1966 International Gold Cup

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1966 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1966 Formula One season
Race details
Date17 September 1966
Official name XIII Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.4434 km (2.761 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 177.736 km (108.4 mi)
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Repco
Time 1:34.2
Fastest lap
Drivers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco
Fastest lap Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco
Time 1:36.6
Podium
First Brabham-Repco
Second Brabham-Repco
Third Lotus-Climax

The 13th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 September 1966 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT19.

The race ended in a very close finish, with Denny Hulme crossing the line a fraction of a second behind Brabham. Hulme was driving a slightly newer Brabham model, the BT20.

This was John Campbell-Jones' last appearance in a Formula One race. [1]

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco 1.06:14.21
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco + 0.0 s2
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 25.2 s5
415 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Bernard White Racing BRM + 1:44.6 s9
510 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Lawrence J.A. Pearce Engineering Cooper-Ferrari 38 laps8
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax Con-rod6
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Clutch7
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM Engine4
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Owen Racing Organisation BRM Overheating3
DSQ9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Campbell-Jones John Willment Automobiles BRP-Climax Oil leak10
DNS2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Car driven by Clark-
DNS1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-BRM Engine-


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References

  1. "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995, pp.101
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