The 1966 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 24, 1966, held for sports cars eligible to Can-Am Series regulations and had 30 starters. It was the sixth Canadian Grand Prix and like all previous races was a sports car race. The race doubled as round three of the 1966 Can-Am Series. The race was won by Penske driver Mark Donohue by two laps over Chaparral driver Phil Hill.
| 1966 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | September 24, 1966 | ||
| Location | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.95 km ( miles) | ||
| Distance | 88 laps, 336 km ( miles) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures approaching 13.9 °C (57.0 °F); wind speeds up to 18.1 kilometres per hour (11.2 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lola-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:50.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Dan Gurney | Lola-Ford | |
| Time | 1:23.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| Second | Chaparral-Chevrolet | ||
| Third |
| McLaren-Chevrolet | |
Classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Donohue
|
Roger Penske Racing Enterprises | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 85 | 2h 03m 09.2s | 9 |
| 2 | 65 | Phil Hill
|
Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 83 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Chuck Parsons
|
Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 82 | 4 | |
| 4 | 99 | Earl Jones
|
Charles Hayes Racing | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 80 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 |  Paul Hawkins
|
Epstein Enterprises Ltd. | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 79 | 2 | |
| 6 | 94 |  Eppie Wietzes
|
Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | 78 | 1 | |
| 7 | 53 |  Hugh Dibley
|
Racing Partners | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 77 | ||
| 8 | 00 | Bobby Brown
|
Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 74 | |||
| 9 | 52 | Bill Eve
|
Eve & Jones Racing | Genie Mk.10 / Ford | 70 | ||
| 10 | 88 | Masten Gregory
|
Pacesetter Homes | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 68 | ||
| 11 | 86 | Mike Goth
|
Mike Goth Racing | McLaren Goth Special / Chevrolet | 65 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Dan Gurney
|
All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | 75 | Ignition | |
| DNF | 5 |  Chris Amon
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 66 | Suspension | |
| DNF | 61 | Bud Morley
|
McLaren M1B / Ford | 63 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 38 | Dick Brown
|
Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M1B / Ford | 60 | ||
| DNF | 81 | Denny Hulme
|
Sidney Taylor Racing | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 56 | Transmission | |
| DNF | 39 | Ludwig Heimrath
|
McLaren M1B / Ford | 54 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 41 | Suspension | |
| DNF | 77 | Mak Kronn
|
John W. Fritsch | McKee Mk.6 / Chevrolet | 40 | ||
| DNF | 33 | Sam Posey
|
Autodynamics Corporation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 28 | ||
| DNF | 66 | Jim Hall
|
Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | 29 | Bob Bucher
|
Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team | Lola T70 / Ford | 10 | Transmission | |
| DNF | 97 | Charlie Hayes
|
Nickey Chevrolet | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 10 | Accident | |
| DNF | 60 | Ed Hamill
|
Hamill Cars Inc. | Hamill SR3 / Chevrolet | 8 | ||
| DNF | 62 | John Cannon
|
Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 5 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | 57 | John Cordts
|
David Billes | McLaren M1A / Chevrolet | 3 | ||
| DNF | 96 | Lothar Motschenbacher
|
Dan Blocker Motor Racing | Genie Vinegaroon / Oldsmobile | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 7 | John Surtees
|
Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 19 | Skip Scott
|
Drummond Racing Organisation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 23 | Brett Lunger
|
Alderman Auto Service | Lola T70 / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
| DNS | 16 | George Follmer
|
John W. Mecom, Jr. | Lola T70 / Ford | |||
| DNS | 8 | Jerry Grant
|
All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | Accident |
References
edit- ^ "Weather information for the "1966 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ "Can-Am 1966". classicscars.com. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Can-Am Mosport". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Challenge 1966 Epreuve 3 6th Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy, Mosport Park" (in French). canamcircus.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-02.