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|norounds = Eight
 
|norounds = Eight
 
|noraces = Nine
 
|noraces = Nine
|firstround = [[Snetterton|Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton]]
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|firstround = [[Snetterton|Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton)]]
 
|lastround = [[Brands Hatch|BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)]]
 
|lastround = [[Brands Hatch|BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)]]
 
|makers = [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Austin]], [[BMC]], [[BMW]], [[Fiat]], [[Ford]], [[Hillman]], [[Morris]], [[Triumph]]
 
|makers = [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Austin]], [[BMC]], [[BMW]], [[Fiat]], [[Ford]], [[Hillman]], [[Morris]], [[Triumph]]
 
|nodrivers = 68
 
|nodrivers = 68
 
|overdrivechamp = [[John Fitzpatrick]]
 
|overdrivechamp = [[John Fitzpatrick]]
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|overdrivechamppts = 50
 
|overteamchamp = [[Team Lotus]]
 
|overteamchamp = [[Team Lotus]]
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|overteamchamppts = N/A
|indrivechamp = ''Not Awarded''
 
|indteamchamp = ''Not Awarded''
 
|jacktrophy = ''Not Awarded''
 
 
|classawin = [[John Fitzpatrick]]
 
|classawin = [[John Fitzpatrick]]
  +
|classapts = 50
 
|classbwin = [[John Rhodes]]
 
|classbwin = [[John Rhodes]]
  +
|classbpts = 50
 
|classcwin = [[Peter Arundell]]
 
|classcwin = [[Peter Arundell]]
  +
|classcpts = 38
 
|classdwin = [[Gawaine Baillie]]
 
|classdwin = [[Gawaine Baillie]]
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|classdpts = 34
|makerchamp = ''Not Awarded''
 
|makerrun = ''Not Awarded''
 
 
|previous = [[1965]]
 
|previous = [[1965]]
|next = [[1967]]}} The '''1966 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship''' was the ninth edition of the [[British Saloon Car Championship]]. '''1966''' saw [[John Fitzpatrick]] take his first driver's championship, while [[Team Lotus]] took the honours in the Lombank Entrant's Trophy.<ref name=Touring66t>http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC%20Class.html</ref>
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|next = [[1967]]|image = [[File:Clark_vs_Muir_vs_Brabham.png|280px|]]|caption = [[Jim Clark]] shadows [[Brian Muir]] and [[Jack Brabham]] at [[Snetterton]].}} The '''1966 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship''' was the ninth edition of the [[British Saloon Car Championship]]. '''1966''' saw [[John Fitzpatrick]] take his first driver's championship, while [[Team Lotus]] took the honours in the Lombank Entrant's Trophy.<ref name=Touring66t>http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC%20Class.html</ref>
 
==Regulations==
 
==Regulations==
 
1966 saw the BSCC adopt a new set of regulations, known as [[FIA Group 5]] regs.<ref name=Touring>http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC.html</ref> Under the new regulations, cars could be modified more than before, although the body shape had to remain true to the road car it represented.<ref name=Touring></ref>
 
1966 saw the BSCC adopt a new set of regulations, known as [[FIA Group 5]] regs.<ref name=Touring>http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC.html</ref> Under the new regulations, cars could be modified more than before, although the body shape had to remain true to the road car it represented.<ref name=Touring></ref>
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===Points===
 
===Points===
 
As with 1965, the 1966 season saw points awarded from first to fourth in each class, with an additional point for the driver who set the fastest lap.<ref name=Touring66t></ref>
 
As with 1965, the 1966 season saw points awarded from first to fourth in each class, with an additional point for the driver who set the fastest lap.<ref name=Touring66t></ref>
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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''1966 British Saloon Car Championship Points System'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
!colspan="5" style="background-color:white; color:#214B9B; border:#214B9B 1px Solid; border-radius:10px;"|{{PAGENAME}} Classes
| style="text-align:center;"|'''1st'''
 
| style="text-align:center;"|'''2nd'''
 
| style="text-align:center;"|'''3rd'''
 
| style="text-align:center;"|'''4th'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 1st
|8
 
  +
! 2nd
|6
 
  +
! 3rd
|4
 
  +
! 4th
|2
 
  +
! <span style="cursor:help;" title="Fastest Lap">FL.</span>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! style="width:20%; background-color: gold; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|8
| colspan="4"|
 
  +
! style="width:20%; background-color:#D0C6C6; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|6
Fastest Lap Awarded 1 point
 
  +
! style="width:20%; background-color:rgb(123,30,59); color: white; border-radius:5px;"|4
  +
! style="width:20%; background-color:palegreen; color: black; border-radius:5px;"|2
  +
! style="background-color:#FAEBD7; border-radius:5px;"|''1''
 
|}
 
|}
  +
 
==Round by Round==
 
==Round by Round==
 
This section is for a round by round report for each race of the season.
 
