1966 Nürburgring 1000 Km


5 June 1966 - Nürburgring (D): Round 6, International Manufacturers Championship. Round 6, International Sports Car Championship (Divisions II and III). Round 3, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division I). Round 3, Challenge Mondial.
44 laps of a 14.174 mile/22.810 km circuit - 623.634 miles/1003.640 kms were completed
Weather: dry, rain later


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Time/DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 7 Jo Bonnier/Phil Hill Chaparral 2D [001] Chaparral Cars Inc. 44
 6h58m47.6
2 8m35.4 Prototype +2000 1
2 11 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari Dino 206S [004] SpA Ferrari SEFAC 44
 6h59m29.2
4 8m48.2 Prototype 2000 1
3 12 Pedro Rodriguez/Richie Ginther/Lorenzo Bandini* Ferrari Dino 206S [008] North American Racing Team 44
 7h00m02.4
9 8m59.4 Prototype 2000 2
4 17 Bob Bondurant/Paul Hawkins/Jochen Rindt^/Nino Vaccarella^/Peter Nöcker^ Porsche 906 [128] Porsche System Engineering 44
 7h06m52.8
7 8m56.1 Prototype 2000 3
5 45 Jo Schlesser/Guy Ligier/Henri Greder* Ford GT40 [1003] Ford France 43
 7h03m22.4
13 9m07.3 Sports +3000 1
6 50 Peter Sutcliffe/John M. Taylor/Brian Redman^ Ford GT40 [1009(1)] Peter Sutcliffe 43
 7h05m16.7
20 9m19.2 Sports +3000 2
7 60 Gijs van Lennep/David van Lennep Porsche 906 [134] Racing Team Holland 42
 6h59m28.7
18 9m17.9 Sports 2000 1
8 62 Sten Axelsson/Boo Johansson Porsche 906 [117] Sten Axelsson 42
 7h00m02.9
19 9m18.3 Sports 2000 2
9 8 Willy Mairesse/Herbert Müller Ferrari 250LM [8165] Scuderia Filipinetti 42
 7h00m15.9
11 9m01.2 Prototype +2000 2
10 64 Gerhard Koch/Herbert Linge Porsche 906 Gerhard Koch 42
 7h01m35.8
24 9m35.0 Sports 2000 3
11 61 Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Peter Nöcker/Paul Hawkins^/Bob Bondurant^ Porsche 906 [108] Porsche System Engineering 42
 7h02m57.9
16 9m10.2 Sports 2000 4
12 49 Mike Spence/Richard Bond/Charley Bridges* Ford GT40 [1021] Richard Bond 42
 7h03m41.9
17 9m17.3 Sports +3000 3
13 77 Lucien Bianchi/Herbert Schultze Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Autodelta SpA 41
 7h08m17.8
36 10m06.4 Sports 1600 1
14 83 Johannes Ortner/Kurt Ahrens, Jr./Ernst Furtmayr/Wolf-Dieter Mantzel/Anton Fischhaber* Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Corse 40
 7h04m12.2
39 10m14.9 Sports 1300 1
15 80 Leo Cella/Anton Fischhaber/Ernst Furtmayr* Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Corse 40
 7h06m41.1
35 9m59.9 Sports 1300 2
16 84 Hans-Dieter Dechent/Robert F. Huhn Abarth 1300 OT Scuderia Lufthansa 39
 7h04m07.6
38 10m13.1 Sports 1300 3
17 31 Manfred Abels/Erich Bitter Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Corse 39
 7h10m17.1
32 9m57.3 Prototype 1300 1
NRF 4 Pierre de Siebenthal/Antonio Heredia de Bandeira Ferrari 250LM [6119] Antonio Peixinho 38 Gearbox 25 9m35.9 Prototype +2000  
18 87 Roger Delageneste/Jacques Patte/Lucien Bianchi*/Mauro Bianchi* Alpine M65 Renault Societé Automobiles Alpine 38
 7h08m47.7
61 10m58.4 Sports 1300 4
19 106 Sepp Greger/Carl-Gregor Auer Porsche 911 Sepp Greger 38
 7h09m27.2
46 10m32.9 Grand Touring 2000 1
20 34 Clive Baker/John Moore Austin-Healey Sprite Richard Groves 37
