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Background[]


Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 1966 South African Grand Prix is outlined below:

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 United Kingdom Mike Spence United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax FWMV V8 2.0 F
2 United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax FWMV V8 2.0 F
3 Sweden Jo Bonnier United Kingdom RRC Walker Racing Team Lotus 25 Climax FWMV V8 2.0 D
4 Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom RRC Walker Racing Team Brabham BT11 BRM P60 V8 2.0 D
5 United Kingdom Innes Ireland United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lotus 25 BRM P56 V8 2.0 F
6 Australia Paul Hawkins United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lotus 25 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
7 United States Richie Ginther United Kingdom Stirling Moss Racing Team BRP Mk2 BRM P56 V8 2.0 D
8 United Kingdom David Prophet United Kingdom Privateer Lotus 24 Maserati 250S L4 2.5 D
9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson United Kingdom DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT11 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
10 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT19 Repco 620 V8 3.0 G
11 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT11 Climax FPF L4 2.75 G
12 Rhodesia John Love Rhodesia Privateer Cooper T79 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
14 South Africa Tony Jefferies Rhodesia John Love Cooper T55 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
15 South Africa Peter de Klerk South Africa Otelle Nucci Brabham BT11 Climax FPF L4 2.75 D
16 South Africa Doug Serrurier South Africa Privateer LDS Mk3 Climax FPF L4 2.0 D
17 Rhodesia Clive Puzey Rhodesia Privateer Lotus 18/21 Climax FPF L4 1.5 D
18 South Africa Dave Charlton South Africa Scuderia Scribante Brabham BT11 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
19 South Africa Jackie Pretorius South Africa Scuderia Scribante Lotus 21 Climax FPF L4 1.5 D
20 South Africa David Hume South Africa Team Valencia LDS Mk1 Climax FPF L4 2.0 D
21 Rhodesia Sam Tingle Rhodesia Privateer LDS Mk3 Climax FPF L4 2.75 F
22 South Africa Jack Holme South Africa Privateer LDS Mk2 Ford LF L4 1.6 D
23 South Africa Brian Raubenheimer South Africa Privateer Lotus 20 Ford LF L4 1.6 D

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1966 South African Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 10 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:25.1
2 1 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:26.0 +0.9
3 11 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 1:26.2 +1.1
4 10 Rhodesia John Love Cooper-Climax 1:26.4 +1.3
5 10 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1:27.3 +2.2
6 7 United States Richie Ginther BRP-BRM 1:27.8 +2.7
7 15 South Africa Peter de Klerk Brabham-Climax 1:28.4 +3.3
8 9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:28.5 +3.4
9 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax 1:28.5 +3.4
10 18 South Africa Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 1:29.0 +3.9
11 6 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus-BRM 1:29.0 +3.9
12 4 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:29.4 +4.3
13 2 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 1:31.1 +6.0
14 21 Rhodesia Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 1:31.8 +6.7
15 14 South Africa Tony Jefferies Cooper-Climax 1:33.5 +8.4
16 16 South Africa Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax 1:33.5 +8.4
17 19 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Lotus-Climax 1:34.6 +9.5
18 17 Rhodesia Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax 1:35.0 +9.9
19 23 South Africa Brian Raubenheimer Lotus-Ford 1:36.6 +10.5
20 22 South Africa Jack Holme LDS-Ford 1:41.2 +16.1
21 8 United Kingdom David Prophet Lotus-Maserati 1:43.2 +18.1
22 20 South Africa David Hume LDS-Climax 1:43.7 +18.6

Grid[]

Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver
______________
______________ 1
______________ 2 Jack Brabham
3 Mike Spence
Denny Hulme
______________
______________ 4
5 John Love
Innes Ireland
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______________ 6
______________ 7 Richie Ginther
8 Peter de Klerk
Bob Anderson
______________
______________ 9
10 Jo Bonnier
Dave Charlton
______________
______________ 11
______________ 12 Paul Hawkins
13 Jo Siffert
Peter Arundell
______________
______________ 14
15 Sam Tingle
Tony Jefferies
______________
______________ 16
______________ 17 Doug Serrurier
18 Jackie Pretorius
Clive Puzey
______________
______________ 19
20 David Prophet




Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full results for the 1966 South African Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 1 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 60 1:29:34.4 2
2 4 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 58 +2 laps 12
3 2 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 58 +2 laps 13
4 18 South Africa Dave Charlton Brabham-Climax 58 +2 laps 10
DSQ 9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 58 Push start 8
5 21 Rhodesia Sam Tingle LDS-Climax 57 +3 laps 14
6 12 Rhodesia John Love Cooper-Climax 56 +4 laps 4
7 17 Rhodesia Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax 56 +4 laps 18
8 14 South Africa Tony Jefferies Cooper-Climax 56 +4 laps 15
9 19 South Africa Jackie Pretorius Lotus-Climax 56 +4 laps 17
10 16 South Africa Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax 55 +5 laps 16
Ret 10 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 49 Fuel injection 1
Ret 15 South Africa Peter de Klerk Brabham-Climax 49 Gearbox 7
Ret 11 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 46 Gearbox 3
Ret 5 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 33 Gearbox 5
Ret 6 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 9 Gear selector 11
Ret 7 United States Richie Ginther BRP-BRM 8 Accident 6
Ret 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax 7 Accident 9
Ret 8 United Kingdom David Prophet Lotus-Maserati 0 Driveshaft 19
DNS 23 South Africa Brian Raubenheimer Lotus-Ford
DNS 22 South Africa Jack Holme LDS-Ford
DNS 20 South Africa David Hume LDS-Climax
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