French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1966
Podium
PARFerrari
2
BRABrabham
1
HULBrabham
3
Key facts
WinnerBRA1:48:31.300 from P4
PoleBAN2:07.800
Fastest lapBAN2:11.300 on lap 30
Finishers8 / 18classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 4 | ▲3 | 48 | 1:48:31.300 | 9 | – |
| 2 | PARMike Parkes | Ferrari | 3 | ▲1 | 48 | +9.500s | 6 | – |
| 3 | HULDenny Hulme | Brabham | 9 | ▲6 | 46 | +2 laps | 4 | – |
| 4 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 5 | ▲1 | 46 | +2 laps | 3 | – |
| 5 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 14 | ▲9 | 45 | +3 laps | 2 | – |
| 6 | TAYJohn Taylor | Brabham | 15 | ▲9 | 45 | +3 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | ANDBob Anderson | Brabham | 12 | ▲5 | 44 | +4 laps | – | |
| 8 | AMOChris Amon | Cooper | 7 | ▼1 | 44 | +4 laps | – | |
| NC | LIGGuy Ligier | Cooper | 11 | 42 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | RODPedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 13 | 40 | Oil leak | – | ||
| NC | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1 | 37 | Not classified | 2:11.300 | ||
| NC | JBOJo Bonnier | Brabham | 17 | 32 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 8 | 13 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 6 | 10 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | 10 | 8 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 2 | 5 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | ARUPeter Arundell | Lotus | 16 | 3 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNS | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | – | 0 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 2:07.800 | |
| 2 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 2:08.400 | +0.600s |
| 3 | PARMike Parkes | Ferrari | 2:09.100 | +1.300s |
| 4 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 2:10.200 | +2.400s |
| 5 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 2:10.900 | +3.100s |
| 6 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 2:12.200 | +4.400s |
| 7 | AMOChris Amon | Cooper | 2:12.400 | +4.600s |
| 8 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 2:12.800 | +5.000s |
| 9 | HULDenny Hulme | Brabham | 2:13.300 | +5.500s |
| 10 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | 2:14.200 | +6.400s |
| 11 | LIGGuy Ligier | Cooper | 2:15.400 | +7.600s |
| 12 | ANDBob Anderson | Brabham | 2:15.600 | +7.800s |
| 13 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 2:15.600 | +7.800s |
| 14 | RODPedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 2:16.500 | +8.700s |
| 15 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 2:17.900 | +10.100s |
| 16 | TAYJohn Taylor | Brabham | 2:19.200 | +11.400s |
| 17 | ARUPeter Arundell | Lotus | 2:19.600 | +11.800s |
| 18 | JBOJo Bonnier | Brabham | 2:23.500 | +15.700s |
Reims-Gueux
Previous winners here
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1961 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari |
| 1960 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 1959 | Tony Brooks | Ferrari |
| 1958 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 1956 | Peter Collins | Ferrari |
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 1953 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 1951 | Luigi Fagioli | Alfa Romeo |
| 1951 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
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