1966 Italian Grand Prix
The 1966 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1966. It was race 7 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 36th Italian Grand Prix and the 32nd to be held at Monza. The race was held over 68 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a race distance of 391 kilometres.
| 1966 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 September 1966 | ||
| Official name | XXXVII Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 miles) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.964 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:31.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.4 on lap 49 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |
| Third | Brabham-Repco | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The race was won by Italian driver Ludovico Scarfiotti driving a Ferrari 312 in his only Grand Prix victory. Scarfiotti led home his British team mate Mike Parkes by five seconds. Parkes only just defeated New Zealand racer Denny Hulme in his Brabham BT20, the pair separated by less than half a second.
While series points leader Jack Brabham stopped with an oil leak in his Brabham BT19 on lap seven, he secured his third world championship, and the unique achievement of becoming world champion in a car of his own make, when his only remaining points rival John Surtees stopped with a fuel leak in his Cooper T81 24 laps later.