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1966 BSCC Season
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Season Information
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Overall Drivers' Championship
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Independents' Championship
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Jack Sears Trophy
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Class Championships
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Season Guide
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 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 British Saloon Car Championship Points System
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 4 2

Fastest Lap Awarded 1 point

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)

Information regarding the first round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

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

Information regarding the second round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Third Round: International Trophy Meeting (Silverstone)

Information regarding the third round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Fourth Round: Crystal Palace

Information regarding the fourth round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Fifth Round: Peter England Trophy (Brands Hatch)

Information regarding the fifth round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Sixth Round: The Edward Lewis Trophy (Brands Hatch)

Information regarding the sixth round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Seventh Round: XV Gold Cup (Oulton Park)

Information regarding the seventh round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Eighth Round: BARC International Motor Show (Brands Hatch)

Information regarding the eighth round, such as results from each race, may be entered here.

Entries

The entrants for the 1966 season are shown below.

Entry List
Nat Name Team Car Class Rounds
United Kingdom Nick Brittan Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A All
United Kingdom Ray Calcutt All
United Kingdom Bernard Unett 5-8
United Kingdom John Markey Paul Emery 3
United Kingdom Bill McGovern 1, 3-4, 7
United Kingdom Roger Nathan Roger Nathan Racing 4-5, 7
United Kingdom Mike Clarke C. B. Mynott Morris Mini Cooper S 970 3
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Team Broadspeed Ford Anglia All
United Kingdom Peter Procter 1-2
United Kingdom Anita Taylor 3-8
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 6-8
United Kingdom Paul Webb 1-3, 5
United Kingdom Andrew Mylius Radbourne Racing Fiat Abarth 1000 TC 2-5
United Kingdom David Buckett Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 3-4, 6-7
United Kingdom Bill Cooper Highham Advertising 2, 4, 6
United Kingdom Peter Clarke 2
United Kingdom John Handley Cooper Car Co. 2-8
United Kingdom John Rhodes All
United Kingdom John D. Lewis 2-3, 5, 7
United Kingdom Gordon Spice 3-8
United Kingdom Ken Costello Equipe Arden BMC Mini Cooper S 5-7
United Kingdom Steve Neal 5-8
United Kingdom Mac Ross 6
United Kingdom Chris Craft Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super All
United Kingdom Mike Young All
United Kingdom Phil de Banks Aylesbury Tuning 5
United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk Vitafoam Developments Ltd. Morris Mini Cooper S 6, 8
United Kingdom Harry Ratcliffe 1-5, 7
United Kingdom Bob Smith 7
United Kingdom Tony Lanfranchi Alexander Engineering Co. 1-5, 7
United Kingdom Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 1-4, 6-8
United Kingdom Jim Clark 1-2, 6-8
Kingdom of Belgium Jackie Ickx 3-5, 8
New Zealand Wim Beers 5
United Kingdom R. Burton 4
United Kingdom Ken Coffey Molyneux, West & Co. Ltd. 7
United Kingdom Cyril Williams 7-8
United Kingdom Tony Dean Race Proved by Willment 1-2, 6-7
Commonwealth of Australia Paul Hawkins 4-5
United Kingdom Ralph Graveley Goodwin Engineering Racing Division 7
United Kingdom John Hine Vince Woodman 5
United Kingdom Brian Newton Autocadia Racing 2, 4-8
United Kingdom Robin Smith Curtis Smith Racing Team 4, 7
United Kingdom Bill Bradley Triumph 2000 2, 4-7
United Kingdom Alan Foster Alan Foster BMW 2000 TI 7
United Kingdom Keith Greene 3
United Kingdom Brian Redman Red Rose Racing Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA 7
United Kingdom Gawaine Baillie Ford Falcon Sprint bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D All
United Kingdom Richard Bond 7
United Kingdom Roy Pierpoint 1, 2, 4-6
United Kingdom John Whitmore Alan Mann Racing 3, 5
Commonwealth of Australia Jack Brabham Alan Brown Racing Ford Mustang 1-4
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver DR Racing 5-8
United Kingdom Mike Salmon Viscount Downe 1-5
United Kingdom Bill Shaw 8
Republic of South Africa Basil van Rooyen Superperformance Racing Team 6-7
United Kingdom Ted Savory Rackham Motors 2, 4-5, 7
Commonwealth of Australia Brian Muir Race Proved by Willment Ford Galaxie 1-7

Final Standings

British Saloon Car Championship Drivers' Standings
Pos Name Team Car Class Pts
1 John Fitzpatrick Team Speedwell Ford Anglia bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A 50
2 John Rhodes Cooper Car Co. Austin Mini Cooper S bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 50
3 Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 38
4 Mike Young Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 36
5 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus Cortina bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C 34
= Gawaine Baillie Ford Falcon Sprint bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D 34
7 Ray Calcutt Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A 28
8 Chris Craft Superspeed Conversions Ltd. Ford Anglia Super bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B 24
= Nick Brittan Alan Fraser Racing Team Hillman Imp

bgcolor="#E52525" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|A

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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

The champions for the season may be entered here.

References

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