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150th GP – Mexico 1966

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Jim Clark
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 43 [1] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Firestone
2 Great Britain Peter Arundell
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 33 [R11] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone
3 Great Britain Graham Hill
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM P83 [8302] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop
4 Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM P83 [8303] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop
5 Australia Jack Brabham
Brabham Racing Organisation Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Brabham Racing Organisation Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain John Surtees
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop
8 Austria Jochen Rindt
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop
9 Mexico Moisés Solana
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop
10 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Bernard White Racing Great Britain BRM P261 [2615] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop
11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 33 [R14] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone
12 United States Richie Ginther
Honda R&D Co. Japan Honda RA273 [F-102] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear
14 United States Ronnie Bucknum
Honda R&D Co. Japan Honda RA273 [F-103] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear
15 United States Dan Gurney
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear
16 United States Bob Bondurant
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear
17 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Great Britain McLaren M2B [1] Ford 406 V8 3.0 Firestone
18 Great Britain Mike Spence
R. H. H. (Tim) Parnell Great Britain Lotus 33 [R13] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone
19 Switzerland Jo Siffert
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop
22 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team Ecurie Suisse Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Firestone

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.950 0
2 1 Great Britain Jim Clark
Great Britain Lotus 43 [1] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Firestone 01:54.060 0
3 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.360 0
4 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R14] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone 01:54.780 0
5 8 Austria Jochen Rindt
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:54.910 0
6 7 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:55.100 0
7 16 United States Dan Gurney
United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear 01:55.690 0
8 12 United States Richie Ginther
Japan Honda RA273 [F-102] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.730 0
9 15 United States Dan Gurney
United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:56.160 0
10 19 Switzerland Jo Siffert
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:56.170 0
11 4 Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Great Britain BRM P83 [8303] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop 01:56.640 0
12 22 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Firestone 01:56.810 0
13 9 Mexico Moisés Solana
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:57.440 0
14 16 United States Bob Bondurant
United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear 01:57.990 0
15 18 Great Britain Mike Spence
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R13] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone 01:58.010 0
16 14 United States Ronnie Bucknum
Japan Honda RA273 [F-103] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:58.410 0
17 3 Great Britain Graham Hill
Great Britain BRM P83 [8302] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop 01:59.240 0
18 10 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain BRM P261 [2615] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop 01:59.380 0
19 17 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain McLaren M2B [1] Ford 406 V8 3.0 Firestone 02:00.680 0
20 2 Great Britain Peter Arundell
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R11] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone 02:00.790 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:53.180 0
2 1 Great Britain Jim Clark
Great Britain Lotus 43 [1] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Firestone 01:53.500 0
3 12 United States Richie Ginther
Japan Honda RA273 [F-102] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.560 0
4 8 Austria Jochen Rindt
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:54.190 0
5 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.210 0
6 5 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.340 0
7 3 Great Britain Graham Hill
Great Britain BRM P83 [8302] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop 01:54.610 0
8 16 United States Dan Gurney
United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear 01:54.930 0
9 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R14] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone 01:55.090 0
10 15 United States Dan Gurney
United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:55.230 0
11 4 Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Great Britain BRM P83 [8303] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop 01:55.900 0
12 18 Great Britain Mike Spence
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R13] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone 01:55.980 0
13 19 Switzerland Jo Siffert
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:55.990 0
14 22 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Firestone 01:56.490 0
15 14 United States Ronnie Bucknum
Japan Honda RA273 [F-103] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:56.590 0
16 17 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain McLaren M2B [1] Ford 406 V8 3.0 Firestone 01:56.840 0
17 10 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain BRM P261 [2615] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop 01:57.460 0
18 9 Mexico Moisés Solana
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:58.700 0
19 2 Great Britain Peter Arundell
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R11] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone 02:01.140 0
20 15 United States Bob Bondurant
United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear 02:02.880 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:53.180 0
2 1 Great Britain Jim Clark
Great Britain Lotus 43 [1] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Firestone 01:53.500 0
3 12 United States Richie Ginther
Japan Honda RA273 [F-102] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.560 0
4 5 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53.950 0
5 8 Austria Jochen Rindt
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:54.190 0
6 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:54.210 0
7 3 Great Britain Graham Hill
Great Britain BRM P83 [8302] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop 01:54.610 0
8 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R14] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone 01:54.780 0
9 16 United States Dan Gurney
United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear 01:54.930 0
10 4 Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Great Britain BRM P261 [2614] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop 01:55.900 0
11 19 Switzerland Jo Siffert
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:55.990 0
12 22 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Firestone 01:56.490 0
13 14 United States Ronnie Bucknum
Japan Honda RA273 [F-103] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:56.590 0
14 17 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain McLaren M2B [1] Ford 406 V8 3.0 Firestone 01:56.840 0
15 9 Mexico Moisés Solana
Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 01:57.440 0
16 10 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain BRM P261 [2615] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop 01:57.460 0
17 2 Great Britain Peter Arundell
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R11] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone 02:00.790 0
18 15 United States Bob Bondurant
United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear 02:02.880 0
DNS 18 Great Britain Mike Spence
Great Britain Lotus 33 [R13] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone 01:55.980 0
Spence had an accident in practice that prevented him from starting. Gurney and Bondurant switched numbers for the race.

