Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season |
Grand Prix: | Canadian |
Country: | Canada |
Location: | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
Date: | September 24 |
Year: | 1966 |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Km: | 3.95 |
Distance Laps: | 88 |
Distance Km: | 336 |
Weather: | Cold with temperatures approaching 13.9C; wind speeds up to 18.1km/h[1] |
Pole Driver: | Dan Gurney |
Pole Country: | USA |
Pole Team: | Lola-Ford |
Pole Time: | 1:50.7 |
Fast Driver: | Dan Gurney |
Fast Team: | Lola-Ford |
Fast Time: | 1:23.1 |
Fast Country: | USA |
First Driver: | Mark Donohue |
First Country: | USA |
First Team: | Lola-Chevrolet |
Second Driver: | Phil Hill |
Second Country: | USA |
Second Team: | Chaparral-Chevrolet |
Third Driver: | Chuck Parsons |
Third Country: | USA |
Third Team: | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
DNF | 30 | Dan Gurney | All American Racers | Lola T70 / Ford | 75 | Ignition | |
DNF | 5 | Chris Amon | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 66 | Suspension | |
DNF | 61 | Bud Morley | McLaren M1B / Ford | 63 | Engine | ||
DNF | 38 | Dick Brown | Ecurie Green Inc. | McLaren M1B / Ford | 60 | ||
DNF | 81 | Denny Hulme | Sidney Taylor Racing | Lola T70 / Chevrolet | 56 | Transmission | |
DNF | 39 | Ludwig Heimrath | McLaren M1B / Ford | 54 | Suspension | ||
DNF | 4 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 41 | Suspension | |
DNF | 77 | Mak Kronn | John W. Fritsch | McKee Mk.6 / Chevrolet | 40 | ||
DNF | 33 | Sam Posey | Autodynamics Corporation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 28 | ||
DNF | 66 | Jim Hall | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E / Chevrolet | 13 | Engine | |
DNF | 29 | Bob Bucher | Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team | Lola T70 / Ford | 10 | Transmission | |
DNF | 97 | Charlie Hayes | Nickey Chevrolet | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 10 | Accident | |
DNF | 60 | Ed Hamill | Hamill Cars Inc. | Hamill SR3 / Chevrolet | 8 | ||
DNF | 62 | John Cannon | Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B / Chevrolet | 5 | Fuel leak | |
DNF | 57 | John Cordts | David Billes | McLaren M1A / Chevrolet | 3 | ||
DNF | 96 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Dan Blocker Motor Racing | Genie Vinegaroon / Oldsmobile | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 7 | John Surtees | Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.II / Chevrolet | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 19 | Skip Scott | Drummond Racing Organisation | McLaren M1B / Ford | 1 | Accident | |
DNF | 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 | ||