1966 Pau Grand Prix
| 1966 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 April 1966 | ||
| Official name | XXVI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 220.800 km (137.198 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:26.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Denny Hulme | Brabham-Honda | |
| Time | 1:26.3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Honda | ||
| Second | Brabham-Honda | ||
| Third | Brabham-BRM | ||
The 1966 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 17 April 1966 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jack Brabham, driving the Brabham BT18. Denny Hulme finished second and Graham Hill third.
Classification
[edit]Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Honda | 80 | 1hr 59min 14.1sec | 2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Denny Hulme
|
Brabham-Honda | 80 | + 0.5 s | 1 | |
| 3 | 12 |  Graham Hill
|
Brabham-BRM | 80 | + 1:30.7 s | 5 | |
| 4 | 24 |  Jacky Ickx Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-BRM | 79 | + 1 lap | 17 | |
| 5 | 28 | Alan Rees
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 79 | + 1 lap | 11 | |
| 6 | 14 |  Jo Schlesser
|
Matra-BRM | 79 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 78 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
| 8 | 38 | Guy Ligier
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 75 | + 5 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 4 | Peter Arundell
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 59 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 53 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 34 | Henri Grandsire
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Alpine-Renault | 53 | Ignition | 15 | |
| Ret | 40 |  Silvio Moser
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 41 | Mechanical | 20 | |
| Ret | 32 | Mauro Bianchi
|
Alpine-Renault | 39 | Wheel bearing | 16 | |
| Ret | 36 | Bob Anderson
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Cooper-Cosworth | 38 | Handling | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 | Frank Gardner
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Lola-Cosworth | 21 | Valves | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Peter Revson
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Lotus-Cosworth | 16 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 42 | Trevor Taylor
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Brabham-Cosworth | 15 | Gear selector | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Richard Attwood
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Lola-Cosworth | 13 | Fuel tank | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra-BRM | 5 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jackie Stewart
|
Matra-Cosworth | 3 | Fuel injection | 3 | |
| DNS | 30 | Jo Siffert
|
Cooper-BRM | Did Not Start | |||
| Fastest Lap: Denny Hulme (Brabham-Honda) - 1:26.3 | |||||||
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