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

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P + 2.0	Mike Parkes	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 330P3	Overall victory
P 2.0	Richard Attwood	Jean Guichet	Ferrari Dino 206S	Rank 6
P 1.3	Roger Delageneste	Jacques Patte	Alpine A210	Rank 9
S + 2.0	Peter Revson	Skip Scott	Ford GT40	Rank 3
S 2.0	Gijs van Lennep	David van Lennep	Porsche 906	Rank 15
S 1.6	Steffan Wahlström	Per Brandström	Lotus Elan	Rank 14
GT 5.0	John Harper	Michael Merrick	Jaguar E-Type	Rank 16
GT 2.0	Julien Vernaeve	Andrew Hedges	MGB	Rank 12

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

• Race results at WSPR Racing

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Belgian Grand Prix 1966

Predecessor race Targa Florio 1966

Sports car world championship

Follow -up race 1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1966