This section is for a round by round report for each race of the season.
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Brands Hatch hosted the final meeting of the season, which saw the cars race over two heats and an aggregate result produced.<ref name=Touring8>http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Brands%20Hatch%20MS200.html</ref> [[Jackie Oliver]] claimed victory, having finished first and second in the two heats, with Arundell (third and second) taking Class C in both race and championship.<ref name=Touring8></ref> Clark was classified as third in Class C (having won the first race but struggled in heat two), which gave [[Team Lotus]] the team championship.<ref name=Touring8></ref> [[Gawaine Baillie]] claimed the Class D championship with second in Class D on the aggregate score, while [[Mike Young]] claimed the seventh victory for the Anglia in Class B.<ref name=Touring8></ref> Unfortunately for the Anglia pair, their constant win or retire record meant the [[John Rhodes]] (who finished second for the seventh time) took the class title, scoring 50 points.<ref name=Touring8></ref> This left him tied with Fitzpatrick in Class A (who took victory in Class A), with Fitzpatrick judged to be the winner by virtue of having won more races (six) than Rhodes (one).<ref name=Touring8></ref>
 
Brands Hatch hosted the final meeting of the season, which saw the cars race over two heats and an aggregate result produced.<ref name=Touring8>http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Brands%20Hatch%20MS200.html</ref> [[Jackie Oliver]] claimed victory, having finished first and second in the two heats, with Arundell (third and second) taking Class C in both race and championship.<ref name=Touring8></ref> Clark was classified as third in Class C (having won the first race but struggled in heat two), which gave [[Team Lotus]] the team championship.<ref name=Touring8></ref> [[Gawaine Baillie]] claimed the Class D championship with second in Class D on the aggregate score, while [[Mike Young]] claimed the seventh victory for the Anglia in Class B.<ref name=Touring8></ref> Unfortunately for the Anglia pair, their constant win or retire record meant the [[John Rhodes]] (who finished second for the seventh time) took the class title, scoring 50 points.<ref name=Touring8></ref> This left him tied with Fitzpatrick in Class A (who took victory in Class A), with Fitzpatrick judged to be the winner by virtue of having won more races (six) than Rhodes (one).<ref name=Touring8></ref>
 
==Entries==
 
==Entries==
The entrants for the 1966 season are shown below.
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The entrants for the 1966 season are shown below:
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 680px;"
 
! colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background-color:white; color:#214B9B;"| Entry List
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! colspan="5" style="color:rgb(33,75,155); border:1px solid rgb(33,75,155); border-radius:10px; background-color:white;"|1966 BSCC Entries
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Nat
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Team
 
! scope="col"|Car
 
! scope="col"|Class
 
! scope="col"|Rounds
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! Nat.
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
  +
! Entrant
  +
! Nat.
  +
! Name
  +
! Rounds
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="3"|[[Alan Fraser Racing Team]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Hillman Imp]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Nick Brittan]]
 
|[[Nick Brittan]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Alan Fraser Racing Team]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
| colspan="1" rowspan="6"|[[Hillman Imp]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;"|{{A}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|All
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Ray Calcutt]]
 
|[[Ray Calcutt]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
|All
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Bernard Unett]]
 
|[[Bernard Unett]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|5-8
|5-8
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[C.B. Mynott]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Morris Mini Cooper S 970]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Mike Clarke]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Paul Emery]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Hillman Imp]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[John Markey]]
 
|[[John Markey]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Paul Emery]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|3
 
|-
 
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Bill McGovern]]
 
|[[Bill McGovern]]
|1, 3-4, 7
+
| style="text-align:right;"|1, 3-4, 7
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Radbourne Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Fiat Abarth 1000 TC]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Andrew Mylius]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2-5
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Roger Nathan Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Hillman Imp]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Roger Nathan]]
 
|[[Roger Nathan]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|4-5, 7
|[[Roger Nathan Racing]]
 
|4-5, 7
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="4"|[[Team Broadspeed]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Anglia]]</span>
|[[Mike Clarke]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[C. B. Mynott]]
 
|[[Morris Mini Cooper S 970]]
 
|3
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[John Fitzpatrick]]
 
|[[John Fitzpatrick]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
| colspan="1" rowspan="4"|[[Team Broadspeed]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="5"|[[Ford Anglia]]
 
|All
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Peter Procter]]
 
|[[Peter Procter]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-2
|1-2
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Anita Taylor]]
 
|[[Anita Taylor]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3-8
|3-8
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Trevor Taylor]]
 
|[[Trevor Taylor]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|6-8
|6-8
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Anglia]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Paul Webb]]
 
|[[Paul Webb]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-3, 5
|
 
|1-3, 5
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! colspan="5" scope="col" style="color:white; border-radius:10px; background-color:rgb(227,37,37);"|▲ Class A ▲
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|[[Andrew Mylius]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Radbourne Racing]]
 
  +
|[[Alexander Engineering Co.]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Morris Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[Fiat Abarth 1000 TC]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|2-5
 
  +
|[[Tony Lanfranchi]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-5, 7
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Aylesbury Tuning]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Anglia Super]]</span>
|[[David Buckett]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|
 
  +
|[[Phil de Banks]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="7"|[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="17" style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
+
| style="text-align:right;"|5
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|3-4, 6-7
 
  +
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|-
 
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Cooper Car Company]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Bill Cooper]]
 
|[[Highham Advertising]]
 
|2, 4, 6
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Peter Clarke]]
 
|
 
|2
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[John Handley]]
 
|[[John Handley]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2-8
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Cooper Car Co.]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|2-8
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[John Rhodes]]
 
|[[John Rhodes]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
|All
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Equipe Arden]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[BMC Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[John D. Lewis]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|
 
|2-3, 5, 7
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Gordon Spice]]
 
|
 
|3-8
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Ken Costello]]
 
|[[Ken Costello]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|5-7
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Equipe Arden]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[BMC Mini Cooper S]]
 
|5-7
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Steve Neal]]
 
|[[Steve Neal]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|5-8
|5-8
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Highham Advertising]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Bill Cooper]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2, 4, 6
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Superspeed Conversions]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Anglia Super]]</span>
|[[Mac Ross]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|
 
|6
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Chris Craft]]
 
|[[Chris Craft]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Superspeed Conversions Ltd.]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Ford Anglia Super]]
 
|All
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Mike Young]]
+
|[[John Young]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
|All
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="3"|[[Vitafoam Developments Ltd.]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Morris Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[Phil de Banks]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{IRE}}
|[[Aylesbury Tuning]]
 
|5
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Paddy Hopkirk]]
 
|[[Paddy Hopkirk]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|6, 8
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Vitafoam Developments Ltd.]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
| colspan="1" rowspan="4"|[[Morris Mini Cooper S]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|6, 8
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Harry Ratcliffe]]
 
|[[Harry Ratcliffe]]
|1-5, 7
+
| style="text-align:right;"|1-5, 7
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Bob Smith]]
 
|[[Bob Smith]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
|7
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[Tony Lanfranchi]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Alexander Engineering Co.]]
 
