1966 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1966 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 24, 1966, held for Sports cars eligible to Can-Am Series regulations and had 30 starters. It was the sixth Canadian Grand Prix and like all previous races was a sports car race. The race doubled as round three of the 1966 Can-Am Series. The race was won by Penske driver Mark Donohue by two laps over Chaparral driver Phil Hill.

1966 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season
Race details
Date	September 24, 1966
Location	Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.95 km ( mi)
Distance	88 laps, 336 km ( mi)
Weather	Cold with temperatures approaching 13.9 °C (57.0 °F); wind speeds up to 18.1 kilometres per hour (11.2 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Dan Gurney	Lola-Ford
Time	1:50.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Lola-Ford
Time	1:23.1
Podium
First	Mark Donohue	Lola-Chevrolet
Second	Phil Hill	Chaparral-Chevrolet
Third	Chuck Parsons	McLaren-Chevrolet

Classification

Results as follows:[2][3][4]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time	Points
1	6	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske Racing Enterprises	Lola T70 / Chevrolet	85	2h 03m 09.2s	9
2	65	Phil Hill	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet	83		6
3	10	Chuck Parsons	Hilton Racing Team	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	82		4
4	99	Earl Jones	Charles Hayes Racing	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	80		3
5	11	Paul Hawkins	Epstein Enterprises Ltd.	Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet	79		2
6	94	Eppie Wietzes	Comstock Racing Team	Ford GT40	78		1
7	53	Hugh Dibley	Racing Partners	Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet	77
8	00	Bobby Brown		Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet	74
9	52	Bill Eve	Eve & Jones Racing	Genie Mk.10 / Ford	70
10	88	Masten Gregory	Pacesetter Homes	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	68
11	86	Mike Goth	Mike Goth Racing	McLaren Goth Special / Chevrolet	65
Ret	30	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	Lola T70 / Ford	75	Ignition
Ret	5	Chris Amon	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd.	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	66	Suspension
Ret	61	Bud Morley		McLaren M1B / Ford	63	Engine
Ret	38	Dick Brown	Ecurie Green Inc.	McLaren M1B / Ford	60
Ret	81	Denny Hulme	Sidney Taylor Racing	Lola T70 / Chevrolet	56	Transmission
Ret	39	Ludwig Heimrath		McLaren M1B / Ford	54	Suspension
Ret	4	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd.	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	41	Suspension
Ret	77	Mak Kronn	John W. Fritsch	McKee Mk.6 / Chevrolet	40
Ret	33	Sam Posey	Autodynamics Corporation	McLaren M1B / Ford	28
Ret	66	Jim Hall	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet	13	Engine
Ret	29	Bob Bucher	Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team	Lola T70 / Ford	10	Transmission
Ret	97	Charlie Hayes	Nickey Chevrolet	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	10	Accident
Ret	60	Ed Hamill	Hamill Cars Inc.	Hamill SR3 / Chevrolet	8
Ret	62	John Cannon	Ecurie Carabine	McLaren M1B / Chevrolet	5	Fuel leak
Ret	57	John Cordts	David Billes	McLaren M1A / Chevrolet	3
Ret	96	Lothar Motschenbacher	Dan Blocker Motor Racing	Genie Vinegaroon / Oldsmobile	1	Accident
Ret	7	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet	1	Accident
Ret	19	Skip Scott	Drummond Racing Organisation	McLaren M1B / Ford	1	Accident
Ret	23	Brett Lunger	Alderman Auto Service	Lola T70 / Ford	1	Accident
DNS	16	George Follmer	John W. Mecom, Jr.	Lola T70 / Ford
DNS	8	Jerry Grant	All American Racers	Lola T70 / Ford		Accident

References

1. "Weather information for the "1966 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
2. "Can-Am 1966". classicscars.com. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
3. "Can-Am Mosport". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
4. "Challenge 1966 Epreuve 3 6th Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy, Mosport Park" (in French). canamcircus.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-02.