| 1966 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Non-championship race in the 1966 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 January 1966 | ||
| Official name | 12th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa | ||
| Location | Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.91[ citation needed ] km (2.436 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 234.592[ citation needed ] km (145.769 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Repco | ||
| Time | 1:25.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |
| Time | 1:25.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Brabham-BRM | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
The 1966 South African Grand Prix , formally titled the 12th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: 12de Internasionale RAC Grand Prix van Suid-Afrika [1] ), was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 1 January 1966 at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa. The race, run over 60 laps of the circuit, was won by British driver Mike Spence in a works Lotus-Climax. Spence won by two laps from the private Brabham-BRM of Swiss driver Jo Siffert, with fellow Briton Peter Arundell third in the other works Lotus-Climax. The Grand Prix in South Africa had been relegated to non-championship status for 1966 as cars with 1.5 litre engines had been permitted to enter the race against 1966 World Championship regulations which only permitted teams to use cars with 3 litre engines.