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Official NameV Gran Premio de Mexico
CircuitMexico City
DateOctober 23
PoleJohn Surtees 01:53.180
Fastest LapRichie Ginther 01:53.750
Podium1st John Surtees (60) , 2nd Jack Brabham (4) , 3rd Denny Hulme
GP Number 150
Round 9
Weather Sunny
Prev race Grand Prix of the United States October 2
Next race Grand Prix of South Africa January 2

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 7 Great Britain John Surtees
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop 02:06:35.340 65

60
1
9
2 5 Australia Jack Brabham
Brabham Racing Organisation Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-1-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:06:43.220 65

4
4
6
3 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Brabham Racing Organisation Great Britain Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] Repco 620 V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 64

0
6
4
4 12 United States Richie Ginther
Honda R&D Co. Japan Honda RA273 [F-102] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 64
01:53.750
1
3
3
5 15 United States Dan Gurney
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear +1 lap 64

0
9
2
6 22 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team Ecurie Suisse Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-5-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Firestone +2 laps 63

0
12
1
7 2 Great Britain Peter Arundell
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 33 [R11] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone +4 laps 61

0
17
0
8 14 United States Ronnie Bucknum
Honda R&D Co. Japan Honda RA273 [F-103] Honda RA273E V12 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 60

0
13
0
DNF 11 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 33 [R14] Climax FWMV V8 2.0 Firestone Differential 49

0
8
0
DNF 17 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Great Britain McLaren M2B [1] Ford 406 V8 3.0 Firestone Engine 40

0
14
0
DNF 19 Switzerland Jo Siffert
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop Suspension 33

0
11
0
DNF 8 Austria Jochen Rindt
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop Suspension 32

0
5
0
DNF 10 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Bernard White Racing Great Britain BRM P261 [2615] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Dunlop Transmission 28

0
16
0
DNF 4 Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM P83 [8303] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop Oil leak 26

0
10
0
DNF 16 United States Bob Bondurant
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear Fuel system 24

0
18
0
DNF 3 Great Britain Graham Hill
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM P83 [8302] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop Engine 18

0
7
0
DNF 9 Mexico Moisés Solana
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] Maserati Tipo 9 V12 3.0 Dunlop Overheating 9

0
15
0
DNF 1 Great Britain Jim Clark
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 43 [1] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Firestone Gearbox 9

0
2
0
DNS 18 Great Britain Mike Spence
R. H. H. (Tim) Parnell Great Britain Lotus 33 [R13] BRM P60 V8 2.0 Firestone Practice accident 0

0

0
T 4T Great Britain Jackie Stewart
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM P83 [8301] BRM P75 H16 3.0 Dunlop Practice 0

0

0
T 15 United States Dan Gurney
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 15 United States Bob Bondurant
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1G [102] Weslake 58 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 16 United States Dan Gurney
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 16 United States Bob Bondurant
Anglo American Racers United States Eagle T1F [101] Climax FPF L4 2.7 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0

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Formula 1 1966 World Championship
PosDriverTeamPts
1Australia Jack BrabhamGreat Britain Brabham42 (45)
2Great Britain John SurteesItaly Ferrari28
Great Britain Cooper
3Austria Jochen RindtGreat Britain Cooper22 (24)
4New Zealand Denny HulmeGreat Britain Brabham18
5Great Britain Graham HillGreat Britain BRM17
6Great Britain Jim ClarkGreat Britain Lotus16
7Great Britain Jackie StewartGreat Britain BRM14
8Great Britain Mike ParkesItaly Ferrari12
9Italy Lorenzo BandiniItaly Ferrari12
10Italy Ludovico ScarfiottiItaly Ferrari9
11United States Richie GintherJapan Honda5
Great Britain Cooper
12Great Britain Mike SpenceGreat Britain Lotus4
13United States Dan GurneyUnited States Eagle4
14United States Bob BondurantGreat Britain BRM3
United States Eagle
15Switzerland Jo SiffertGreat Britain Cooper3
Great Britain Brabham
16New Zealand Bruce McLarenGreat Britain McLaren3
17Great Britain John TaylorGreat Britain Brabham1
18Great Britain Bob AndersonGreat Britain Brabham1
19Great Britain Peter ArundellGreat Britain Lotus1
20Sweden Jo BonnierGreat Britain Cooper1
Great Britain Brabham

Formula 1 1966 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Great Britain Brabham Repco 42 (49)
2 Italy Ferrari 31 (32)
3 Great Britain Cooper Maserati 30 (35)
4 Great Britain BRM 22
5 Great Britain Lotus BRM 13
6 Great Britain Lotus Climax 8
7 United States Eagle Climax 4
8 Japan Honda 3
9 Great Britain McLaren Ford 2
10 Great Britain Brabham BRM 1
11 Great Britain McLaren Serenissima 1
12 Great Britain Brabham Climax 1

  • Post category:60s / GPs
Tags: 17th season, Cooper, Cooper Car Co, Cooper T81, Dunlop, Gran Premio de México, John Surtees, Maserati, Mexico City

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Gordon Littleford
1966 – 17th Season

ON THIS DAY

  • Mike Sparken born in 1930.
  • Ron Flockhart born in 1923.
  • Giacomo Agostini born in 1942.
  • Reginald Croysdill born in 1920.
  • Derek Cook born in 1946.
  • Salvador Fábregas born in 1907.
  • Jake Dennis born in 1995.
  • Just-Émile Vernet born in 1894.
  • Victor Martins born in 2001.
  • Peter Arundell died in 2009.
  • Fred Wacker died in 1998.
  • Raph (Georges Raphaël) died in 1994.
  • Robert Cazaux died in 1935.
  • Riccardo Patrese won the Gran Premio de Mexico 1991.
  • Damon Hill won the Grand Prix du Canada 1996.
  • Michele Alboreto won the Grand Prix du Canada 1985.
  • Rudolf Caracciola won the ADAC Eifelrennen 1935.

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