN (Lorenzo Bandini)	2^F	3	Ret^P^F		6	6	Ret	Ret		12
SCA (Ludovico Scarfiotti)						Ret	1^F			9
GIN (Richie Ginther)	Ret	5					Ret	Ret	4^F	5
GUR (Dan Gurney)		Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	4
SPE (Mike Spence)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	4
BON (Bob Bondurant)	4	Ret		9		Ret	7	Ret	Ret	3
SIF (Jo Siffert)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	4	Ret	3
MCL (Bruce McLaren)	Ret	DNS		6	DNS			5	Ret	3
AND (Bob Anderson)	Ret		7	Ret	Ret	Ret	6			1
BON (Jo Bonnier)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	1
TAY (John Taylor)			6	8	8	Ret				1
ARU (Peter Arundell)		DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	8	6	7	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Monaco	Monaco	22 May 1966	Jim Clark	Jackie Stewart
2	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	12 Jun 1966	John Surtees	John Surtees
3	France	Reims-Gueux	3 Jul 1966	Lorenzo Bandini	Jack Brabham
4	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	16 Jul 1966	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham
5	Netherlands	Zandvoort	24 Jul 1966	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham
6	Germany	Nürburgring	7 Aug 1966	Jim Clark	Jack Brabham
7	ItalyTitle decided	Monza	4 Sept 1966	Mike Parkes	Ludovico Scarfiotti
8	United States	Watkins Glen	2 Oct 1966	Jack Brabham	Jim Clark
9	Mexico	Hermanos Rodríguez	23 Oct 1966	John Surtees	John Surtees

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BRM	Bernard White Racing	P261	BRM P60 1.9 V8	Dunlop	Innes Ireland
BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	P261, P83	BRM P60 2.0 V8, BRM P75 3.0 H16	Dunlop	Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart
BRM	Team Chamaco Collect	P261	BRM P60 2.0 V8	Goodyear	Bob Bondurant, Vic Wilson
Brabham	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	BT22, BT7	Climax FPF 2.8 L4, Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Firestone	Jo Bonnier
Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	BT22	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	Goodyear	Chris Irwin, Denny Hulme
Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	BT19, BT20	Repco 620 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Denny Hulme, Jack Brabham
Brabham	Caltex Racing Team	BT18	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Kurt Ahrens, Jr.
Brabham	Chris Amon Racing	BT11	BRM P60 1.9 V8	Dunlop	Chris Amon
Brabham	DW Racing Enterprises	BT11	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	Firestone	Bob Anderson
Brabham	David Bridges	BT11	BRM P60 2.0 V8	Goodyear	John Taylor
Brabham	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	BT11	BRM P60 2.0 V8	Dunlop	Jo Siffert
Brabham	Roy Winkelmann Racing	BT18	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Alan Rees, Hans Herrmann
Brabham	Silvio Moser	BT16	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Silvio Moser
Cooper	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	T81	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12	Firestone	Jo Bonnier
Cooper	Cooper Car Company	T81	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12	Dunlop	Chris Amon, Jochen Rindt, John Surtees, Moisés Solana, Richie Ginther
Cooper	Guy Ligier	T81	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12	Dunlop	Guy Ligier
Cooper	J.A. Pearce Engineering Ltd	T73	Ferrari 168 3.0 V12	Dunlop	Chris Lawrence
Cooper	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	T81	Maserati 9/F1 3.0 V12	Dunlop	Jo Siffert
Eagle	Anglo American Racers	Mk 1	Climax FPF 2.8 L4	Goodyear	Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney, Phil Hill
Eagle	Anglo American Racers	Mk 1	Weslake 58 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Bob Bondurant, Dan Gurney
Ferrari	Reg Parnell Racing	246	Ferrari 228 2.4 V6	Firestone	Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	246, 312/66	Ferrari 218 3.0 V12, Ferrari 228 2.4 V6	Dunlop, Firestone	John Surtees, Lorenzo Bandini, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Mike Parkes
Honda	Honda R&D Company	RA273	Honda RA273E 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Richie Ginther, Ronnie Bucknum
Lotus	Phil Hill	25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Firestone	Phil Hill
Lotus	Reg Parnell Racing	33	BRM P60 2.0 V8	Firestone	Mike Spence
Lotus	Team Lotus	33, 43	BRM P60 2.0 V8, BRM P75 3.0 H16	Firestone	Jim Clark, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Arundell
Lotus	Team Lotus	33	Climax FWMV 2.0 V8	Firestone	Giacomo Russo, Jim Clark, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Arundell
Lotus	Team Lotus	44	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Gerhard Mitter, Pedro Rodríguez, Piers Courage
Matra	Matra Sports	MS5	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Jo Schlesser
Matra	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	MS5	BRM P80 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Hubert Hahne
Matra	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	MS5	Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	Dunlop	Jacky Ickx
McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	M2B	Ford 406 3.0 V8	Firestone	Bruce McLaren
McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	M2B	Serenissima M166 3.0 V8	Firestone	Bruce McLaren
McLaren	Phil Hill	M3A	Ford 406 3.0 V8	Firestone	Phil Hill
Shannon	Shannon Racing Cars	SH1	Climax FPE 3.0 V8	Dunlop	Trevor Taylor

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	42	42	P1
2	John Surtees	29	28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	24	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	19	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	17	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	15	16	P6
7	Jackie Stewart	13	14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12	12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12	12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	9	9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	6	5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	39	−3	42	P1
2	John Surtees	29		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	22	−2	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	19		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	17		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	15		16	P6
7	Jackie Stewart	13		14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12		12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12		12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	9		9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	6		5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	41	42	P1