 7h00m54.5
49 10m37.5 Prototype 1300 2
DSQ 100 Günther Selbach/Karl von Wendt Shelby GT350 Jochen Neerspasch 37
Outside assistance, 7h05m53.5
37 10m13.0 Grand Touring +2000  
NRF 15 Hans Herrmann/Dieter Glemser Porsche 906 [154] Porsche System Engineering 36 Accident 5 8m54.5 Prototype 2000  
NRF 5 Jochen Rindt/Nino Vaccarella/Bob Bondurant^/Paul Hawkins^ Porsche 906 [142] Porsche System Engineering 36 Clutch, accident 3 8m44.4 Prototype +2000  
NRF 76 Andrea de Adamich/Teodoro Zeccoli Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Autodelta SpA 36
 6h12m08.9
29 9m45.5 Sports 1600 2
22 35 Mike Garton/Alec Poole Austin-Healey Sprite Richard Groves 36
 6h58m43.7
60 10m55.7 Prototype 1300 3
23 24 Reinhold Jöst/Hermann Dorner Porsche 356B 1600 Scuderia Lufthansa 36
 7h01m38.0
57 10m48.9 Prototype 1600 1
24 108 Henri Perrier/Keith Greene/Gilles Nebon Carle^ Porsche 911 Henri Perrier 36
 7h01m59.3
43 10m26.6 Grand Touring 2000 2
25 98 Helmut Felder/Frank E. Kalkuhl Ferrari 275 GTB Frank E. Kalkuhl 36
 7h03m13.5
50 10m39.7 Grand Touring +2000 1
26 30 Karl vom Kothen/Günther Lohsträter Alfa Romeo GTA   36
 7h06m21.3
30 9m50.7 Prototype 1600 2
27 23 Manfred Hartung/Heinz Gilges Alfa Romeo GTA Manfred Hartung 36
 7h07m56.2
54 10m46.9 Prototype 1600 3
28 113 Erhard Sailer/Konrad Lammers Porsche 356C 1600 SC Christmann/Hein 36
 7h08m54.6
58 10m53.5 Grand Touring 1600 1
NRF 1 John Surtees/Mike Parkes Ferrari 330P3 [0846] SpA Ferrari SEFAC 35 Clutch 1 8m31.9 Prototype +2000  
29 97 John Harper/Michael Merrick Jaguar E-type Mike Merrick 35
 7h00m27.7
71 11m34.4 Grand Touring +2000 2
NRF 3 Peter Clarke/Mark Konig Ferrari 250LM [5895] Peter Clarke 35 Engine 27 9m38.2 Prototype +2000  
30 112 Joachim Komusin/Siegfried Müllers Alfa Romeo Giulia International Racing Club 34
 7h01m54.7
66 11m12.7 Grand Touring 1600 2
NRF 69 Peter Taggart/Keith Burnand Lotus Elan Peter Taggart 34 Engine 56 10m47.4 Sports 1600  
31 119 Luigi Foschi/Luigi Malanca Lancia Fulvia HF Nuvolari 33
 7h06m37.0
77 12m32.5 Grand Touring 1300 1
32 33 Roy Johnson/R. W. Waters Marcos Mini GT Roy Johnson 33   74 11m50.0 Prototype 1300 4
33 42 Richard Höhfeld/Heinrich Östreich Glas 1304 TS Richard Höhfeld 33   76 12m25.6 Prototype 1300 5
34 103 Alex Bieber/Peter Scherrer MG B Tartaruga 32   75 11m50.6 Grand Touring 2000 3
35 123 Grahame D. White/Keith Grant Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite Grahame D. White 32
 7h04m41.7
73 11m36.4 Grand Touring 1300 2
36 53 Tony Settember/Ed Freutel Shelby Cobra Cinquante Cinq 32   23 9m29.8 Sports +3000 4
37 111 Arno Gyltman/Eklund Lotus Elite Elan Sweden 31   67 11m12.8 Grand Touring 1600 2
DNF 16 Udo Schütz/Günther Klass Porsche 906 ]141] Porsche System Engineering 27 Drive shaft 6 8m54.5 Prototype 2000  
DNF 14 Richard Attwood/David Piper Ferrari Dino 206S [006] Maranello Concessionaires 27 Rear axle 12 9m01.8 Prototype 2000  
DNF 107 Andrew Hedges/Julien Vernaeve MG B Julian Vernaeve 27 Hose, head gasket 53 10m46.2 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 59 Peter de Klerk/Mike De Udy Porsche 906 AFN / Mike De Udy 24 Accident 21 9m21.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 120 Franz Schwan/Rob R. Leysieffer Glas 1300 GT Rob R. Leysieffer 24 Gearbox 72 11m35.1 Grand Touring 1300  