  +
|[[David Buckett]]
|1-5, 7
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3-4, 6-7
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Peter Clarke]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[Peter Arundell]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Team Lotus]]
 
  +
|[[John D. Lewis]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="13"|[[Lotus Cortina]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="17" style="text-align:center;"|{{C}}
+
| style="text-align:right;"|2-3, 5, 7
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|1-4, 6-8
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[BMC Mini Cooper S]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Mac Ross]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|6
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]</span>
|[[Jim Clark]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|1-2, 6-8
 
  +
|[[Gordon Spice]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3-8
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! colspan="5" scope="col" style="color:white; border-radius:10px; background-color:rgb(33,75,155);"|▲ Class B ▲
| style="text-align:center;"|{{BEL}}
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|[[Jackie Ickx]]
 
  +
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|3-5, 8
 
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Alan Foster]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[BMW 2000 TI]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Alan Foster]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Keith Greene]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{NZL}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Autocadia Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
|[[Wim Beers]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|
 
  +
|[[Brian Newton]]
|5
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2, 4-8
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Curtis Smith Racing Team]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Robin Smith]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|4, 7
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Goodwin Engineering Racing Division]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
|[[R. Burton]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|
 
  +
|[[Ralph Graveley]]
|4
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Molyneux, West & Co,]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Ken Coffey]]
 
|[[Ken Coffey]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Molyneux, West & Co. Ltd.]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|7
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Cyril Williams]]
 
|[[Cyril Williams]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7-8
|7-8
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="2"|[[Race Proved by Willment]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Tony Dean]]
 
|[[Tony Dean]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-2, 6-7
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Race Proved by Willment]]
 
|1-2, 6-7
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
 
|[[Paul Hawkins]]
 
|[[Paul Hawkins]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|4-5
|4-5
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Red Rose Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Brian Redman]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="3"|<span style="font-weight:normal;">[[Team Lotus]]</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
|[[Ralph Graveley]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Goodwin Engineering Racing Division]]
 
  +
|[[Peter Arundell]]
|7
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-4, 6-8
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{SCO}}
|[[John Hine]]
+
|[[Jim Clark]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-2, 6-8
|[[Vince Woodman]]
 
|5
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{BEL}}
|[[Brian Newton]]
+
|[[Jacky Ickx]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3-5, 8
|[[Autocadia Racing]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|2, 4-8
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{NZL}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{NZL}}
  +
|[[Wim Beers]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|5
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Triumph 2000]]</span>
|[[Robin Smith]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Curtis Smith Racing Team]]
 
|4, 7
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
 
|[[Bill Bradley]]
 
|[[Bill Bradley]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2, 4-7
|
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|[[Triumph 2000]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|2, 4-7
 
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Lotus Cortina]]</span>
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Alan Foster]]
+
|[[R. Burton]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|4
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Alan Foster
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[BMW 2000 TI]]
 
|7
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Keith Greene]]
 
|3
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Brian Redman]]
 
|[[Red Rose Racing]]
 
|[[Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA]]
 
|7
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Gawaine Baillie]]
 
|
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="4"|[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|{{D}}
 
|All
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Richard Bond]]
 
|
 
|7
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[Roy Pierpoint]]
 
|
 
|1, 2, 4-6
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
 
|[[John Whitmore]]
 
|[[Alan Mann Racing]]
 
|3, 5
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! colspan="5" scope="col" style="color:white; border-radius:10px; background-color:rgb(0,128,0);"|▲ Class C ▲
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
| rowspan="1"|[[Alan Brown Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
 
|[[Jack Brabham]]
 
|[[Jack Brabham]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-4
|[[Alan Brown Racing]]
 
| colspan="1" rowspan="6"|[[Ford Mustang]]
 
|1-4
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Alan Mann Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[John Whitmore]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|3, 5
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[DR Racing]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
 
|[[Jackie Oliver]]
 
|[[Jackie Oliver]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|5-8
|[[DR Racing]]
 
|5-8
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Race Proved by Willment]]<br /><span style="font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Galaxie]]</span>
|[[Mike Salmon]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
|[[Viscount Downe]]
 
  +
|[[Brian Muir]]
|1-5
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-7
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Bill Shaw]]
 
  +
|<span style="font-weight:normal;">[[Rackham Motors]]</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
|
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|8
 
  +
|[[Ted Savory]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|2, 4-5, 7
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|<span style="font-weight:normal;">[[Superperformance Racing Team]]</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{RSA}}
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{RSA}}
 
|[[Basil van Rooyen]]
 
|[[Basil van Rooyen]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|6-7
|[[Superperformance Racing Team]]
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
|6-7
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|<span style="font-weight:normal;">[[Viscount Downe]]</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Mike Salmon]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1-5
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{GBR}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]</span>
|[[Ted Savory]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|[[Rackham Motors]]
 
  +
|[[Gawaine Baillie]]
|2, 4-5, 7
 
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|All
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Richard Bond]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|7
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|{{AUS}}
+
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]</span>
|[[Brian Muir]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
|Race Proved by Willment
 
|[[Ford Galaxie]]
+
|[[Roy Pierpoint]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|1, 2, 4-6
|1-7
 
