Pit Lane F1
1966 Season - Round 3 - 1966-07-03
Jack Brabham won the 1966 French Grand Prix for Brabham-Repco, with Mike Parkes (Ferrari) second and Denny Hulme (Brabham-Repco) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Dan Gurney (Eagle-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P5 at the flag â a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
17 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1966 French Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Mike Parkes | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 9 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jochen Rindt |
| Cooper-Maserati |
| 5 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 14 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | John Taylor | Brabham-BRM | 15 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | 11 | Not classified | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro RodrĂguez | Lotus-Climax | 13 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 17 | Not classified | 0 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | BRM | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 10 | Clutch | 0 |
| 16 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
