1966 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | September 24, 1966 | ||
Location | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.95 km ( miles) | ||
Distance | 88 laps, 336 km ( miles) | ||
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 | Lola- Ford | ||
Time | 1:50.7 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:23.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lola- Chevrolet | ||
Second | Chaparral- Chevrolet | ||
Third | McLaren- Chevrolet |
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.
Results as follows: [2] [3] [4]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | 6 |
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Roger Penske Racing Enterprises | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 85 | 2h 03m 09.2s | 9 |
2 | 65 |
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Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 83 | 6 | |
3 | 10 |
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Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 82 | 4 | |
4 | 99 |
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Charles Hayes Racing | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 80 | 3 | |
5 | 11 |
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Epstein Enterprises Ltd. | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 79 | 2 | |
6 | 94 |
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Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | 78 | 1 | |
7 | 53 |
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Racing Partners | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 77 | ||
8 | 00 |
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Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 74 | |||
9 | 52 |
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Eve & Jones Racing | Genie Mk.10 / Ford | 70 | ||
10 | 88 |
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Pacesetter Homes | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 68 | ||
11 | 86 |
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Mike Goth Racing | McLaren Goth Special / Chevrolet | 65 | ||
DNF | 30 |
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All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | 75 | Ignition | |
DNF | 5 |
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 66 | Suspension | |
DNF | 61 |
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McLaren M1B / Ford | 63 | Engine | ||
DNF | 38 |
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Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M1B / Ford | 60 | ||
DNF | 81 |
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Sidney Taylor Racing | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 56 | Transmission | |
DNF | 39 |
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McLaren M1B / Ford | 54 | Suspension | ||
DNF | 4 |
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Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 41 | Suspension | |
DNF | 77 |
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John W. Fritsch | McKee Mk.6 / Chevrolet | 40 | ||
DNF | 33 |
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Autodynamics Corporation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 28 | ||
DNF | 66 |
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Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 13 | Engine | |
DNF | 29 |
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Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team | Lola T70 / Ford | 10 | Transmission | |
DNF | 97 |
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Nickey Chevrolet | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 10 | Accident | |
DNF | 60 |
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Hamill Cars Inc. | Hamill SR3 / Chevrolet | 8 | ||
DNF | 62 |
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Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 5 | Fuel leak | |
DNF | 57 |
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David Billes | McLaren M1A / Chevrolet | 3 | ||
DNF | 96 |
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Dan Blocker Motor Racing | Genie Vinegaroon / Oldsmobile | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 7 |
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Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 19 |
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Drummond Racing Organisation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 23 |
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Alderman Auto Service | Lola T70 / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
DNS | 16 |
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John W. Mecom, Jr. | Lola T70 / Ford | |||
DNS | 8 |
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All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | Accident |