New Zealand Grand Prix

Pukekohe, 8 Jan 1966

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Graham Hill (Tasman) 1.9-litre BRM P261 [2616] V8
#2
40 62m 56.5s
84.4mph
2 Jackie Stewart (Tasman) 1.9-litre BRM P261 [2617] V8
#6 Owen Motor Racing Organisation
40 62m 58.0s
3 Jim Palmer Lotus 32B [32-FL-8] - Climax FPF 4
#41 G J Palmer
38 63m 10.3s
4 Dennis Marwood Cooper T66 [F1-6-63] - Climax FPF 4
#3 Ecurie Rothmans
38 63m 54.0s
5 Leo Geoghegan (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 32 [32-FL-7] - Ford pushrod
#7
37
6 Ken Sager (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-12-63] - Ford twin cam
#15
37
7 "Red" Dawson Brabham BT7A [IC-1-63] - Climax FPF 4
#5
37
8 Roly Levis (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-9-63] - Ford twin cam
#12
37
9 Dene Hollier (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 20B [20-J-953] - Ford pushrod
#9
37
10 Neil Whittaker Brabham BT4 [IC-1-62] - Climax FPF 4
#29 Lesco Racing Team
37
11 Ray Thackwell (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT2 ['FJ-13-62'] - Ford twin cam
#20 Team Tiki
35
12 Ken Smith (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 22 [22-J-20] - Ford pushrod
#19
35
R John Riley Lotus 18/21 ['P1'] - Climax FPF 4
#17
21 electrical
R Bill Stone (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Cooper FJ Mk I 'T52' - Ford pushrod
#24
7 accident
R Graeme Lawrence (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-4-63] - Ford twin cam
#14
7 clutch
R Jim Clark Lotus 39 [R12] - Climax FPF 4
#1 Team Lotus
7 gearbox
R Spencer Martin Brabham BT11A [IC-4-64] - Climax FPF 4
#11 Scuderia Veloce
0 accident
R Frank Gardner Brabham BT11A [IC-2-64] - Climax FPF 4
#4 Alec Mildren
0 accident
R Andy Buchanen Brabham BT7A [IC-2-63] - Climax FPF 4
#8
0 accident
DNS Pat McLoughlin (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 20 - Ford pushrod
#16 R W C McLoughlin
Did not start
DNS Tony Rutherfurd (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lynx - Ford pushrod
#18
Did not start
DNS Bill Caldwell (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Brabham BT6 [FJ-18-63] - Ford twin cam
#31
Did not start
DNS Bryan Innes (NZ 1.5) 1.5-litre Lotus 22 [22-J-6] - Ford pushrod
#85 J C Wilson
Did not start
DNA Syd Jensen Brabham BT4 [IC-3-62] - Climax FPF 4
#10
Did not arrive

All cars are 2.5-litre Tasman unless noted.

Qualifying
Qualifying information not available

Sources

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Individual sources for this event

Instead of heats, there was a support race for 2-litre cars which comprised mostly 1500cc cars.