The 1966 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on July 24, 1966. It was race 5 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 16th Dutch Grand Prix since it was first held in 1948. It was held over 90 laps of the four kilometre circuit for a race distance of 382 kilometres.

The race was the third in succession to be won by Australian driver, 1959 and 1960 world champion, Jack Brabham in his Brabham BT19. Brabham lapped the field on his way to his second Dutch Grand Prix victory to add to his win in 1960. British driver, 1962 world champion Graham Hill finished second in his BRM P261, himself a lap ahead of the rest of the field. Reigning world champion Jim Clark took his first podium finish of the year in his Lotus 33, after duelling with the Brabhams in the early stages, even leading the race and pulling away before suffering a water pump failure that set him back two laps.

Brabham's win expanded his points lead to 16 points over Hill, with Hill's BRM teammate Jackie Stewart two points further away.

Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 16 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 1:28.1—2 18 Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 1:28.7 +0.63 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:28.7 +0.64 10 Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 1:28.8 +0.75 4 Mike Parkes Ferrari 1:29.0 +0.96 26 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 1:29.2 +1.17 12 Graham Hill BRM 1:29.7 +1.68 14 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:29.8 +1.79 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:30.0 +1.910 24 John Surtees Cooper-Maserati 1:30.6 +2.511 28 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 1:31.1 +3.012 32 Mike Spence Lotus-BRM 1:31.4 +3.313 30 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 1:31.7 +3.614 20 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Serenissima 1:31.7 +3.615 34 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:32.0 +3.916 8 Peter Arundell Lotus-BRM 1:32.0 +3.917 36 Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 1:35.0 +6.918 38 John Taylor Brabham-BRM 1:35.7 +7.6 Source:

Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 90 2:20:32.5 1 9 2 12 Graham Hill BRM 89 + 1 lap 7 6 3 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 88 + 2 laps 3 4 4 14 Jackie Stewart BRM 88 + 2 laps 8 3 5 32 Mike Spence Lotus-BRM 87 + 3 laps 12 2 6 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 87 + 3 laps 9 1 7 30 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 84 + 6 laps 13 8 38 John Taylor Brabham-BRM 84 + 6 laps 17 9 36 Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 84 + 6 laps 16 28 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 79 Engine 11 34 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 73 Suspension 14 24 John Surtees Cooper-Maserati 44 Electrical 10 18 Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 37 Ignition 2 8 Peter Arundell Lotus-BRM 28 Ignition 15 10 Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 26 Oil Leak 4 4 Mike Parkes Ferrari 10 Accident 5 26 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 2 Accident 6 20 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Serenissima Engine

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jack Brabham 30 5 2 Graham Hill 14 3 3 Jackie Stewart 12 2 4 Jochen Rindt 11 1 5 Lorenzo Bandini 11Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Brabham-Repco 30 2 Ferrari 22 3 BRM 19 4 Cooper-Maserati 11 5 Lotus-Climax 7Source:

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References