NC 70 Peter Mould/Martin Hone Lotus Elan Mefco Racing 23   68 11m14.2 Sports 1600  
DNF 39 William Bradley/Steve Neal Triumph Spitfire Bill Bradley 22 Accident 42 10m21.5 Prototype 1300  
DNF 74 Girolama Capra/Giorgio Pianta Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 20 Gearbox 65 11m11.8 Sports 1600  
DNF 78 Manfred Mohr/Günter Wallrabenstein Lotus Elan Willi Martini 19 Engine 40 10m15.8 Sports 1600  
NC 66 Paul Frere/Rainer Guenzler Porsche 904 GTS ZDF 18   26 9m36.0 Sports 2000  
DNF 75 Roberto Bussinello/Giacomo Russo Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Autodelta SpA 14 Head gasket 31 9m56.3 Sports 1600  
DNF 44 Innes Ireland/Mike Salmon/Jochen Rindt* Ford GT40 [1002] F. English Ltd. 13 Accident 14 9m07.8 Sports +3000  
DNF 18 Jo Siffert/Charles Vögele Porsche 906 Charles Vögele 12 Chassis 8 8m58.9 Prototype 2000  
DNF 81 Fritz Jüttner/Klaus Steinmetz Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Corse 11 Accident 34 9m58.0 Sports 1300  
DNF 72 John Hine/Peter Gethin/John Jeremy Miles* Lotus Elan Chris Barber 11 Valve 63 11m04.5 Sports 1600  
DNF 63 Hans Kühnis/Heini Walter Porsche 906 Basilisk 10 Exhaust, overheating 22 9m27.5 Sports 2000  
DNF 67 Klaus Miersch/Manfred Behnke Lotus Elan Manfred Behnke 10 Accident 52 10m44.4 Sports 1600  
DNF 96 Edward Nelson/Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey Jaguar E-type Dick Protheroe 10 Head gasket 33 9m57.3 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 32 Albert Powell/Anthony Harvey Marcos GT Autocadia 9 Engine 48 10m36.5 Prototype 1300  
DNF 21 Jeremy Delmar-Morgan/Mike Walton Diva Valkyrie Diva 9 Distributor 51 10m43.9 Prototype 2000  
DNF 114 Friedhelm Thiessen/Rolf Stommelen^ Lotus Elite Friedhelm Thiessen 7 Bearing 45 10m31.6 Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 118 Achille Marzi/Carlo Facetti^ Lancia Fulvia HF Squadra HF 7 Distributor 62 11m04.0 Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 40 Karl-Heinz Becker/Arthur Schneider^ Martini - BMC Cooper Willi Martini 7 Engine, accident 69 11m28.0 Prototype 1300  
DNF 41 Wolfram Schmitz/Friedrich Noenen^ Martini - Glas Willi Martini 6 Cooling 70 11m30.4 Prototype 1300  
DNF 46 Peter Revson/Skip Scott^ Ford GT40 [1026] Essex Wire Corporation 4 Oil leak 15 9m08.7 Sports +3000  
DNF 88 Henri Grandsire/Jean Vinatier^/Roger Delageneste* Alpine M65 Renault Societé Automobiles Alpine 4 Fan belt 47 10m35.0 Sports 1300  
DNF 121 Dieter Schmid/Gerhard Bodmer^ Glas 1300 GT Gerhard Bodmer 1 Accident 59 10m54.8 Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 25 John Blades/John Calvert^ Ginetta G4R Ford John Blades 1 Engine 44 10m30.4 Prototype 1600  
DNF 47 John Whitmore/Jochen Neerspasch^ Ford GT40 [1010(1)] Essex Wire Corporation 0 Lost wheel 10 9m00.4 Sports +3000  
DNF 82 Kurt Ahrens, Jr./Ernst Furtmayr^/Klaus Steinmetz* Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Corse 0 Fuel pump 28 9m39.2 Sports 1300  
DNF 28 Rico Steinemann/Andreas Eichhorn^ Lotus 23 Karl Foitek 0 Wheel hub 41 10m16.1 Prototype 1600  
