1966 Canadian Grand Prix
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| 1966 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season | |||
| File:Mosport.svg | |||
| 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 | United States Dan Gurney | Lola-Ford | |
| Time | 1:23.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| Second | Chaparral-Chevrolet | ||
| Third |
| McLaren-Chevrolet | |
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.
Classification
[edit | edit source]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | United States Mark Donohue | Roger Penske Racing Enterprises | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 85 | 2h 03m 09.2s | 9 |
| 2 | 65 | United States Phil Hill | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 83 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | United States Chuck Parsons | Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 82 | 4 | |
| 4 | 99 | United States Earl Jones | Charles Hayes Racing | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 80 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Error creating thumbnail: Paul Hawkins | Epstein Enterprises Ltd. | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 79 | 2 | |
| 6 | 94 | Canada Eppie Wietzes | Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | 78 | 1 | |
| 7 | 53 | United Kingdom Hugh Dibley | Racing Partners | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 77 | ||
| 8 | 00 | United States Bobby Brown | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 74 | |||
| 9 | 52 | United States Bill Eve | Eve & Jones Racing | Genie Mk.10 / Ford | 70 | ||
| 10 | 88 | United States Masten Gregory | Pacesetter Homes | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 68 | ||
| 11 | 86 | United States Mike Goth | Mike Goth Racing | McLaren Goth Special / Chevrolet | 65 | ||
| DNF | 30 | United States Dan Gurney | All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | 75 | Ignition | |
| DNF | 5 | New Zealand Chris Amon | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 66 | Suspension | |
| DNF | 61 | United States Bud Morley | McLaren M1B / Ford | 63 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 38 | United States Dick Brown | Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M1B / Ford | 60 | ||
| DNF | 81 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | Sidney Taylor Racing | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 56 | Transmission | |
| DNF | 39 | Canada Ludwig Heimrath | McLaren M1B / Ford | 54 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | 4 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 41 | Suspension | |
| DNF | 77 | United States Mak Kronn | John W. Fritsch | McKee Mk.6 / Chevrolet | 40 | ||
| DNF | 33 | United States Sam Posey | Autodynamics Corporation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 28 | ||
| DNF | 66 | United States Jim Hall | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | 29 | United States Bob Bucher | Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team | Lola T70 / Ford | 10 | Transmission | |
| DNF | 97 | United States Charlie Hayes | Nickey Chevrolet | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 10 | Accident | |
| DNF | 60 | United States Ed Hamill | Hamill Cars Inc. | Hamill SR3 / Chevrolet | 8 | ||
| DNF | 62 | Canada John Cannon | Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 5 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | 57 | United States John Cordts | David Billes | McLaren M1A / Chevrolet | 3 | ||
| DNF | 96 | United States Lothar Motschenbacher | Dan Blocker Motor Racing | Genie Vinegaroon / Oldsmobile | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 7 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 19 | United States Skip Scott | Drummond Racing Organisation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
| DNF | 23 | United States Brett Lunger | Alderman Auto Service | Lola T70 / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
| DNS | 16 | United States George Follmer | John W. Mecom, Jr. | Lola T70 / Ford | |||
| DNS | 8 | United States Jerry Grant | All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | Accident |
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