Grand Prix de l'ACF (French Grand Prix) 1966

Grand Prix de l'ACF (French Grand Prix)

Reims, 3 Jul 1966

Results			Laps	Time/Speed
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT19 [F1-1-65] - Repco 620 V8 #12 Brabham Racing Organisation	48	1h 48m 31.3s
2	Michael Parkes	Ferrari 312/66 [012] - V12 #22 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	48	1h 48m 40.8s
3	Denis Hulme	Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] - Repco 620 V8 #14 Brabham Racing Organisation	46	1h 48m 40.8s
4	Jochen Rindt	Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 #6 Cooper Car Company	46	1h 49m 26.5s
5	Dan Gurney	(F1) 2.7-litre Eagle 'T1F' [101] - Climax FPF 4 #26 Anglo-American Racers	45	1h 49m 35.0s
6	John Taylor	(F1) 2-litre Brabham BT11 [F1-4-64] - BRM P60 V8 #44 David Bridges	45	1h 49m 46.2s
7	Bob Anderson	(F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT11 [F1-5-64] - Climax FPF 4 #36 DW Racing Enterprises	44	1h 49m 29.2s
8	Chris Amon	Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 #8 Cooper Car Company	44	1h 50m 51.1s
NC	Guy Ligier	Cooper T81 [F1-4-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 #42 Guy Ligier	42	Not classified
NC	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 312/66 [010] - V12 #20 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	37	Not classified
NC	Jo Bonnier	(F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT22 [F1-1-64] - Climax FPF 4 #30 Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	32	Not classified
R	Pedro Rodriguez	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R11] - Climax FWMV V8 #2 Team Lotus	40	Oil leak
R	Graham Hill	(F1) 2-litre BRM P261 [2616] - P60 V8 #16 Owen Racing Organisation	13	Engine
R	Jo Siffert	Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 #38 Rob Walker Racing Team	10	Fuel feed
R	Mike Spence	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R13] - BRM P60 V8 #32 Reg Parnell Racing	8	Clutch
R	John Surtees	Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12 #10 Cooper Car Company	5	Fuel feed
R	Peter Arundell	Lotus 43 [1] - BRM P75 H16 #4 Team Lotus	3	Gearbox
DNS	Jim Clark	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R11] - Climax FWMV V8 #2 Team Lotus	Did not start (Alternative driver)
T	Graham Hill	(F1) 2-litre BRM P261 [2616] - P60 V8 #T2 Owen Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
T	Graham Hill	BRM P83 [8302] - P75 H16 #16 Owen Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
T	Graham Hill	BRM P83 [8301] - P75 H16 #T1 Owen Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
T	Peter Arundell	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R11] - Climax FWMV V8 #2 Team Lotus	(Only used in practice)
T	Denis Hulme	Brabham BT19 [F1-1-65] - Repco 620 V8 #12 Brabham Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
T	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] - Repco 620 V8 #14 Brabham Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
T	Jo Bonnier	Cooper T77 [F1-1-65] - ATS GT/carb V8 #30 Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	(Only used in practice)
T	Denis Hulme	(F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT22 [F1-1-64] - Climax FPF 4 #14? Brabham Racing Organisation	(Only used in practice)
DNA	Bruce McLaren	McLaren M2B [2] - Serenissima M166 V8 #28 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Did not arrive
DNA	Paul Hawkins	(F1) 2.7-litre Lotus 25 [R3] - Climax FPF 4 #34 Reg Parnell Racing	Did not arrive
DNA	Bob Bondurant	(F1) 2-litre BRM P261 [2615] - P60 V8 #40 Team Chamaco Collect	Did not arrive

All cars are 3-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1	Lorenzo Bandini	(F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/66 [010] - Ferrari V12	2m 07.8s
2	John Surtees	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-6-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12	2m 08.4s
3	Michael Parkes	(F1) 3-litre Ferrari 312/66 [012] - Ferrari V12	2m 09.1s
4	Jack Brabham	(F1) 3-litre Brabham BT19 [F1-1-65] - Repco 620 V8	2m 10.2s
5	Jochen Rindt	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-3-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12	2m 10.9s
6	Jo Siffert	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-2-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12	2m 12.2s
7	Chris Amon	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-7-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12	2m 12.4s
8	Graham Hill	(F1) 2-litre BRM P261 [2616] - BRM P60 V8	2m 12.8s
9	Denis Hulme	(F1) 3-litre Brabham BT20 [F1-2-66] - Repco 620 V8	2m 13.3s
10	Mike Spence	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R13] - BRM P60 V8	2m 14.2s
11	Guy Ligier	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T81 [F1-4-66] - Maserati Tipo 9 V12	2m 15.4s
12	Jim Clark *	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R11] - Climax FWMV V8	2m 15.6s
13	Bob Anderson	(F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT11 [F1-5-64] - Climax FPF 4	2m 15.6s
14	Pedro Rodriguez	(F1) 2-litre Lotus 33 [R11] - Climax FWMV V8	2m 16.5s
15	Dan Gurney	(F1) 2.7-litre Eagle 'T1F' [101] - Climax FPF 4	2m 17.9s
16	John Taylor	(F1) 2-litre Brabham BT11 [F1-4-64] - BRM P60 V8	2m 19.2s
17	Peter Arundell	(F1) 3-litre Lotus 43 [1] - BRM P75 H16	2m 19.6s
18	Jo Bonnier	(F1) 2.7-litre Brabham BT22 [F1-1-64] - Climax FPF 4	2m 23.5s
-	Jo Bonnier(T)	(F1) 3-litre Cooper T77 [F1-1-65] - ATS GT/carb V8	2m 27.0s

* Did not start

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

3-litre Formula 1 World Championship events 1966-1985

These 1966 to 1985 results were initially compiled by Allen Brown, but these were in the very basic form required to track individual car histories. Since then further details, such as laps completed, qualifying times and so on, have been added from Rob Ryder's extensive database.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen at allen@oldracingcars.com if you can help with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Autosport 8 Jul 1966 pp64-67. Motor Sport August 1966 pp697-699. Motoring News 7 Jul 1966 p1,10-12.

There was quite a lot of swapping of cars. Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme used each other's cars, and Hulme also used the spare BT22, but no photograph of that has been found so it's not certain what number was on the car. Graham Hill had three BRMs to choose between, and started practice with #16 on his newer BRM P83, "T1" on the prototype P83 and "T2" on an old 2-litre BRM P261. After practice, with the gearbox problems on the H16 proving intractable, he decided to race the P261, so his number #16 was transferred onto that car.