1966 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date	7 August 1966
Official name	XXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.810 km (14.168 miles)
Distance	15 laps, 342.15 km (212.52 miles)
Weather	Overcast and wet
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	8:16.5
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati
Time	8:49.0
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Second	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati
Third	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati
Lap leaders

The 1966 German Grand Prix was a mixed Formula One and Formula Two motor race held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife on 7 August 1966. It was race 6 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was the 28th German Grand Prix and the 22nd to be held at the Nordschleife. It was held over 15 laps of the 22 kilometre circuit for a race distance 342 kilometres.

The race was won by 1959 and 1960 World Champion Jack Brabham driving his Brabham BT19, his fourth win in succession. Brabham won by 43 seconds over the Cooper T81 driven by 1964 World Champion John Surtees. Surtees' Austrian teammate Jochen Rindt finished third. The first Formula Two driver to finish was French driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise in eighth driving a Matra Sports entered Matra MS5.

The race also saw the death of British driver John Taylor after a collision with Jacky Ickx.

Brabham had collected 39 points, more than double his nearest rival, BRM driver Graham Hill.

Race report

Another wet track provided a duel between Jack Brabham and John Surtees for the whole race. It was not until the Cooper's clutch failed two laps from the end that the Australian's win was guaranteed. Jim Clark, despite qualifying on pole, made a mistake and spun into a ditch after using the wrong tyres. In a far more serious crash, the Tyrrell-entered Matra MS5 of Jacky Ickx and the privately-entered Brabham BT11 of John Taylor crashed near the bridge between Quiddelbacher and Flugplatz. Taylor was badly burned in the accident and succumbed to his injuries four weeks later.

This would be the last Formula One race on the original Nürburgring Nordschleife before the Hohenrain chicane was added to slow the cars coming into the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8:16.5	—
2	7	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	8:18.0	+1.5
3	6	Jackie Stewart	BRM	8:18.8	+2.3
4	11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	8:20.2	+3.7
5	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	8:20.8	+4.3
6	9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	8:21.1	+4.6
7	10	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	8:21.7	+5.2
8	12	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	8:22.8	+6.3
9	8	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	8:27.7	+11.2
10	5	Graham Hill	BRM	8:28.6	+12.1
11	14	Bob Bondurant	BRM	8:33.0	+16.5
12	17	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	8:35.2	+18.7
13	15	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	8:38.6	+22.1
14	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	8:42.5	+26.0
15	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	8:49.3	+32.8
16	27	Jacky Ickx	Matra-Ford	8:52.0	+35.5
17	2	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	8:52.7	+36.2
18	34	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	9:00.4	+43.9
19	33	Jo Schlesser	Matra-Ford	9:01.5	+45.0
20	31	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Ford	9:03.0	+46.5
21	25	Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Brabham-Ford	9:04.7	+48.2
22	28	Hans Herrmann	Brabham-Ford	9:05.7	+49.2
23	32	Piers Courage	Lotus-Ford	9:06.0	+49.5
24	29	Alan Rees	Brabham-Ford	9:08.4	+51.9
25	16	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	9:08.9	+52.4
26	20	Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	9:10.9	+54.4
27	26	Hubert Hahne	Matra-BRM	9:17.0	+1:00.5
28	35	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	9:17.2	+1:00.7
29	30	Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Ford	9:32.2	+1:15.7
DNQ	18	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	No time	—

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	15	2:27:03.0	5	9
2	7	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	15	+ 44.4	2	6
3	8	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	15	+ 2:32.6	9	4
4	5	Graham Hill	BRM	15	+ 6:41.4	10	3
5	6	Jackie Stewart	BRM	15	+ 8:28.9	3	2
6	9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	15	+ 10:56.4	6	1
7	12	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	14	Electrical	8
8	34	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	18
9	26	Hubert Hahne	Matra-BRM	14	+ 1 lap	27
10	33	Jo Schlesser	Matra-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	19
11	28	Hans Herrmann	Brabham-Ford	14	+ 1 lap	22
12	2	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	14	+ 1 lap	17
Ret	15	Mike Spence	Lotus-BRM	12	Alternator	13
Ret	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	11	Accident	1
Ret	20	Chris Lawrence	Cooper-Ferrari	10	Suspension	26
Ret	11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	9	Electrical	4
Ret	10	Mike Parkes	Ferrari	9	Accident	7
Ret	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	8	Ignition	15
Ret	31	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Ford	7	Engine	20
Ret	17	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	3	Clutch	12
Ret	32	Piers Courage	Lotus-Ford	3	Accident	23
Ret	29	Alan Rees	Brabham-Ford	3	Engine	24
Ret	14	Bob Bondurant	BRM	3	Engine	11
Ret	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	2	Transmission	14
Ret	25	Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Brabham-Ford	2	Gearbox	21
Ret	16	John Taylor	Brabham-BRM	0	Fatal Accident	25
Ret	27	Jacky Ickx	Matra-Ford	0	Accident	16
DNS	18	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	0	Injury
DNS	35	Silvio Moser	Brabham-Ford	0
DNS	30	Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Ford	0
Source:[1]

Note: The race was held with both Formula One and Formula Two cars competing together. Formula Two entries are denoted by a pink background.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Brabham 39 2 Graham Hill 17 4 3 John Surtees 15 4 Jochen Rindt 15 2 5 Jackie Stewart 14 Source: [2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Brabham-Repco 39 2 Ferrari 23 3 BRM 22 4 Cooper-Maserati 17 5 Lotus-Climax 7 Source: [2]

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.