DNF 43 Jon Samuel/Mike Franey^ Diva GT Diva 0 Starter motor 55 10m47.1 Prototype 1300  
DNF 29 Kurt Louis Martini - BMW Willi Martini 0 Engine 64 11m05.6 Prototype 1600  
DNQ 79 Richard Höhfeld/Heinrich Östreich Glas 1304 GT Richard Höhfeld         Sports 1300  
DNQ 104 Eberhard Schmitthelm/Günther Schwarz Porsche 911 Scuderia Lufthansa         Grand Touring 2000  
DNQ 105 Günter Wallrabenstein Porsche 911 Günter Wallrabenstein         Grand Touring 1600  
DNQ 124 W. A. Cooper/D. H. Dunnell Austin-Healey Sprite John Jeffcoat         Grand Touring 1300  
DNS 26 Xavier Perrot/Peter Ettmüller Lotus 23 Tartaruga         Prototype 1600  
DNS 52 Nicholas Granville-Smith/Patrick McNally Shelby Cobra Nicholas Granville-Smith   Engine     Sports +3000  
DNS 85 Manfred Abels/Günther Selbach Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Deutschland         Sports 1300  
DNS 86 Erich Bitter/Siegfried Dau Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Deutschland         Sports 1300  
DNS 91 Joseph Robert Kretschi/Peter Maron Abarth 1300 OT Abarth Switzerland         Sports 1300  
DNS 1T John Surtees/Mike Parkes/Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 330P3 Coupe SpA Ferrari SEFAC         Prototype +2000  
DNS 53T Tony Settember/Ed Freutel Shelby Cobra Cinquante Cinq         Sports +3000  
DNS T Paul Hawkins/Jean-Pierre Beltoise Porsche 906 Porsche System Engineering         Sports 2000  
DNA 6 Edgar Berney Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 Giotto Bizzarini         Prototype +3000  
DNA 20 George Drummond/Rollo Feilding Ferrari Dino 206S George Drummond         Prototype 2000  
DNA 27 Gustav Schlup/Jacques Calderari Elva Mk.7 Alfa Romeo Gustav Schlup         Prototype 1600  
DNA 48 Willy Mairesse/Herbert Müller Ford GT40 Scuderia Filipinetti         Sports +3000  
DNA 51 Paul Hawkins/Jackie Epstein Ferrari 250LM [6051] Jackie Epstein         Sports +3000  
DNA 54 Mike Salmon/David Piper Ferrari 250LM [5897] David Piper         Sports +3000  
DNA 55 Arthur W. Swanson/Robert Ennis Ferrari 250LM [5845] Arthur W. Swanson         Sports +3000  
DNA 65 John Wingfield/A. K. McHardy TVR 1800S A. K. McHardy         Sports 2000  
DNA 71 Per Brandström/Steffan Wahlström Lotus Elan Elan Sweden         Sports 1600  
DNA 73 Peter Peter/Richard Gerlin Lotus Elan OASC         Sports 1600  
DNA 95 Neil Dangerfield/John Sparrow Shelby Cobra John Sparrow         Sports +3000  
DNA 99 Roy Pike/Piers Courage Ferrari 275 GTB Charles Lucas         Grand Touring +3000  
DNA 110 Björn Svensson/Kjell Lindgren Lotus Elan Elan Sweden         Grand Touring 1600  
DNA 116 Peter Otto/Jörg Klasen Lotus Elan Willi Martini         Grand Touring 1600  
DNA 122 Otto Lux/Karl Herd Glas 1300 GT Otto Lux         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA   Johnny Servoz-Gavin/Alan Rees Matra M620 BRM Matra Sports         Prototype 2000  
DNA 30   Abarth 1600 OT Abarth Corse         Prototype 2000  

 
Winning Time: 6h58m47.6, 89.347 mph/143.790 kph
Fastest Lap: John Surtees #1 (Ferrari 330 P3), 8m37.0, 98.694 mph/158.832 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 12/01/05
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net