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|''Privateer''<br /><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:10.4px;">[[Ford Mustang]]</span>
  +
| style="text-align:center;"|{{ENG}}
  +
|[[Bill Shaw]]
  +
| style="text-align:right;"|8
  +
|-
  +
! colspan="5" scope="col" style="color:white; border-radius:10px; background-color:rgb(255,165,0);"|▲ Class D ▲
 
|}
 
|}
   
 
==Final Standings==
 
==Final Standings==
  +
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! colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background-color:white; color:#214B9B;"|'''British Saloon Car Championship Drivers' Standings'''
+
{| style="background-color:ivory; color:#214B9B; border:#214B9B 1px Solid; border-radius:10px; text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! colspan="12" style="color:rgb(33,75,155); border:1px solid rgb(33,75,155); border-radius:10px; background-color:white;"|1966 British Saloon Car Championship Standings
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Pos'''
 
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Name'''
 
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Team'''
 
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Car'''
 
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Class'''
 
! style="text-align:center;"|'''Pts'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! rowspan="2" |<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
 
  +
! rowspan="2" |Name
|[[John Fitzpatrick]]
 
  +
! colspan="8" |Rounds
|[[Team Speedwell]]
 
  +
! rowspan="2" |Class
|[[Ford Anglia]]
 
  +
! rowspan="2" |<span style="cursor:help;" title="Points">Pts.</span>
| style="text-align:center;"|{{A}}
 
|50
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Snetterton (Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy)|SBMT]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Goodwood (St. Mary's Trophy)|GWMT]]
|[[John Rhodes]]
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Silverstone (International Trophy Meeting)|SSIT]]
|[[Cooper Car Co.]]
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Crystal Palace|CRYP]]
|[[Austin Mini Cooper S]]
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Brands Hatch I (Peter England Trophy)|BHPE]]
| style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Brands Hatch II (The Edward Lewis Trophy)|BHEL]]
|50
 
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Oulton Park (XV Gold Cup)|OPGC]]
  +
|style="width:8%;"|[[1966 Brands Hatch III (BARC International Motor Show)|BHIM]]
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{1st}}
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[John Fitzpatrick]]
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
! {{ClassA}}
  +
! 50
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! {{2nd}}
| style="text-align:center;"|3
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[John Rhodes]]
|[[Peter Arundell]]
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
|[[Team Lotus]]
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
|[[Lotus Cortina]]
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{C}}
 
  +
|{{1st}}
|38
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
! {{ClassB}}
  +
! 50
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{3rd}}
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Peter Arundell]]
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
! {{ClassC}}
  +
! 38
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 4th
| style="text-align:center;"|4
 
|[[Mike Young]]
+
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Mike Young]]
  +
|
|[[Superspeed Conversions Ltd.]]
 
  +
|
|[[Ford Anglia Super]]
 
  +
|{{1st}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
 
|36
+
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
! {{ClassB}}
  +
! 36
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! 5th
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jim Clark]]
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
! {{ClassC}}
  +
! 34
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 6th
| style="text-align:center;"|5
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Gawaine Baillie]]
|[[Jim Clark]]
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
|Team Lotus
 
  +
|{{4th}}
|Lotus Cortina
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{C}}
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
|34
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 34
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! 7th
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Ray Calcutt]]
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
! {{ClassA}}
  +
! 28
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 8th
| style="text-align:center;"|<nowiki>=</nowiki>
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Chris Craft]]
|[[Gawaine Baillie]]
 
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
 
|
 
|
  +
|
|[[Ford Falcon Sprint]]
 
  +
|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{D}}
 
|34
+
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|
  +
! {{ClassB}}
  +
! 24
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! 9th
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Nick Brittan]]
  +
|
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
! {{ClassA}}
  +
! 24
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 10th
| style="text-align:center;"|7
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jackie Oliver]]
|[[Ray Calcutt]]
 
  +
|
|[[Alan Fraser Racing Team]]
 
  +
|
|[[Hillman Imp]]
 
  +
|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{A}}
 
|28
+
|
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 22
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! 11th
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Brian Muir]]
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 22
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! 12th
| style="text-align:center;"|8
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jack Brabham]]
|[[Chris Craft]]
 
  +
|{{1st}}
|Superspeed Conversions Ltd.
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
|Ford Anglia Super
 
  +
|{{DNS}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
|24
 
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 20
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{Dash}}
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Roy Pierpoint]]
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{1st}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|
  +
|
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 16
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! {{Dash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|<nowiki>=</nowiki>
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[John Handley]]
|[[Nick Brittan]]
 
  +
|
|Alan Fraser Racing Team
 
  +
|{{4th}}
|Hillman Imp
 
  +
|6th
| style="text-align:center;"|
 
{{A}}
+
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
|24
 
  +
|5th
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
! {{ClassB}}
  +
! 14
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{Dash}}
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bernard Unett]]
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{2nd}}
  +
! {{ClassA}}
  +
! 14
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! {{Dash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|10th
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Gordon Spice]]
|[[Jackie Oliver]]
 
  +
|
|[[DR Racing]]
 
  +
|
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Ford Mustang]]
 
  +
|5th
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|{{D}}
 
  +
|{{2nd}}
|22
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|5th
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
! {{ClassB}}
  +
! 12
  +
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{Dash}}
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Mike Salmon]]
  +
|{{Ret}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{3rd}}
  +
|{{4th}}
  +
|5th
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
! {{ClassD}}
  +
! 10
 
|-
 
|-
  +
! {{Dash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|11th
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[John Whitmore]]
|[[Jack Brabham]]
 
  +
|
|[[Alan Brown Racing]]
 
|20
+
|
  +
|{{1st}}
|-
 
  +
|
| style="text-align:center;"| -
 
  +
|{{1st}}
|[[Roy Pierpoint]]
 
  +
|
|[[Weybridge Engineering Co.]]
 
