1966 German Grand Prix

File:Bandini, Lorenzo - Ferrari-12-Zylinder 1966.jpg

Lorenzo Bandini in his Ferrari on his way to sixth place.

The 1966 German Grand Prix was a mixed Formula One and Formula Two motor race held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife on 7 August 1966. It was race 6 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 28th German Grand Prix and the 22nd to be held at the Nordschleife. It was held over 15 laps of the 22 kilometre circuit for a race distance 342 kilometres.

The race was won by 1959 and 1960 World Champion Jack Brabham driving his Brabham BT19, his fourth win in succession. Brabham won by 43 seconds over the Cooper T81 driven by 1964 World Champion John Surtees. Surtees' Austrian teammate Jochen Rindt finished third. The first Formula Two driver to finish was French driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise in eighth driving a Matra Sports entered Matra MS5.

The race also saw the death of British driver John Taylor after a collision with Jacky Ickx.

Brabham had collected 39 points, more than double his nearest rival, BRM driver Graham Hill.

Race report

Another wet track provided a duel between Jack Brabham and John Surtees for the whole race. It was not until the Cooper's clutch failed two laps from the end that the Australian's win was guaranteed. Jim Clark, despite qualifying on pole, made a mistake and spun into a ditch after using the wrong tyres. In a far more serious crash, the Tyrrell-entered Matra MS5 of Jacky Ickx and the privately-entered Brabham BT11 of John Taylor crashed near the bridge between Quiddelbacher and Flugplatz. Taylor was badly burned in the accident and succumbed to his injuries four weeks later.

This would be the last Formula One race on the original Nürburgring Nordschleife before the Hohenrain chicane was added to slow the cars coming into the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8:16.5	—
2	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	8:18.0	+1.5
3	6	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	8:18.8	+2.3
4	11	Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	8:20.2	+3.7
5	3	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	8:20.8	+4.3
6	9	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	8:21.1	+4.6
7	10	Template:Flagicon Mike Parkes	Ferrari	8:21.7	+5.2
8	12	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	8:22.8	+6.3
9	8	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	8:27.7	+11.2
10	5	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	8:28.6	+12.1
11	14	Template:Flagicon Bob Bondurant	BRM	8:33.0	+16.5
12	17	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	8:35.2	+18.7
13	15	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	8:38.6	+22.1
14	19	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	8:42.5	+26.0
15	4	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	8:49.3	+32.8
16	27	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Matra-Ford	8:52.0	+35.5
17	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	8:52.7	+36.2
18	34	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	9:00.4	+43.9
19	33	Template:Flagicon Jo Schlesser	Matra-Ford	9:01.5	+45.0
20	31	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Ford	9:03.0	+46.5
21	25	Template:Flagicon Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Brabham-Ford	9:04.7	+48.2
22	28	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Brabham-Ford	9:05.7	+49.2
23	32	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	Lotus-Ford	9:06.0	+49.5
24	29	Template:Flagicon Alan Rees	Brabham-Ford	9:08.4	+51.9
25	16	Template:Flagicon John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	9:08.9	+52.4
26	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	9:10.9	+54.4
27	26	Template:Flagicon Hubert Hahne	Matra-BRM	9:17.0	+1:00.5
28	35	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	9:17.2	+1:00.7
29	30	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Ford	9:32.2	+1:15.7
DNQ	18	Template:Flagicon Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	No time	—

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	15	2:27:03.0	5	9
2	7	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	15	+ 44.4	2	6
3	8	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	15	+ 2:32.6	9	4
4	5	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	15	+ 6:41.4	10	3
5	6	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	15	+ 8:28.9	3	2
6	9	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	15	+ 10:56.4	6	1
7	12	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	14	Electrical	8
8	34	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	18
9	26	Template:Flagicon Hubert Hahne	Matra-BRM	14	+ 1 lap	27
10	33	Template:Flagicon Jo Schlesser	Matra-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	19
11	28	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann	Brabham-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	22
12	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	14	+ 1 lap	17
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	12	Alternator	13
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	11	Accident	1
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	10	Suspension	26
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	9	Electrical	4
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Mike Parkes	Ferrari	9	Accident	7
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	8	Ignition	15
Ret	31	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Ford	7	Engine	20
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	3	Clutch	12
Ret	32	Template:Flagicon Piers Courage	Lotus-Ford	3	Accident	23
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Alan Rees	Brabham-Ford	3	Engine	24
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Bob Bondurant	BRM	3	Engine	11
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	2	Transmission	14
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Brabham-Ford	2	Gearbox	21
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	0	Fatal Accident	25
Ret	27	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Matra-Ford	0	Accident	16
DNS	18	Template:Flagicon Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	0	Injury
DNS	35	Template:Flagicon Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	0
DNS	30	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Ford	0
Source:

Note: The race was held with both Formula One and Formula Two cars competing together. Formula Two entries are denoted by a pink background.

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers Piers Courage and Alan Rees, German drivers Kurt Ahrens, jr. and Hubert Hahne, Belgian driver and future Grand Prix winner Jacky Ickx, French drivers Jo Schlesser and future Grand Prix winner Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Swiss driver Silvio Moser.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for French constructor Matra.
• This was Cooper's 50th and 51st podium finish.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	39
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	17
File:1uparrow green.svg 4	3	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	15
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	15
File:1downarrow red.svg 2	5	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	14
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Repco	39
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	23
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon BRM	22
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati	17
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	7
Source:

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

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