1966 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1966 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on July 24, 1966. It was race 5 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 16th Dutch Grand Prix since it was first held in 1948. It was held over 90 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 382 kilometres.

1966 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Date	July 24, 1966
Official name	XIV Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance	90 laps, 382.68 km (237.78 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Mild, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:28.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:30.6
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders

The race was the third in succession to be won by Australian driver, 1959 and 1960 world champion, Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT19. Brabham lapped the field on his way to his second Dutch Grand Prix victory to add to his win in 1960. British driver, 1962 world champion Graham Hill finished second in his BRM P261, himself a lap ahead of the rest of the field. Reigning world champion Jim Clark took his first podium finish of the year in his Lotus 33, after duelling with the Brabhams in the early stages, even leading the race and pulling away before suffering a water pump failure that set him back two laps.

Brabham's win expanded his points lead to 16 points over Hill, with Hill's BRM teammate Jackie Stewart two points further away.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:28.1	—
2	18	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	1:28.7	0.6
3	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:28.7	0.6
4	10	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	1:28.8	0.7
5	4	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	1:29.0	0.9
6	26	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:29.2	1.1
7	12	Graham Hill	BRM	1:29.7	1.6
8	14	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:29.8	1.7
9	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:30.0	1.9
10	24	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	1:30.6	2.5
11	28	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:31.1	3.0
12	32	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	1:31.4	3.3
13	30	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	1:31.7	3.6
14	20	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima	1:31.7	3.6
15	34	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:32.0	3.9
16	8	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	1:32.0	3.9
17	36	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	1:35.0	6.9
18	38	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	1:35.7	7.6
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	90	2:20:32.5	1	9
2	12	Graham Hill	BRM	89	1 lap	7	6
3	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	88	2 laps	3	4
4	14	Jackie Stewart	BRM	88	2 laps	8	3
5	32	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	87	3 laps	12	2
6	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	87	3 laps	9	1
7	30	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	84	6 laps	13
8	38	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	84	6 laps	17
9	36	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	84	6 laps	16
Ret	28	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	79	Engine	11
Ret	34	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	73	Suspension	14
Ret	24	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	44	Electrical	10
Ret	18	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	37	Ignition	2
Ret	8	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	28	Ignition	15
Ret	10	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	26	Oil Leak	4
Ret	4	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	10	Accident	5
Ret	26	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	2	Accident	6
DNS	20	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Serenissima		Engine
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jack Brabham	30
5	2	Graham Hill	14
3	3	Jackie Stewart	12
2	4	Jochen Rindt	11
1	5	Lorenzo Bandini	11
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Brabham-Repco	30
	2	Ferrari	22
	3	BRM	19
	4	Cooper-Maserati	11
	5	Lotus-Climax	7
Source:

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.