1966 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1966 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged on 20 February 1966 at the Lakeside Circuit[1] in Queensland, Australia. The race, which had 15 starters,[2] was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[3] It was both the 31st Australian Grand Prix[4] and race 6 of the 1966 Tasman Championship for Drivers.[5]
| 1966 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 8 in 1966 Tasman Series | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 February 1966 | ||
| Location | Lakeside Raceway, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 66 laps, 158.4 km (99 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 0'55.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jackie Stewart Graham Hill |
BRM BRM | |
| Time | 0'55.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Graham Hill won the race driving BRM P261.[2] It was his only Australian Grand Prix victory.[4]
Results as follows:[6]
| Pos | No.[7] | Driver | Entrant[7] | Car / Engine | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Graham Hill |
Owen Racing Organisation[8] | BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 | 66 | 1h 02m 38.0s |
| 2 | 4 |  Frank Gardner |
Alec Mildren Racing P/L | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 66 | 1h 02m 55.0s |
| 3 | 1 | Jim Clark |
Team Lotus | Lotus 39 / Climax FPF | 66 | 1h 02m 57.0s |
| 4 | 17 |  Jim Palmer |
Jim Palmer Motor Racing | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 64 | |
| 5 | 14 | Kevin Bartlett |
Alec Mildren Racing P/L | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | 63 | |
| 6 | 20 | Glyn Scott |
Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 63 | |
| 7 | 16 | Andy Buchanan |
Wilson Motors | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 63 | |
| 8 | 6 | John Harvey |
R.C. Phillips Sports Car World | Brabham BT14 / Ford 1.5 | 62 | |
| 9 | 5 | Leo Geoghegan |
Total Team | Lotus 32 / Ford 1.5 | 39 | Bent Wishbone |
| Ret | 11 | Spencer Martin |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 47 | Fuel Pump |
| Ret | 7 | Greg Cusack |
Greg Cusack | Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5 | 30 | Accident |
| Ret | 3 | Jackie Stewart |
Owen Racing Organisation[8] | BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 | 28 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 26 | Mel McEwin |
Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 26 | Fuel Pump |
| Ret | 19 | John McDonald |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 23 | Water Pump |
| Ret | 9 | Dennis Marwood |
Ecurie Rothmans | Cooper T66 / Climax FPF | 7 | Oil Pressure |
| DNQ | 23 | Paul Bolton |
Town & Country Garage | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNQ | 25 | Les Howard |
Howard & Sons Racing Team | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNQ | 50 | Bob Jane |
Autoland Pty. Ltd. | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNQ | 21 | Roly Levis |
R.A. Levis | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNQ | 44 | Max Stewart |
Max Stewart Motors | Rennmax BN1 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNQ | 10 | Peter Williamson |
J. McGuire | Elfin FJ / Hillman 1.0 | ||
- Pole position: Jackie Stewart – 0'55.5
- Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart / Graham Hill – 0'55.9
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