The 1966 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 8 January 1966. The race had 19 starters.
| 1966 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in 1966 Tasman Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 January 1966 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 113 km (70 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1'25.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Graham Hill | BRM | |
| Time | 1'25.7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third |
| Lotus-Climax | |
It was the 13th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the opening round of the 1966 Tasman Series. Graham Hill won his second consecutive NZGP.
Classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Graham Hill
|
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 / BRM 1.9 | 40 | 1h 02m 56.5s | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Jackie Stewart
|
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P261 / BRM 1.9 | 40 | 1h 02m 58.0s | 6 |
| 3 | 41 |  Jim Palmer
|
George Palmer | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF 2.5 | 38 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Dennis Marwood
|
Ecurie Rothmans | Cooper T66 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 38 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 |  Leo Geoghegan
|
Team Total | Lotus 32 / Ford 1.5 | 37 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Ken Sager
|
J.H. Sager | Brabham BT9 / Ford 1.5 | 37 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Red Dawson
|
Red Dawson | Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 37 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Roly Levis
|
Roly Levis | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 37 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Dene Hollier
|
Dene Hollier | Lotus 20B / Ford 1.5 | 37 | ||
| 10 | 29 | Neil Whittaker
|
Lesco Racing | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 37 | ||
| 11 | 20 | Ray Thackwell
|
Team Tiki | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Ken Smith
|
Ken Smith | Lotus 22 / Ford 1.5 | 36 | ||
| Ret | 17 | John Riley
|
John Riley | Lotus 18/21 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 21 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Bill Stone
|
Bill Stone | Cooper T52 / Ford 1.5 | 7 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Graeme Lawrence
|
Lawrence Motors | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 7 | ||
| Ret | 1 | Jim Clark
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 39 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 6 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Frank Gardner
|
Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Andy Buchanan
|
Wilson Motors | Brabham BT7a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 0 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Spencer Martin
|
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5 | 0 | ||
| DNS | 31 | Bill Caldwell
|
W. Caldwell | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 |
References
edit- ^ Anderson, Donn. "XIII New Zealand Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Sergent, Bruce. "1966 Round 1 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.