Sports car world championship 1966
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The sports car world championship in 1966 was the 14th season of this championship. It began on February 6th and ended on September 11th, 1966.
championship
With the 1966 World Championship, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ended the GT regulations that had been in force since 1962 and returned to a championship for prototypes and sports cars . The number of races has been drastically reduced. 1965 counting 20 racing events for the championship; In 1966 there were only 13. The only hill climb that remained was the Swiss Mountain Prize . The 500 km race in Zeltweg was the first time a competition took place in Austria .
In the prototypes of Group 6, the displacement of the racing cars was open at the top over 2-liter displacement. The same applied to the group 4 sports cars. Below that, the classes were simplified to create clearer ratings. Even the heavily criticized and difficult to understand for viewers point allocation by means of coefficient has been abolished again. The evaluation points were awarded as follows for the first six of the overall standings , analogous to the Formula 1 World Championship : 9-6-4-3-2-1. Exceptions were the 24-hour race at Le Mans , where 12-9-7-5-4-3 points were awarded for the first six, and the Swiss Mountain Prize in Crans-Montana , where only half points were awarded. Only the best four results per manufacturer made it into the annual ranking.
The first two races of the season, the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring , were won by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby in the Ford GT40 for the team led by Carroll Shelby , who organized the Ford outings. Even the 24-hour race at Le Mans winning Ford with drivers Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon . Ferrari won in Monza and at the Targa Florio and at the end of the season was two points behind Ford. The American automobile manufacturer won the sports car world championship for the first time with 38 points.
In sports cars too, Ford remained victorious ahead of Ferrari.
Racing calendar
Brand world championship for designers
Prototypes over 2 liter displacement
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 ford
|
10 | 10 | 6th | 12 | 38 | |||||||||
| 2 |
 Ferrari
|
(4) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7th | 36 | ||||||||
| 3 |
Chaparral
|
10 | 10 |
Prototypes up to 2 liter displacement
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Porsche
|
10 | 10 | 10 | (5) | 12 | (9) | 42 | |||||||
| 2 |
Ferrari
|
7th | (4) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | ||||||||
| 3 |
 Austin-Healey
|
3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | (2) | 13 | ||||||||
| 4th |
 Alpine
|
6th | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 5 |
triumph
|
7th | 7th | ||||||||||||
| 6 = |
ASA
|
4th | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 6 = |
Abarth
|
4th | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 8 = |
lotus
|
3 | 3 |
Sports car over 2 liter displacement
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ford
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | (9) | (10) | (9) | 40 | ||||||
| 2 |
Ferrari
|
5 | 4th | 7th | (3) | 4th | 20th | ||||||||
| 3 |
Shelby
|
7th | 4th | 11 |
Sports cars with a capacity of up to 2 liters
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Porsche
|
10 | 10 | 10 | (6) | (10) | 12 | (9) | (4.5) | (9) | 42 | ||||
| 2 |
Alfa Romeo
|
7th | 10 | 5 | 3 | (1) | 25th | ||||||||
| 3 |
lotus
|
9 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4th |
 Volvo
|
3 | 3 |
Sports cars up to 1.3 liter displacement
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Abarth
|
10 | 9 | 9 | (4.5) | 9 | (9) | 37 | |||||||
| 2 |
Alpine
|
10 | 10 | 4th | 4th | 28 | |||||||||
| 2 |
Alfa Romeo
|
3 | 3 |
literature
- Alain Bienvenu: Endurance. 50 ans d'histoire. Volume 1: 1953-1963. Éditions ETAI, Boulogne-Billancourt 2004, ISBN 2-7268-9327-9 .
- 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 .
