1966 Elite Racing League season
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1966 Elite Racing League season | |
Previous: 1965 | Next: 1967 |
Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |