Pit Lane F1
1966 Season - Round 8 - 1966-10-02
Jim Clark won the 1966 United States Grand Prix for Lotus-BRM, with Jochen Rindt (Cooper-Maserati) second and John Surtees (Cooper-Maserati) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Peter Arundell (Lotus-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
19 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1966 United States Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 9 | Out of fuel | 6 | |
| 3 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 11 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | 19 | +7 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Innes Ireland | BRM | 17 | Alternator | 0 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 8 | Not classified | 0 |
| 9 | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 12 | Ignition | 0 |
| 10 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 15 | Not classified | 0 |
| 12 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | Differential | 0 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-BRM | 10 | Retired | 0 |
| 18 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 14 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Bob Bondurant | Eagle-Climax | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
