1966 BRDC International Trophy

XVIII BRDC International Trophy
The Silverstone circuit for 1966
Race details
Date	May 14, 1966
Official Name	XVIII BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Northamptonshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.711km (2.928mi)
Distance	35 laps, 164.885km (102.477 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
Time	1:28.2
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
Time	1:28.8
Podium
First	Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
Second	John Surtees Ferrari
Third	Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati
Lap Leaders
No race-code specified

The 18th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on May 14, 1966.

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1966 BRDC International Trophy is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus	43	BRM	P75 H16 3.0	F
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham	BT19	Repco	620 V8 3.0	G
3	Denny Hulme	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham	BT11	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	G
4	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312	Ferrari	218 V12 3.0	F
4	John Surtees	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312	Ferrari	218 V12 3.0	F
5	Richie Ginther	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
5	Roy Salvadori	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
6	Jochen Rindt	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
7	Jo Siffert	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T80	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
8	Jo Bonnier	Joakim Bonnier Racing Team	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	F
9	Guy Ligier	Guy Ligier	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
10	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham	BT11	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	F
11	Paul Hawkins	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	25	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	F
12	Mike Spence	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	33	BRM	P56 V8 2.0	F
14	John Taylor	David Bridges	Brabham	BT11	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	G
15	John Markey	Ted Martin	Lotus	25	Climax	FPE V8 3.0	?
15	Trevor Taylor	Ted Martin	Lotus	25	Climax	FPE V8 3.0	?
16	Bob Bondurant	Team Chamaco-Collect	BRM	P261	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	G
16	Vic Wilson	Team Chamaco-Collect	BRM	P261	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	G
17	John Lewis	Ted Martin	Lotus	24	Martin	V8 3.0	?
18	Innes Ireland	Bernard White Racing	BRM	P261	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	G

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1966 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	1:29.8	—
2	4	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:30.0	+0.2s
3	6	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	1:30.8	+1.0s
4	12	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	1:31.2	+1.4s
5	3	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	1:31.8	+2.0s
6	8	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.4	+2.6s
7*	7	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:32.4	+2.6s
8	5	Richie Ginther	Brabham-Climax	1:33.6	+3.8s
9	10	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:34.4	+4.6s
10	14	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	1:36.6	+6.8s
11	16	Vic Wilson	BRM	1:37.6	+7.8s
12	9	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	1:38.2	+8.4s
13	11	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax	1:40.4	+10.6s
WD	1	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	Withdrawn
WD	15	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Withdrawn
WD	17	John Lewis	Lotus-Martin	Withdrawn
WD	18	Innes Ireland	BRM	Withdrawn
WD	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Driven by Surtees
WD	5	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati	Reserve entry
WD	15	John Markey	Lotus-Climax	Reserve entry
WD	16	Bob Bondurant	BRM	Driven by Wilson

• *Siffert was given a six-place grid penalty.

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Jack Brabham
______________		3		John Surtees
4		Jochen Rindt
Mike Spence
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Denny Hulme
	7		Jo Bonnier
	Richie Ginther
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Bob Anderson
______________		10		John Taylor
11		Vic Wilson
Guy Ligier
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13		Paul Hawkins
	14		Jo Siffert
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16
______________		17
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Race

Results

The full results for the 1966 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	35	52:57.6	1
2	4	John Surtees	Ferrari	35	+7.4	2
3	8	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	35	+1:24.6	6
4	3	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	35	+1:31.2	5
5	8	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	34	+1 lap	6
6	14	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	33	+2 laps	9
7	10	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	32	+3 laps	8
8	11	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax	31	+4 laps	12
Ret	16	Vic Wilson	BRM	24	Fuel leak	10
Ret	7	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	11	Clutch	13
Ret	5	Richie Ginther	Brabham-Climax	5	Overheating	7
Ret	12	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	2	Engine	4
DNS	9	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati
WD	1	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM
WD	15	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax
WD	17	John Lewis	Lotus-Martin
WD	18	Innes Ireland	BRM
WD	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
WD	5	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Maserati
WD	15	John Markey	Lotus-Climax
WD	16	Bob Bondurant	BRM