1966 Syracuse Grand Prix

XV Gran Premio di Siracusa
Syracuse Circuit (1951-1967)
Race details
Date	May 1, 1966
Official Name	XV Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
Distance	56 laps, 313.475km (194.826 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	John Surtees Ferrari
Time	1:42.3
Fastest Lap
Driver	John Surtees Ferrari
Time	1:43.4
Podium
First	John Surtees Ferrari
Second	Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari
Third	Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati
Lap Leaders
No race-code specified

Background

Entry list

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Jo Siffert	RRC Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
4	Denny Hulme	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham	BT22	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	G
6	Paul Hawkins	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	25	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	D
8	André Wicky	Privateer	Cooper	T53	BRM	P56 V8 2.0	D
10	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham	BT11	Climax	FPF L4 2.75	F
12	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham	BT19	Repco	620 V8 3.0	G
14	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	246	Ferrari	228 V6 2.4	F
16	David Hobbs	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	33	BRM	P56 V8 2.0	F
16	Mike Spence	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	33	BRM	P56 V8 2.0	F
18	Giancarlo Baghetti	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	Lotus	33	Climax	FWMV V8 2.0	F
20	Roberto Bussinello	Derrington-Francis Racing Team	Cooper	T77	ATS	V8 2.75	D
22	John Surtees	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312	Ferrari	218 V12 3.0	F
24	Jo Bonnier	RRC Walker Racing Team	Brabham	BT11	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	D
26	Guy Ligier	Privateer	Cooper	T81	Maserati	9/F1 V12 3.0	D
28	Vic Wilson	Team Chamaco-Collect	BRM	P261	BRM	P60 V8 2.0	G
30	Brian Gubby	Privateer	Lotus	24	Climax	FWMV V8 2.0	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	22	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:42.3	—
2	14	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:43.9	+1.6s
3	2	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	1:44.2	+1.9s
4	24	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	1:46.4	+4.1s
5	26	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	1:48.4	+6.1s
6	6	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax	1:49.5	+7.2s
7	16	David Hobbs	Lotus-BRM	1:51.4	+9.1s
8	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	Lotus-Climax	2:01.8	+19.5s
9	8	André Wicky	Cooper-BRM	2:19.7	+37.5s
DNQ	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	No Time	—
DNQ	28	Vic Wilson	BRM	No Time	—
DNQ	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	No Time	—
DNQ	10	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	No Time	—
WD	20	Roberto Bussinello	Cooper-ATS	Withdrawn
WD	30	Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax	Withdrawn
WD	16	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	Reserve entry

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		John Surtees
3		Lorenzo Bandini
Jo Siffert
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Jo Bonnier
	Guy Ligier
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Paul Hawkins
8		David Hobbs
Jack Brabham
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Vic Wilson
	Denny Hulme
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12
13
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	______________		14
	15
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		______________		16
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Race

Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	John Surtees	Ferrari	56	1:40:08.3	1
2	14	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	56	+24.6	2
3	16	David Hobbs	Lotus-BRM	54	+2 laps	7
4	28	Vic Wilson	BRM	53	+3 laps	9
5	24	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	52	+4 laps	4
NC	26	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	39	+17 laps	5
Ret	6	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax	36	Water pipe	6
Ret	2	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	20	Driveshaft	3
Ret	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	8	Oil leak	10
Ret	12	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	0	Fuel injection	8
DNS	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	Lotus-Climax
DNS	8	André Wicky	Cooper-BRM
DNS	10	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax
WD	20	Roberto Bussinello	Cooper-ATS
WD	30	Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax
WD	16	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM