1966 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 8 in 1966 Tasman Series | |||
 | |||
| Date | 22 February 1966 | ||
| Location | Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | ||
| Distance | 66 laps, 158.4 km (99 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 0'55.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart Graham Hill |
BRM BRM | |
| Time | 0'55.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
The 1966 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at the Lakeside International Raceway on 22 February 1966. The race had 15 starters.
It was the 31st Australian Grand Prix and doubled as round six of the 1966 Tasman Series. Graham Hill won his only AGP.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Graham Hill |
Owen Racing Org. | BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 | 66 | 1h 02m 38.0s |
| 2 | 4 |  Frank Gardner |
Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 66 | 1h 02m 55.0s |
| 3 | 1 | Jim Clark |
Team Lotus | Lotus 39 / Climax FPF | 66 | 1h 02m 57.0s |
| 4 | 17 |  Jim Palmer |
George Palmer | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 64 | |
| 5 | 14 | Kevin Bartlett |
Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | 63 | |
| 6 | 20 | Glynn Scott |
Glynn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 63 | |
| 7 | Andy Buchanan |
Wilson Motors | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 63 | ||
| 8 | 76 | John Harvey |
R.C. Phillips | Brabham BT14 / Ford 1.5 | 62 | |
| 9 | 8 | Spencer Martin |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 47 | Fuel Pump |
| 10 | 21 | Leo Geoghegan |
Total Team | Lotus 32 / Ford 1.5 | 39 | Bent Wishbone |
| Ret | 7 | Greg Cusack |
Castrol Team | Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5 | 30 | Accident |
| Ret | 3 | Jackie Stewart |
Owen Racing Org. | BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 | 28 | Gearbox |
| Ret | Mel McEwin |
Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 26 | Fuel Pump | |
| Ret | John McDonald |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 23 | Water Pump | |
| Ret | Dennis Marwood |
Ecurie Rothmans | Cooper T66 / Climax FPF | 7 | Oil Pressure | |
| DNQ | Paul Bolton |
Town & Country Garage | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | |||
| DNQ | Les Howard |
Howard & Sons Racing | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | |||
| DNQ | Bob Jane |
Bob Jane Autoland | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | |||
| DNQ | Roly Levis |
Roly Levis | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | |||
| DNQ | Max Stewart |
Max Stewart Motors | Rennmax BN1 / Ford 1.5 | |||
| DNQ | Peter Williamson |
Jim McGuire | Elfin FJ / Hillman 1.0 | |||
Notes
- Pole position: Jackie Stewart - 0'55.5
- Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart / Graham Hill - 0'55.9
References
- ↑ Des White. "XXXI Australian Grand Prix V Lakeside International". tasman-series.com. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ↑ White, Des (1986). "1966". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 310–319. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
| Preceded by 1966 Warwick Farm International |
Tasman Series 1966 |
Succeeded by 1966 Sandown International |
| Preceded by 1965 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1966 |
Succeeded by 1967 Australian Grand Prix |
Coordinates: 27°13′40″S 152°57′54″E / 27.2279°S 152.9650°E
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