1966 Hockenheim Grand Prix

14 August 1966 - Hockenheim (D): Round 8, International Manufacturers Championship (2-litre). Round 8, International Sports Car Championship (Division II).
75 laps of a 4.218 mile/6.789 km circuit - 316.387 miles/509.175 kms were completed in two heats of 37 and 38 laps
Weather: hot
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 1 Gerhard Mitter Porsche 906 [152] Porsche System Engineering 75   1 2m07.18 Prototype 2000 1
2 2 Günther Klass Porsche 906 Porsche System Engineering 75   3 2m08.20 Prototype 2000 2
3 3 Hans Herrmann Porsche 906 Porsche System Engineering 75   2 2m07.62 Prototype 2000 3
4 25 Udo Schütz Porsche 906 Lufthansa 74   4 2m09.81 Sports 2000 1
5 26 Gerhard Koch Porsche 906 Lufthansa 73   6 2m11.59 Sports 2000 2
6 28 André Wicky Porsche 906 Charles Vögele 71   10 2m16.14 Sports 2000 3
7 4 Anton Fischhaber Lotus 23B BMW Anton Fischhaber 67   12 2m21.66 Prototype 2000 4
8 29 Mike De'Udy/Peter de Klerk^ Porsche 906 Mike De Udy 64   11 2m17.60 Sports 2000 4
9 27 Charles Vögele Porsche 906 Charles Vögele 64   9 2m16.00 Sports 2000 5
10 11 Peter de Klerk/Clive Barker* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Richard Groves 61   21 2m40.13 Prototype 2000 5
11 10 John Moore Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Richard Groves 61   19 2m33.57 Prototype 2000 6
12 45 Helmut Krause Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Switzerland 58   13 2m30.14 Sports 1300 1
NC 23 Jo Bonnier/Ulf Norinder Porsche 906 Rolf Hurtig     7 2m12.80 Sports 2000 6
DNF 22 Gijs van Lennep Porsche 906 Ben Pon     5 2m11.24 Sports 2000  
DNF 32 Rico Steinemann Lotus Elan Tartaruga   Clutch 20 2m36.11 Sports 1600  
DNF 31 Per Brandström Lotus Elan Elan Sweden     14 2m30.32 Sports 1600  
DNF 33 Andreas Eichhorn Lotus Elan Elan Sweden     17 2m31.90 Sports 1600  
DNF 42 Hans-Dieter Dechent/Reinhold Jöst* Abarth 1300 OT Scuderia Lufthansa     16 2m31.60 Sports 1300  
DNF 24 Sten Axelsson Porsche 906 [117] Rolf Hurtig   Gearbox 8 2m15.30 Sports 2000  
DNF 36 Robert Eberhardt Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Robert Eberhardt     22 2m40.67 Sports 1600  
DNF 41 Siegfried Dau Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Deutschland     15 2m31.14 Sports 1300  
DNS 43 Reinhold Jöst Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Scuderia Lufthansa     18 2m32.90 Sports 1300  
DNS 7 Dieter Ebermayer Elva Mk.7S BMW Radio London   Engine     Prototype 2000  
DNA 6 Derek Bennett Chevron B4 BMW Chevron         Prototype 2000  
DNA 8 Gustav Schlup Elva Mk.7 Alfa Romeo Gustav Schlup         Prototype 2000  
DNA 12 Jo Schlesser Matra M620 BRM Matra Sports         Sports 2000  
DNA 21 Ben Pon Porsche 906 Ben Pon         Sports 2000  
DNA 34 Hans Tschiemer Lotus Elan 26R BB Racing         Sports 1600  
DNA 35 Bruno Frey Lotus 23 Bruno Frey         Sports 1600  
DNA 44 Peter Maron Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Switzerland         Sports 1300  
DNA   Digby Martland Chevron B3 Ford Cosworth Digby Martland         Prototype 2000  

 
Winning Time: 2h39m03.1, 119.353 mph/192.079 kph
Fastest Lap: Guenther Klass #2 (Porsche 906), 2m05.22, 121.279 mph/195.180 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)

Last Updated on 10/02/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net