1966 Elite Racing League season

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1966 Elite Racing League season
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Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
Lorenzo Bandini	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	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	Denny Hulme	Template:USA Phil Hill	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax
3	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Lorenzo Bandini	Lorenzo Bandini	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
4	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
5	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Jo Bonnier	Jo Bonnier	Ferrari
6	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Innes Ireland	Bruce McLaren	Template:GBR McLaren-Climax
7	Template:USA United States Grand Prix	Sebring	Lorenzo Bandini	Bruce McLaren	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Brabham-Climax
8	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aries	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Lorenzo Bandini	Lorenzo Bandini	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	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	Pedro Rodriguez	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 218 3.0 V12	Template:Dunlop	7	Jo Bonnier	All
				8	Lorenzo Bandini	All
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		11	Template:GBR Jim Clark	All
				12	Template:AUT Jochen Rindt	All
Template:GBR Bruce McLaren Racing	McLaren-Climax	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8		13	Bruce McLaren	All

Drivers Championship

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

Constructors Championship

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	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	Honda	17
7	Template:GBR BRM	13