  +
|
| colspan="1"|Ford Falcon Sprint
 
  +
|
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|{{D}}
 
  +
! {{ClassC}}
|16
 
  +
! 8
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"| -
+
|- style="background-color:#FAEBD7;"
  +
! {{Dash}}
|[[John Handley]]
 
  +
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Tony Lanfranchi]]
|Cooper Car Co.
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
| colspan="1"|Morris Mini Cooper S
 
  +
|{{Ret}}
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
 
  +
|{{3rd}}
|14
 
  +
|{{Ret}}
|-
 
  +
|7th
| style="text-align:center;"| -
 
  +
|
|[[Mike Salmon]]
 
  +
|8th
|[[Viscount Downe]]
 
  +
|
| colspan="1"|Ford Mustang
 
  +
! {{ClassB}}
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|{{D}}
 
  +
! 8
|10
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"| -
 
|[[John Whitmore]]
 
|Team Lotus
 
|Lotus Cortina
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{C}}
 
|8
 
|-
 
| style="text-align:center;"| -
 
|[[Tony Lanfranchi]]
 
|[[Alexander Engineering Co.]]
 
|Morris Mini Cooper S
 
| style="text-align:center;"|{{B}}
 
|8
 
 
|}
 
|}
  +
 
1966 was also the second year in which a team's championship was awarded. The final standings are below:
 
1966 was also the second year in which a team's championship was awarded. The final standings are below:
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
  +
|}
 
[[Category:Seasons]]
 
[[Category:Seasons]]

Latest revision as of 12:29, 4 February 2016

1966 BSCC Season
Clark vs Muir vs Brabham
Jim Clark shadows Brian Muir and Jack Brabham at Snetterton.
Season Information
No. Rounds Eight (Nine races)
First Round Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton)
Last Round BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)
Manufacturers Alfa Romeo, Austin, BMC, BMW, Fiat, Ford, Hillman, Morris, Triumph
No. Drivers 68
Overall Drivers' Championship
First John Fitzpatrick 50 pt(s)
Second {{{overdrivesecond}}} {{{overdrivesecondpts}}} pt(s)
Third {{{overdrivethird}}} {{{overdrivethirdpts}}} pt(s)
Overall Teams' Championship
First Team Lotus N/A pt(s)
Second {{{overteamsecond}}} {{{overteamsecondpts}}} pt(s)
Third {{{overteamthird}}} {{{overteamthirdpts}}} pt(s)
Independents' Championship
Drivers' Unknown {{{indrivechamppts}}} pt(s)
Teams' Unknown {{{indteamchamppts}}} pt(s)
Jack Sears Trophy
Champion Unknown
Class Championships
Class A John Fitzpatrick 50 pt(s)
Class B John Rhodes 50 pt(s)
Class C Peter Arundell 38 pt(s)
Class D Gawaine Baillie 34 pt(s)
Manufacturers' Championship
Champion Unknown {{{makerchamppts}}} pt(s)
Runner-up Unknown {{{makerrunpts}}} pt(s)
Season Guide
1965 1967

 The 1966 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was the ninth edition of the British Saloon Car Championship. 1966 saw John Fitzpatrick take his first driver's championship, while Team Lotus took the honours in the Lombank Entrant's Trophy.[1]

Regulations[]

1966 saw the BSCC adopt a new set of regulations, known as FIA Group 5 regs.[2] Under the new regulations, cars could be modified more than before, although the body shape had to remain true to the road car it represented.[2]

Classes[]

The class structure remained the same as it had done the year before, with four classes (A-D) allowing a range of cars of various engine capacities to enter.

1966 BSCC Season Classes
Class Engine Size
Minimum Maximum
A None 1,000cc
B 1,001cc 1,300cc
C 1,301cc 2,000cc
D 2,001cc None

Points[]

As with 1965, the 1966 season saw points awarded from first to fourth in each class, with an additional point for the driver who set the fastest lap.[1]

1966 BSCC Season Classes
1st 2nd 3rd 4th FL.
8 6 4 2 1

Round by Round[]

This section is for a round by round report for each race of the season.

First Round: Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy (Snetterton)[]

Gathering in support of the Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy race for Formula Two cars in 1966, the BSCC raced for the first time that year at Snetterton, with Jim Clark putting the skills that had taken him to two World Championships and a BSCC title to good use, taking pole.[3] It would be Jack Brabham, however, using a powerful Ford Mustang that took the honours that day, having jumped Clark at the start.[3] Clark went on to take third in his Team Lotus machine, having been overtaken by Brian Muir (in his Ford Galaxie) and Mike Salmon (driving a Cobra Mustang that year), before the latter suffered a gradual failure of his brakes.[3] Gawaine Baillie battled his Ford Falcon Sprint to third in Class D, while Peter Arundell dragged his Team Lotus car to second in Class, with Tony Dean (using a Race Proved by Willment Lotus Cortina) taking third.[3]

It was in the lower capacity classes, however, where a shock emerged. The ever competitve Mini Cooper S, so dominant in previous seasons, was completely outclassed by the Ford Anglias of Superspeed Conversions Ltd. and the Team Broadspeed machine of John Fitzpatrick.[3] Chris Craft, ran with the leading group for most of the race, having qualified amongst them for the race, eventually taking victory in Class B.[3] His team mate, Mike Young, had been with him for most of the race, but retired after a loss of oil from his 1200cc engine, meaning John Rhodes and Tony Lanfranchi got onto the podium with their Minis.[3] In Class A, Fitzpatrick took a clear victory from Paul Webb, while Ray Calcutt, debuting one of two Hillman Imps for the Alan Fraser Racing Team, put himself onto the podium.[3]

