Spa-Francorchamps 1000 km race in 1966
The first 1000 km race of Spa-Francorchamps , also Grand Prix de Spa, Circuit National de Francorchamps , took place on May 22, 1966 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was the fifth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
Before the race
In 1966, in addition to the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race that had been held since 1924 , a second endurance race for sports cars established itself on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps . A 500 km race has been held since 1963; but this was primarily reserved for GT vehicles . The races on the 14 km track were among the fastest sports car races in motorsport history. In 1966 it took the winners Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti 4: 43: 24,000 hours on their Ferrari 330P3 to cover 1001.100 km. That corresponded to an average of 211.948 km / h. For comparison, the overall winners of the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , Joakim Bonnier and Phil Hill on a Chaparral 2D , needed 6: 58: 47.600 hours for the 1000 km distance. The winning team was also slower at Le Mans . Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon in the Ford GT40 had a winning average of 201.795 km / h.
How quickly sports cars were moved in the 1960s is also shown by a comparison with Formula 1 of that time. At the Belgian Grand Prix in 1966 , John Surtees achieved a time of 3: 38,000 in training on a Ferrari 312/66 , which corresponded to an average of 232.844 km / h. In practice for the 1000 km race, Mike Parkes was only about nine seconds slower with a time of 3: 47.400.
The race
The race brought a victory for Scuderia Ferrari by Parkes and Scarfiotti ahead of the two Ford GT40 teams John Whitmore / Frank Gardner and Peter Revson / Skip Scott . There was a total failure for Porsche . After losing a Porsche 906 in an accident during training, the two remaining works cars also dropped out in the race.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | P + 2.0 | 1 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Ferrari 330P3 | 71 | ||
2 | P + 2.0 | 4th | Alan Mann Racing |
John Whitmore Frank Gardner |
Ford GT40 Mk.II | 70 | ||
3 | P + 2.0 | 42 | Essex Wire Corporation |
Peter Revson Skip Scott |
Ford GT40 | 69 | ||
4th | S + 2.0 | 40 | Peter Sutcliffe |
Peter Sutcliffe Brian Redman |
Ford GT40 | 68 | ||
5 | S + 2.0 | 44 | F. English Racing Ltd. |
Chris Amon Innes Ireland |
Ford GT40 | 67 | ||
6th | P 2.0 | 12 | Maranello Concessionaires |
Richard Attwood Jean Guichet |
Ferrari Dino 206S | 67 | ||
7th | S + 2.0 | 49 | Epstein Enterprises Ltd. |
Paul Hawkins Jackie Epstein
|
Ferrari 250LM | 65 | ||
8th | S + 2.0 | 52 | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Gustave Gosselin Eric de Keyn
|
Ferrari 250LM | 65 | ||
9 | P 1.3 | 22nd | Societé Automobiles Alpine |
Roger Delageneste Jacques Patte
|
Alpine A210 | 60 | ||
10 | P 1.3 | 21st | Societé Automobiles Alpine |
Mauro Bianchi Jean Vinatier |
Alpine A210 | 57 | ||
11 | P 1.3 | 19th | Donald Healey Motor Co. |
John Harris Mike Garton
|
Austin-Healey Sprite | 55 | ||
12 | GT 2.0 | 59 | British Motor Co. |
Julien Vernaeve Andrew Hedges |
MGB | 55 | ||
13 | P 1.3 | 20th | Donald Healey Motor Co. |
Alec Poole John Harris
|
Austin-Healey Sprite | 55 | ||
14th | S 1.6 | 62 | Elan Sweden |
Steffan Wahlström Per Brandström
|
Lotus Elan | 53 | ||
15th | S 2.0 | 55 | Racing Team Holland |
Gijs van Lennep David van Lennep
|
Porsche 906 | 51 | ||
16 | GT 5.0 | 48 | Mike Merrick |
John Harper Mike Merrick
|
Jaguar E-Type | 47 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
17th | GT 1.6 | 65 |
Jean-Marie Pierson Camille Demoulin
|
Alfa Romeo GTA | ||||
18th | P 1.6 | 17th | Pierre Bonvoisin |
Pierre Bonvoisin Gerard Gonthier
|
Apal | |||
19th | S + 2.0 | 5 | Ecurie Cinquante Cinq |
Tony Settember Ed Freutel
|
Shelby Cobra | |||