2	John Surtees	26	28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	24	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	18	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	17	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	15	16	P6
7	Jackie Stewart	13	14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12	12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12	12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	8	9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	5	5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	38	−3	42	P1
2	John Surtees	26		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	22	−2	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	18		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	17		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	15		16	P6
7	Jackie Stewart	13		14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12		12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12		12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	8		9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	5		5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	45	42	P1
2	John Surtees	28	28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	24	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	18	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	17	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	16	16	P6
7	Jackie Stewart	14	14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12	12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12	12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	9	9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	5	5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	49	42	P1
2	John Surtees	30	28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	24	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	18	18	P4
5	Jim Clark	17	16	P6
6	Graham Hill	17	17	P5
7	Jackie Stewart	15	14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12	12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12	12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	10	9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	5	5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	46	−3	42	P1
2	John Surtees	30		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	22	−2	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	18		18	P4
5	Jim Clark	17		16	P6
6	Graham Hill	17		17	P5
7	Jackie Stewart	15		14	P7
8	Mike Parkes	12		12	P8
9	Lorenzo Bandini	12		12	P9
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	10		9	P10
11	Richie Ginther	5		5	P11
12	Dan Gurney	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	53	42	P1
2	Jochen Rindt	36	22	P3
3	John Surtees	34	28	P2
4	Denny Hulme	26	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	25	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	21	16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	20	12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	19	14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	16	12	P8
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	10	9	P10
11	Dan Gurney	10	4	P12
12	Richie Ginther	9	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	48	−5	42	P1
2	John Surtees	34		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	32	−4	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	26		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	25		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	21		16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	20		12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	19		14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	16		12	P8
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	10		9	P10
11	Dan Gurney	10		4	P12
12	Richie Ginther	9		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	130	42	P1
2	Jochen Rindt	85	22	P3
3	John Surtees	83	28	P2
4	Denny Hulme	63	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52	16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	49	12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47	14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36	12	P8
10	Dan Gurney	26	4	P12
11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	25	9	P10
12	Richie Ginther	22	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	118	−12	42	P1
2	John Surtees	83		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	75	−10	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	63		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52		16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	49		12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47		14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36		12	P8
10	Dan Gurney	26		4	P12
11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	25		9	P10
12	Richie Ginther	22		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	131	42	P1
2	John Surtees	86	28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	85	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	63	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52	16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	50	12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47	14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36	12	P8
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	26	9	P10
11	Dan Gurney	26	4	P12
12	Richie Ginther	23	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	119	−12	42	P1
2	John Surtees	86		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	75	−10	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	63		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52		16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	50		12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47		14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36		12	P8
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	26		9	P10
11	Dan Gurney	26		4	P12
12	Richie Ginther	23		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	130	42	P1
2	Jochen Rindt	85	22	P3
3	John Surtees	83	28	P2
4	Denny Hulme	63	18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60	17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52	16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	49	12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47	14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36	12	P8
10	Dan Gurney	26	4	P12
11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	25	9	P10
12	Richie Ginther	22	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jack Brabham	118	−12	42	P1
2	John Surtees	83		28	P2
3	Jochen Rindt	75	−10	22	P3
4	Denny Hulme	63		18	P4
5	Graham Hill	60		17	P5
6	Jim Clark	52		16	P6
7	Lorenzo Bandini	49		12	P9
8	Jackie Stewart	47		14	P7
9	Mike Parkes	36		12	P8
10	Dan Gurney	26		4	P12
11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	25		9	P10
12	Richie Ginther	22		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.