Second Round: St. Mary's Trophy (Goodwood)[]

The Goodwood circuit played host to race two of the season, with Muir claiming victory in his Galaxie, having barged his way past Salmon on lap six.[4] Brabham then swept his car past the Mustang two laps later to take second, with Salmon third, although Muir was un-stoppable at the front, producing the fastest lap ever seen at Goodwood by a saloon car (1:32.2s).[4] Clark took another class win in his Cortina, almost taking Salmon on the final lap, with Arundell backing his team mate all the way.[4] Dean completed the podium for the second race in succession.[4]

Craft claimed another lap record and another victory in Class B, once again untouchable in his Anglia, although his team mate could not compete with him.[4] Rhodes managed to claim his second podium of the year for the Cooper Car Co., while John D. Lewis claimed third in his Mini.[4] Fitzpatrick was gifted a victory after team mate Peter Procter rolled his Anglia and burned, being taken to hospital after hanging on the tail of the Craft's Anglia Super.[4] Calcutt dragged his car onto the podium for the second time in as many races, with team mate Nick Brittan claiming third.[4]

Third Round: International Trophy Meeting (Silverstone)[]

Although the BSCC is famed for its close, intense racing, the International Trophy proved to be to the contrary, with John Whitmore taking victory in an Alan Mann prepared Ford Falcon Sprint.[5] Baillie claimed second after Muir (whose performance was one of the few highlights of the race) retired the gargantuan Galaxie with a blown head gasket.[5] Salmon was third after having to put out a fire in his car, falling eight minutes behind Whitmore.[5] In Class C, Arundell led home another Team Lotus one-two, with rising star Jackie Ickx standing in for Clark (they also set exactly the same time of 1:48.0s, sharing the lap record).[5] Keith Greene, debuting the Alan Foster owned BMW 1000 TI, took third in class, although he was behind the leading trio in Class B.[5]

Young was left to his own devices to win in Class B, after team mate Chris Craft, who had been defending from the Coopers of Rhodes and Lanfranchi, retired his Anglia on lap two.[5] Rhodes and Young swapped places numerous times in the 35 lap race, although Young came out on top, with Rhodes second and Lanfranchi limping home in third.[5] Anita Taylor, standing in for the injured Procter, took victory in Class A, despite having been told to slow by her team.[5] Over half a minute behind Taylor came Calcutt, whose Imp was unable to keep pace with the Anglia, while Calcutt's team mate Brittan claimed third.[5] Bill McGovern had led early on, in constant battle with Fitzpatrick, but the pair touched on lap six, sending McGovern out of the race and Fitzpatrick into the pits for a tyre change.[5]

Fourth Round: Crystal Palace[]

As tradition (and track limits) dictated, the field was split into two at Crystal Palace, with Classes A and B running separately from Classes C and D.[6] Despite being the fastest in the Class A and B battle, the Superspeed Conversions cars of Craft and Young were forced to retire from the race, with Craft stuck in first gear and overheating, and Young lost a wheel having held a substantial lead over Rhodes.[6] Rhodes eventually took victory in the race, taking the Mini's first victory that season, with team mate John Handley taking third.[6] Gordon Spice split the two, although he had a fairly lonely race.[6] Fitzpatrick troubled Handley throughout the race, taking Class A, without challenge from behind.[6] Taylor took third, despite having held off McGovern for the majority of the race, before the Imp driver slipped past the Anglia in the closing stages.[6]

Some of the promised spectacle in the second race of the day was removed when Muir crashed the Galaxie in practice, preventing him from starting.[6] Roy Pierpoint took victory (his first since he won the title the year before), having had a spirited duel with Arundell for overall victory (who retired after pushing his head gasket too far).[6] Behind Pierpoint came Brabham, who had removed the supercharger from his Mustang to improve reliability, and Class C winner Ickx who battled between themselves throughout the race.[6] Baillie took third ahead of a limping Salmon in Class D, while Paul Hawkins came through in a lonely second in Class C, beating the Triumph 2000 of Bill Bradley.[6]

Fifth Round: Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch)[]

The BSCC gathered at Brands Hatch to support the British Grand Prix of 1966, competing for the Peter England Trophy.[7] A 32 car grid was led from start to finish by Pierpoint, whose Falcon was finally demonstrating the pace its lightweight design promised.[7] Behind him came Jackie Oliver and Baillie, who had battled amongst themselves for the majority of the race, having dealt with the fast starting Whitmore (who was standing in for Arundell at Team Lotus).[7] Whitmore finished fourth overall (barely a second behind Oliver) and took victory in Class C, with team mate Ickx (again driving for the absent Clark) claiming second, having taken the swinging Galaxie of Muir early on.[7] Tony Dean finished on the podium in Class C once more, although a pit stop to taken on fuel meant he fell behind the majority of the field.[7]

Rhodes and Spice in their Minis were unable to defeat Young in his Anglia in the Class B Anglia/Mini battle, after Young inherited the lead when team mate Craft spun off with a locked differential.[7] Their battle was overshadowed, however, by the drama in Class A, with Fitzpatrick (Anglia), Bernard Unett (Imp) and the Class B Mini of John Handley battling in the early stages.[7] Unett managed to get past the Anglia and the Mini at the same time, establishing a small lead over them.[7] However, his Imp decided to empty the tank a lap early, meaning that Unett lost the lead to Fitzpatrick, eventually limping home to take second, ahead of fellow Imp-man Roger Nathan, who held of the challenge of Andrew Mylius in his Fiat Abarth 1000 TC.[7]

