1966 Rothmans 12 Hour International Sports Car Race

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The 1966 Rothman's 12-Hour was an international sports car race held at the Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit in Queensland, Australia on 21 August 1966. [1] It was the first of four annual sports car endurance races held at the Queensland circuit between 1966 and 1969.

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The race was won by Jackie Stewart and Andrew Buchanan driving a Ferrari 250LM. [2]

Classes

Cars competed in three classes: [1]

Results

Position [3] Drivers [4] No. [4] Car [3] Entrant [4] Laps [3]
1 Jackie Stewart, Andy Buchanan3 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 493
2 Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich 2 Ford GT40 Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd492
3 [2] Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas 9 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 471
4 [2] Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed8 Porsche Spyder Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd451
5 [2] Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins 4 Ferrari 250LM Epstein Enterprises Ltd441
6 [2] Brian Foley, John French 13 Morris Cooper S British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd 437
Sports Racing Over 2000cc
1 Jackie Stewart, Andrew Buchanan3 Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce 493
2 Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich 2 Ford GT40 Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd492
3Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins 4 Ferrari 250LM Epstein Enterprises Ltd441
4Bill Ford, Gerry Lister, Dave Seldon6 Volvo 122S British & Continental Cars Pty Ltd273
5Ray Morris, Laurie Stewart7 Ford XP Falcon V8 [5] Ray Morris Motors216
6Tony Osborne, Murray Carter, Ray Gibbs5Monaco Oldsmobile Argo Racing96
7 David Piper, Richard Attwood 1 Ferrari 365 P2 [2] David Piper (Racing) Ltd45
Sports Racing Under 2000cc
1 Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas 9 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 471
2Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed8 Porsche Spyder Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd451
3Brian Foley, John French 13 Morris Cooper S British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd 437
4Frank Demuth, John Harvey 10 Lotus 23B RC Phillips Sports Car World Pty Ltd408
5Ken Stacey, Bruce McIntyre, Malcolm Henderson16 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors402
6Malcolm Bailey, John Hicks17 Prince Skyline GT MS Bailey389
7Charlie Smith, Barry Seton 15 Morris Sports CG Smith311
8Don Gorringe, Richard Crawford11 Lola Donald Gorringe54
9Dick Thurston, Tom Roddy, Hugh Bryson14 Nota Clubman Pitstop Car Sales48
Improved Production Over 2000cc
1Ron Thorpe, Tom Sulman18 AC Cobra Ron Thorpe's Bargain Barn Pty Ltd420
2Brian Lawler, Harry Gapps21 Daimler SP250 Brian Lawler372
3Ross Bond, Digby Cooke, Bill Stanley19 Austin-Healey 3000 BP Castlecove Service Station358
Improved Production Under 2000cc
1 David McKay, Bill Brown22 Volvo P1800S Scuderia Veloce 427
2 John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford, Edward Colwell31 Datsun Fairlady 1600 Datsun Australia424
3Richard Booty, Bill Jamieson28 Austin-Healey Sprite R Booty397
4Noel Riley, Fred Gibson 34 Honda S600 Campbell Scott Pty Ltd397
5Errol Sakzewski, Henk Woelders, Geoff Sakzewski23 Porsche Carrera DG Sakzewski386
6 Austin-Healey Sprite 376
7 Austin-Healey Sprite 330
8 Austin-Healey Sprite 195
9 Austin-Healey Sprite 195
10Colin Weat, Ron Kearns24 MGA Twin Cam MG Car Club (NSW)142
11 Max Stewart, Bob Young33 Triumph Spitfire SII Max Stewart Motors69
Series Production Over 2000cc
1Bryan Thomson, Glyn Scott35 Jaguar E-Type Shepparton Truck Sales418
Series Production Under 2000cc
1Jim Quinn, Paul Mander37 Lotus Elan S2 HQ Performance Motors (Canberra)418
2 Bob Holden, John Underwood, John Collins39 MGB Everybody's Magazine406
3 Colin Bond, Barry Ferguson, Arthur Treloar43 Isuzu Bellett GT Griffon Motors402
4Barry Tapsall, Bill Gates45 Datsun SSS Barry Tapsall399
5Johnny Maroulis, Ian Ferguson38 Lotus Elan Cominos Pharmacy375
6Albert Sedaitis, Peter Brown, Grahame Wood42 Morgan +4 SS Ecurie Canberra372
7 John Leffler, Les Carne41 Austin-Healey Sprite John Leffler229
8Noel Riley, Leo Stanton, Jim Palmer44 Honda S600 Stanton Motors Ltd227

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Official Programme, Speed Week, Surfers Paradise, August 12th to 22nd 1966
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Des White, Rothmans 12 Hour spectacular, Racing Car News, October 1966, Pages 32 & 33
  3. 1 2 3 Ferrari after protests – 12 Hour Sports Car Race At Surfers, Australian Motor Racing & Sporting Guide, (12th Edition for 1967)
  4. 1 2 3 Rothman’s 12-Hour – Entry List, Official Programme, Speed Week, Surfers Paradise, August 12th to 22nd 1966
  5. James Cockington, Sun, surf and sports cars, Motor Racing Australia No 108, February / March 2009, pages 78 to 82

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