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.
The race was won by Jackie Stewart and Andrew Buchanan driving a Ferrari 250LM. [2]
Cars competed in three classes: [1]
Position [3] | Drivers [4] | No. [4] | Car [3] | Entrant [4] | Laps [3] |
1 | Jackie Stewart, Andy Buchanan | 3 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 493 |
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2 | Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich | 2 | Ford GT40 | Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd | 492 |
3 [2] | Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas | 9 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 471 |
4 [2] | Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed | 8 | Porsche Spyder | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd | 451 |
5 [2] | Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins | 4 | Ferrari 250LM | Epstein Enterprises Ltd | 441 |
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 Buchanan | 3 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 493 |
2 | Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich | 2 | Ford GT40 | Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd | 492 |
3 | Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins | 4 | Ferrari 250LM | Epstein Enterprises Ltd | 441 |
4 | Bill Ford, Gerry Lister, Dave Seldon | 6 | Volvo 122S | British & Continental Cars Pty Ltd | 273 |
5 | Ray Morris, Laurie Stewart | 7 | Ford XP Falcon V8 [5] | Ray Morris Motors | 216 |
6 | Tony Osborne, Murray Carter, Ray Gibbs | 5 | Monaco Oldsmobile | Argo Racing | 96 |
7 | David Piper, Richard Attwood | 1 | Ferrari 365 P2 [2] | David Piper (Racing) Ltd | 45 |
Sports Racing Under 2000cc | |||||
1 | Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas | 9 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 471 |
2 | Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed | 8 | Porsche Spyder | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd | 451 |
3 | Brian Foley, John French | 13 | Morris Cooper S | British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd | 437 |
4 | Frank Demuth, John Harvey | 10 | Lotus 23B | RC Phillips Sports Car World Pty Ltd | 408 |
5 | Ken Stacey, Bruce McIntyre, Malcolm Henderson | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 402 |
6 | Malcolm Bailey, John Hicks | 17 | Prince Skyline GT | MS Bailey | 389 |
7 | Charlie Smith, Barry Seton | 15 | Morris Sports | CG Smith | 311 |
8 | Don Gorringe, Richard Crawford | 11 | Lola | Donald Gorringe | 54 |
9 | Dick Thurston, Tom Roddy, Hugh Bryson | 14 | Nota Clubman | Pitstop Car Sales | 48 |
Improved Production Over 2000cc | |||||
1 | Ron Thorpe, Tom Sulman | 18 | AC Cobra | Ron Thorpe's Bargain Barn Pty Ltd | 420 |
2 | Brian Lawler, Harry Gapps | 21 | Daimler SP250 | Brian Lawler | 372 |
3 | Ross Bond, Digby Cooke, Bill Stanley | 19 | Austin-Healey 3000 | BP Castlecove Service Station | 358 |
Improved Production Under 2000cc | |||||
1 | David McKay, Bill Brown | 22 | Volvo P1800S | Scuderia Veloce | 427 |
2 | John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford, Edward Colwell | 31 | Datsun Fairlady 1600 | Datsun Australia | 424 |
3 | Richard Booty, Bill Jamieson | 28 | Austin-Healey Sprite | R Booty | 397 |
4 | Noel Riley, Fred Gibson | 34 | Honda S600 | Campbell Scott Pty Ltd | 397 |
5 | Errol Sakzewski, Henk Woelders, Geoff Sakzewski | 23 | Porsche Carrera | DG Sakzewski | 386 |
6 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 376 | |||
7 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 330 | |||
8 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 195 | |||
9 | Austin-Healey Sprite | 195 | |||
10 | Colin Weat, Ron Kearns | 24 | MGA Twin Cam | MG Car Club (NSW) | 142 |
11 | Max Stewart, Bob Young | 33 | Triumph Spitfire SII | Max Stewart Motors | 69 |
Series Production Over 2000cc | |||||
1 | Bryan Thomson, Glyn Scott | 35 | Jaguar E-Type | Shepparton Truck Sales | 418 |
Series Production Under 2000cc | |||||
1 | Jim Quinn, Paul Mander | 37 | Lotus Elan S2 | HQ Performance Motors (Canberra) | 418 |
2 | Bob Holden, John Underwood, John Collins | 39 | MGB | Everybody's Magazine | 406 |
3 | Colin Bond, Barry Ferguson, Arthur Treloar | 43 | Isuzu Bellett GT | Griffon Motors | 402 |
4 | Barry Tapsall, Bill Gates | 45 | Datsun SSS | Barry Tapsall | 399 |
5 | Johnny Maroulis, Ian Ferguson | 38 | Lotus Elan | Cominos Pharmacy | 375 |
6 | Albert Sedaitis, Peter Brown, Grahame Wood | 42 | Morgan +4 SS | Ecurie Canberra | 372 |
7 | John Leffler, Les Carne | 41 | Austin-Healey Sprite | John Leffler | 229 |
8 | Noel Riley, Leo Stanton, Jim Palmer | 44 | Honda S600 | Stanton Motors Ltd | 227 |
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