Sixth Round: The Edward Lewis Trophy (Brands Hatch)[]

The returning Clark demonstrated his skills in the pouring rain at the Edward Lewis Trophy race (a sponsored trophy paid for by former BSCC racer Edward Lewis), taking victory ahead of the sole surviving American cars of Oliver and Muir and team mate Arundell.[8] Clark got ahead at the start, chased by Arundell and the Mustangs, Falcons and Muir's Galaxie, before the muscle cars began to struggle.[8] Baillie ruined his engine, tearing the 4.7 litre V8 to pieces, while debutant Basil van Rooyen ditched his Mustang at Sterling.[8] When Pierpoint dropped out with a lack of oil pressure (attempting to avoid the damage that Baillie did to his car), Clark had a huge lead (slowing in the closing stages to prevent damage to his car), beating Oliver, Arundell and Muir, with Brian Newton completing the Class C podium.[8]

With Craft's car still being repaired, Mike Young took his third victory of the year in Class B, in a race which saw little drama for the 1,300cc cars.[8] Rhodes claimed a clear second, while Paddy Hopkirk danced his Mini around the Spice Machine early on to take third.[8] In Class A, Trevor Taylor led early on, before Unett and Nick Brittan reeled him in.[8] Unett took the lead, with Taylor and Brittan running door to door (costing both some glass), before Anita Taylor and Ray Calcutt joined the fray.[8] Trevor dropped away soon after, while Brittan caught a passed a slowing Unett (who developed a puncture) with Anita soon taking second from the limping Imp.[8]

Seventh Round: XV Gold Cup (Oulton Park)[]

Supporting the Fifteenth Gold Cup Formula Two meetig at Oulton Park, the BSCC field was once again split into two, with twenty cars running in the Class A and B race, and eighteen in Class C and D.[9] The first race saw battles throughout the field, with the Anglias of Craft and Young fighting it out against the Minis of Rhodes, Handley and Steve Neal.[9] Young took the lead at the start, before Rhodes took him before the end of lap one.[9] Both were then passed by Craft on lap two, before a mid race duel erupted between them, while Handley and Neal became entwinned in a private duel.[9] Craft took the race, with Rhodes managing to hold off a last minute charge by Young for second, while Fitzpatrick ensured that the Anglia claimed the race in both classes, beating the Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imps of Calcutt and Brittan after Anita Taylor spun on her own oil and retired.[9]

Team Lotus had hoped to run a third car at Oulton Park, but Clark blew up his engine in practice, meaning he used the spare car.[9] Even with this set back, Clark was able to take victory, having had a race long battle with Brian Muir's Galaxie and Oliver's Mustang, although he only got passed once the big cars started to suffer from overheating brakes and axel issues.[9] Oliver was the first to go, with an axel stub failed leaving him with three wheels on his wagon, before Muir arrived at Old Hall on the penultimate lap with no brakes, smashing into the barrier and bouncing back onto the track, putting Clark into the lead.[9] Baillie claimed second overall and the honours in Class D, with Richard Bond (using Baillie's old car after he bought a new one) taking third overall (second in class).[9] van Rooyen was classified as finishing and took third in Class D, while Brian Redman put the debuting Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA ahead of Brian Newton for second in Class C.[9] Arundell had been with his team mate at the start, although contact between himself and Ted Savory put his car on its side (he later righted it and continued having lost a lap), and Savory into a heavy smack into the bank at Deep Leap.[9]

Eighth Round: BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)[]

Brands Hatch hosted the final meeting of the season, which saw the cars race over two heats and an aggregate result produced.[10] Jackie Oliver claimed victory, having finished first and second in the two heats, with Arundell (third and second) taking Class C in both race and championship.[10] Clark was classified as third in Class C (having won the first race but struggled in heat two), which gave Team Lotus the team championship.[10] Gawaine Baillie claimed the Class D championship with second in Class D on the aggregate score, while Mike Young claimed the seventh victory for the Anglia in Class B.[10] Unfortunately for the Anglia pair, their constant win or retire record meant the John Rhodes (who finished second for the seventh time) took the class title, scoring 50 points.[10] This left him tied with Fitzpatrick in Class A (who took victory in Class A), with Fitzpatrick judged to be the winner by virtue of having won more races (six) than Rhodes (one).[10]

Entries[]

The entrants for the 1966 season are shown below:

