1966 Syracuse Grand Prix

  1966 Syracuse Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1966 Formula One season
Date	1 May 1966
Official name	XV Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.615 km (3.489 mi)
Distance	56 laps, 314.46 km (195.4 mi)
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	1:42.3
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	1:43.4
Podium
First	John Surtees	Ferrari
Second	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
Third	David Hobbs	Lotus-BRM

The 15th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 May 1966 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 312.

Jack Brabham, Vic Wilson and Denny Hulme all failed to post a time during practice, and lined up on the grid behind the last driver to post a time, André Wicky, whose time was 37.4 seconds slower than Surtees's pole time.^[1]

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	John Surtees	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	1.40:08.3	1
2	Lorenzo Bandini	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 24.6 s	2
3	David Hobbs	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	54 laps	7
4	Vic Wilson	Team Chamaco Collect	BRM	53 laps	11
5	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	52 laps	4
NC	Guy Ligier	Guy Ligier	Cooper-Maserati	39 laps - Ignition	5
Ret	Paul Hawkins	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-Climax		6
Ret	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Maserati	Driveshaft	3
Ret	Denny Hulme	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Engine	12
Ret	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	Engine	10
Ret	Giancarlo Baghetti	Anglo-Suisse Racing Team	Lotus-BRM	Gearbox	8
Ret	André Wicky	André Wicky	Cooper-BRM	Battery[1]	9
DNS	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	Piston in practice	-
DNA	Roberto Bussinello	Alf Francis[1]	Cooper-ATS		-

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "Cooper Cars", Doug Nye. Motorbooks, 2003.
• Race results at www.silhouet.com