20th | P + 2.0 | 8th | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Lucien Bianchi Jean Blaton |
Ferrari 365P2 | |||
21st | P + 2.0 | 9 | David Piper |
David Piper Mike Salmon |
Ferrari 365P2 | |||
22nd | P 2.0 | 11 | Porsche System Engineering |
Hans Herrmann Dieter Glemser |
Porsche 906E | |||
23 | P 2.0 | 25th | Matra Sports |
Alan Rees Johnny Servoz-Gavin |
Matra MS620 | |||
24 | S + 2.0 | 41 | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Herbert Müller Willy Mairesse |
Ford GT40 | |||
25th | S + 2.0 | 43 | Essex Wire Corporation |
David Hobbs Jochen Neerpasch |
Ford GT40 | |||
26th | GT 5.0 | 47 | Sunbeam Racing Belgium |
Vic Heylen Chris Tuerlinx |
Sunbeam Tiger | |||
27 | S + 2.0 | 50 | Peter Clarke |
Mark Konig Peter Clarke
|
Ferrari 250LM | |||
28 | S 2.0 | 54 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Koch Udo Schütz |
Porsche 906 | |||
29 | S 2.0 | 57 | AFN |
Jimmy Blumer Mike De Udy
|
Porsche 906 | |||
30th | S 1.6 | 60 | Squadra Foitek |
Andreas Eichhorn Rico Steinemann |
Lotus Elan | |||
31 | GT 2.0 | 66 |
Eddy Doseray Jacques Thenaers
|
Porsche 911 | ||||
Not started | ||||||||
32 | P 2.0 | 10 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Mitter Peter Nöcker |
Porsche 906 | 1 | ||
33 | S + 2.0 | 46 | Nickolas Granville-Smith |
Nickolas Granville-Smith Patrick McNally
|
Shelby Cobra | 2 | ||
34 | S + 2.0 | 51 | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Pierre Noblet Léon Dernier |
Ferrari 250LM | 3 | ||
35 | S 2.0 | 53 | basilisk |
Hans Kühnis Heini Walter |
Porsche 906 | 4th |
1 Accident during training 2 Engine damage during training 3 not started 4 not started
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | P 1.6 | ÖASC |
"Baki" Peter Peter |
Lotus Elan | |
37 | P + 2.0 | 2 | Chaparral Cars |
Jim Hall Phil Hill |
Chaparral 2D |
38 | P + 2.0 | 4th | ford | Ford GT40 Mk.IV | |
39 | P + 2.0 | 6th | Bizzarrini Prototipi | Edgar Berney | Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300 |
40 | P + 2.0 | 7th | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti
|
Ferrari 330P3 |
41 | P 2.0 | 12 | Porsche 906 | ||
42 | P 2.0 | 14th |
Michel Weber Mário de Araújo Cabral |
Lotus 23 | |
43 | P 1.6 | 15th | George Drummond |
Rollo Fielding George Drummond
|
De Tomaso Vallelunga |
44 | P 1.6 | 16 | Gustave Gosselin | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | |
45 | P 1.6 | 18th | Gustav Schlup | Gustav Schlup | Elva Mk.7 |
46 | P 1.3 | 23 | Societé Automobiles Alpine | Alpine A210 | |
47 | P 1.3 | 24 | Societé Automobiles Alpine | Alpine A210 | |
48 | S + 2.0 | 45 | John Sparrow | Neil Dangerfield | Shelby Cobra |
49 | S + 2.0 | 51 | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Pierre Noblet Léon Dernier
|
Ferrari 250LM |
50 | S 2.0 | 56 | Racing Team Holland |
Wim Loos Gijs van Lennep
|
Porsche 906 |
51 | S 2.0 | 58 | Charles Vögele | Charles Vögele | Porsche 906 |
52 | S 1.6 | 61 |
Björn Svensson Kjell Lindgren
|
Lotus Elan | |
53 | S 1.6 | 63 | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | |
53 | S 1.6 | 63 | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 53
- Started: 31
- Valued: 16
- Race classes: 8
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: hot, dry and windy
- Route length: 14.100 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 4: 43: 24,000 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: 71
- Total distance of the winning team: 1001.100 km
- Winner's average: 211.948 km / h
- Pole position: Mike Parkes - Ferrari 330P3 (# 1) - 3: 47.400 = 223.219 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Mike Parkes - Ferrari 330P3 (# 1) - 3: 46.400 = 224.205 km / h
- Racing series: 5th round of the 1966 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Individual evidence
Predecessor race Targa Florio 1966 |
Sports car world championship |
Follow -up race 1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1966 |