1966 BSCC Entries
Nat. Entrant Nat. Name Rounds
Flag of England Alan Fraser Racing Team
Hillman Imp
Flag of England Nick Brittan All
Flag of England Ray Calcutt All
Flag of England Bernard Unett 5-8
Flag of England C.B. Mynott
Morris Mini Cooper S 970
Flag of England Mike Clarke 3
Flag of England Paul Emery
Hillman Imp
Flag of England John Markey 3
United Kingdom Bill McGovern 1, 3-4, 7
Flag of England Radbourne Racing
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC
Flag of England Andrew Mylius 2-5
Flag of England Roger Nathan Racing
Hillman Imp
Flag of England Roger Nathan 4-5, 7
Flag of England Team Broadspeed
Ford Anglia
Flag of England John Fitzpatrick All
Flag of England Peter Procter 1-2
Flag of England Anita Taylor 3-8
Flag of England Trevor Taylor 6-8
Flag of England Privateer
Ford Anglia
Flag of England Paul Webb 1-3, 5
▲ Class A ▲
Flag of England Alexander Engineering Co.
Morris Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Tony Lanfranchi 1-5, 7
Flag of England Aylesbury Tuning
Ford Anglia Super
Flag of England Phil de Banks 5
Flag of England Cooper Car Company
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England John Handley 2-8
Flag of England John Rhodes All
Flag of England Equipe Arden
BMC Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Ken Costello 5-7
Flag of England Steve Neal 5-8
Flag of England Highham Advertising
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Bill Cooper 2, 4, 6
Flag of England Superspeed Conversions
Ford Anglia Super
Flag of England Chris Craft All
Flag of England John Young All
Flag of England Vitafoam Developments Ltd.
Morris Mini Cooper S
Republic of Ireland Paddy Hopkirk 6, 8
Flag of England Harry Ratcliffe 1-5, 7
Flag of England Bob Smith 7
Flag of England Privateer
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England David Buckett 3-4, 6-7
Flag of England Privateer
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Peter Clarke 2
Flag of England Privateer
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England John D. Lewis 2-3, 5, 7
Flag of England Privateer
BMC Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Mac Ross 6
Flag of England Privateer
Austin Mini Cooper S
Flag of England Gordon Spice 3-8
▲ Class B ▲
Flag of England Alan Foster
BMW 2000 TI
Flag of England Alan Foster 7
Flag of England Keith Greene 3
Flag of England Autocadia Racing
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Brian Newton 2, 4-8
Flag of England Curtis Smith Racing Team
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Robin Smith 4, 7
Flag of England Goodwin Engineering Racing Division
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Ralph Graveley 7
Flag of England Molyneux, West & Co,
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Ken Coffey 7
Flag of England Cyril Williams 7-8
Flag of England Race Proved by Willment
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Tony Dean 1-2, 6-7
Commonwealth of Australia Paul Hawkins 4-5
Flag of England Red Rose Racing
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Flag of England Brian Redman 7
Flag of England Team Lotus
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England Peter Arundell 1-4, 6-8
Flag of Scotland Jim Clark 1-2, 6-8
Kingdom of Belgium Jacky Ickx 3-5, 8
New Zealand Privateer
Lotus Cortina
New Zealand Wim Beers 5
Flag of England Privateer
Triumph 2000
Flag of England Bill Bradley 2, 4-7
Flag of England Privateer
Lotus Cortina
Flag of England R. Burton 4
▲ Class C ▲
Flag of England Alan Brown Racing
Ford Mustang
Commonwealth of Australia Jack Brabham 1-4
Flag of England Alan Mann Racing
Ford Falcon Sprint
Flag of England John Whitmore 3, 5
Flag of England DR Racing
Ford Mustang
Flag of England Jackie Oliver 5-8
Flag of England Race Proved by Willment
Ford Galaxie
Commonwealth of Australia Brian Muir 1-7
Flag of England Rackham Motors
Ford Mustang
Flag of England Ted Savory 2, 4-5, 7
Flag of England Superperformance Racing Team
Ford Mustang
Republic of South Africa Basil van Rooyen 6-7
Flag of England Viscount Downe
Ford Mustang
Flag of England Mike Salmon 1-5
Flag of England Privateer
Ford Falcon Sprint
Flag of England Gawaine Baillie All
Flag of England Privateer
Ford Falcon Sprint
Flag of England Richard Bond 7
Flag of England Privateer
Ford Falcon Sprint
Flag of England Roy Pierpoint 1, 2, 4-6
Flag of England Privateer
Ford Mustang
Flag of England Bill Shaw 8
▲ Class D ▲

Final Standings[]

1966 British Saloon Car Championship Standings
Pos. Name Rounds Class Pts.
SBMT GWMT SSIT CRYP BHPE BHEL OPGC BHIM
1st John Fitzpatrick 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st A 50
2nd John Rhodes 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd B 50
3rd Peter Arundell 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 1st C 38
4th Mike Young 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st B 36
5th Jim Clark 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th C 34
6th Gawaine Baillie 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd D 34
7th Ray Calcutt 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd A 28
8th Chris Craft 1st 1st 1st B 24
9th Nick Brittan 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th A 24
10th Jackie Oliver 2nd 1st Ret 1st D 22
11th Brian Muir 2nd 1st Ret Ret 4th 2nd Ret D 22
12th Jack Brabham 1st 2nd DNS 2nd D 20
Roy Pierpoint Ret Ret 1st 1st Ret D 16
John Handley 4th 6th 3rd 4th 5th 4th 3rd B 14
Bernard Unett 2nd 4th Ret 2nd A 14
Gordon Spice 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Ret B 12
Mike Salmon Ret 3rd 3rd 4th 5th D 10
John Whitmore 1st 1st C 8
Tony Lanfranchi 3rd Ret 3rd Ret 7th 8th B 8

1966 was also the second year in which a team's championship was awarded. The final standings are below:

1966 Lombank Saloon Car Championship Entrant's Trophy
Pos Name Car Class
1 Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C
2 Team Broadspeed Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B
3 Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B
4 Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A

Champions[]

So, the ninth edition of the BSCC saw John Fitzpatrick claim the third championship in a row for a Ford built car, with Anglia finally breaking the strangle hold that the Mini had held on Class A since 1961. John Rhodes finished runner-up having scored the same points as Fitzpatrick and took Class B, while Peter Arundell (who had competed at more races than his esteemed team mate) claimed Class C. Gawaine Baillie took the Class D title, with his fairly standard Ford Falcon Sprint the most reliable car in the class throughout the season, while Team Lotus claimed the Lombank Entrant's Trophy thanks to the combined efforts of Arundell, Jim Clark, Jackie Ickx and John Whitmore.

References[]

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