1966 Elite Racing League season

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1966 Elite Racing League season
Previous: 1965 Next: 1967
Drivers Champion Manufacturers Champion
Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari

The 1966 Elite Racing League season was the 7th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Lorenzo Bandini driving for Ferrari. Ferrari also won the Constructors Championship for the fourth time. Both championships were decided in the final race in Argentina at the Buenos Aries circuit.

Season Review

This was the final year the United States Grand Prix was held at Sebring.

Rnd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor
1 Template:GBR British Grand Prix Silverstone Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Template:AUT Jochen Rindt Template:AUT Jochen Rindt Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
2 Template:FRA French Grand Prix Magny-Cours Template:USA Phil Hill Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Template:USA Phil Hill Template:GBR Cooper-Climax
3 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Monza Template:GBR Jim Clark Template:GBR Jim Clark Template:GBR Jim Clark Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
5 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Template:GBR Jim Clark Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
6 Flag of South Africa svg.png South African Grand Prix Kyalami Template:AUS Jack Brabham Template:GBR Innes Ireland Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren Template:GBR McLaren-Climax
7 Template:USA United States Grand Prix Sebring Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren Template:AUS Jack Brabham Template:GBR Brabham-Climax
8 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aries Template:GBR Jim Clark Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari

Teams and Drivers

BRM driver Alan Wray took a season leave during this season due to personal reasons.

Bruce McLaren founded the McLaren Formula 1 team this season, he also decided to bring his team to ERL like Jack Brabham did with his team.

A third tyre supplier, Firestone, would enter the series providing tyres for Lotus and McLaren.

Team Constructor Engine Tyres # Driver Rounds
Template:GBR Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Template:Goodyear 1 Template:AUS Jack Brabham All
2 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme All
Template:GBR British Racing Motors Limited BRM BRM P56 1.5 V8 Template:Dunlop 3 Template:GBR Jackie Stewart All
4 Template:GBR Chris Irwin All
Template:GBR Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Template:Dunlop 5 Template:USA Phil Hill All
6 Flag of Mexico svg.png Pedro Rodriguez All
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 218 3.0 V12 Template:Dunlop 7 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier All
8 Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini All
Flag of Japan svg.png Honda Racing Honda Honda RA272E 3.0 V12 Template:Goodyear 9 Template:GBR Innes Ireland All
10 Template:USA Ronnie Bucknum All
Template:GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Firestone Icon.png 11 Template:GBR Jim Clark All
12 Template:AUT Jochen Rindt All
Template:GBR Bruce McLaren Racing McLaren-Climax Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Firestone Icon.png 13 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren All

Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver Points
1 Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini 29
2 Template:USA Phil Hill 27
3 Template:AUS Jack Brabham 24
4 Template:GBR Jim Clark 23
5 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren 18
6 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier 18
7 Template:AUT Jochen Rindt 17
8 Template:GBR Innes Ireland 12
9 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme 11
10 Template:GBR Chris Irwin 7
11 Template:GBR Jackie Stewart 6
12 Flag of Mexico svg.png Pedro Rodriguez 3
13 Template:USA Ronnie Bucknum 2

Constructors Championship

Pos. Constructor Points
1 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 47
2 Template:GBR Lotus-Climax 40
3 Template:GBR Brabham-Climax 35
4 Template:GBR Cooper-Climax 30
5 Template:GBR McLaren-Climax 18
6 Flag of Japan svg.png Honda 17
7 Template:GBR BRM 13
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