The 1966 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged on 20 February 1966 at the Lakeside CircuitDes White, Hill Takes A.G.P. for Tasman Double, Racing Car News, April 1966, page 18 in Queensland, Australia. The race, which had 15 starters, was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 69 It was both the 31st Australian Grand Prix and race 6 of the 1966 Tasman Championship for Drivers.The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1966, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66 to 69
Graham Hill won the race driving BRM P261. It was his only Australian Grand Prix victory.
Classification
Results as follows: Pos No.Official Programme, XXXI Australian Grand Prix, Lakeside, 18,19,20 February 1966 Driver Entrant Car / Engine Laps Time 1 2 Graham Hill Owen Racing OrganisationOfficial Programme shows "Owen Racing Organisation" as Entrant of BRMs for Qualifying Races but "B.R.M. Team" as Entrant for Grand Prix. Given that Official Programmes for Warwick Farm and Sandown Tasman rounds show "Owen Racing Organisation", that name has been used here. BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 66 1h 02m 38.0s 2 4 Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Racing P/L Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF 66 1h 02m 55.0s 3 1 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus 39 / Climax FPF 66 1h 02m 57.0s 4 17 Jim Palmer Jim Palmer Motor Racing Lotus 32B / Climax FPF 64 5 14 Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Racing P/L Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 63 6 20 Glyn Scott Glyn Scott Motors Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 63 7 16 Andy Buchanan Wilson Motors Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF 63 8 6 John Harvey R.C. Phillips Sports Car World Repco Brabham BT14 / Ford 1.5 62 9 5 Leo Geoghegan Total Team Lotus 32 / Ford 1.5 39 Bent Wishbone Ret 11 Spencer Martin Scuderia Veloce Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF 47 Fuel Pump Ret 7 Greg Cusack Greg Cusack Repco Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.5 30 Accident Ret 3 Jackie Stewart Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 / BRM V8 1.9 28 Gearbox Ret 26 Mel McEwin Mel McEwin Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 26 Fuel Pump Ret 19 John McDonald Bill Patterson Motors Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF 23 Water Pump Ret 9 Dennis Marwood Ecurie Rothmans Cooper T66 / Climax FPF 7 Oil Pressure DNQ 23 Paul Bolton Town & Country Garage Repco Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 DNQ 25 Les Howard Howard & Sons Racing Team Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 DNQ 50 Bob Jane Autoland Pty. Ltd. Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 DNQ 21 Roly Levis R.A. Levis Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 DNQ 44 Max Stewart Max Stewart Motors Rennmax BN1 / Ford 1.5 DNQ 10 Peter Williamson J. McGuire Elfin FJ / Hillman 1.0
Notes Pole position: Jackie Stewart – 0'55.5 Fastest lap: Jackie Stewart / Graham Hill – 0'55.9
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