1966 World Sportscar Championship

The 1966 World Sportscar Championship season was the 14th season of the FIA "World Sportscar Championship" motor racing.[1] It featured the 1966 International Manufacturers' Championship and the 1966 International Sports Car Championship,[1] which were contested between 5 February 1966 and September 11, 1966, over a total of thirteen races.[2] The International Manufacturers' Championship was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes and was contested in two engine capacity divisions, P1 (Up to 2000cc) and P2 (Over 2000cc).[3] The International Sports Car Championship was open to Group 4 Sports Cars and was contested in three engine capacity divisions, S1 (Up to 1300cc), S2 (1301 to 2000cc) and S3 (Over 2000cc).[3]

Schedule

The 13 championship races each counted towards one or more of the five divisions.[3]

Both championships scored points to the top six competitors in each class, under four different tables or 'Baréme'. Baréme I corresponded with the old order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Baréme II was in the order 10-7-5-4-3-2. Baréme III, valid only for Le Mans, was in the order 12-9-7-5-4-3. Baréme 0, valid only for the Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz, was half of Baréme I: 4.5-3-2-1.5-1-0.5. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.[4]

Only the best 4 results counted towards the championship (5 in S3, 6 in S2). Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in (brackets).

IMC ISCC
S1		 ISCC
S2		 ISCC
S3		 Race Circuit or Location Date
R 1 - R 1 R 1 United States 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 5 February
6 February
R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 United States 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 26 March
R 3 - R 3 R 3 Italy 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
R 4 R 2 R 4 R 4 Italy Targa Florio Palermo 8 May
R 5 - R 5 R 5 Belgium 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 May
R 6 R 3 R 6 R 6 Germany 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 5 June
R 7 - R 7 R 7 France 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 18 June
19 June
- R 4 - - Italy Mugello 500 km Mugello Circuit 17 July
- R 5 - - Italy Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa 7 August
R 8 - R 8 - Germany Hockenheim 500 km Hockenheimring 14 August
- R 6 R 9 R 8 Switzerland Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz Crans-Montana 28 August
- R 7 - - Germany 500 km Nürburgring Nürburgring 4 September
- R 8 R 10 R 9 Austria Austrian Sports Car Grand Prix Zeltweg Airfield September 11

Note: The Hockenheim 500 km race did not count towards the Over 2000cc division of the International Manufacturers Championship.[3]

Results

International Manufacturers Championship
Ford won the Over 2000cc Division of the 1966 International Manufacturers Championship with the Ford Mk II (pictured) & X-1 models.
Porsche won the Up to 2000cc Division with the Porsche 906
Position Manufacturer United States DAY United States SEB Italy MZA Italy TGA Belgium SPA West Germany NÜR1 France LMS West Germany HOC Total [1][5]
  Over 2000cc                  
1 Ford 10 10 - - 6 - 12 - 38
2 Ferrari (4) - 10 10 9 7 - - 36
3 Chaparral Cars - - - - - 10 - - 10
  Up to 2000cc                  
1 Porsche 10 10 10 - - (5) 12 (9) 42
2 Ferrari - 7 (4) 10 9 10 - - 36
3 Alpine - - - - 7 - 5 - 22
4 Austin-Healey - 3 - 5 2 3 - (2) 13
5 Triumph 7 - - - - - - - 7
6 Abarth - - - - - 4 - - 4
  ASA - - - 4 - - - - 4
8 Lotus - - - - - - - 3 3

International Sports Car Championship
Position Manufacturer United States DAY United States SEB Italy MZA Italy TGA Belgium SPA West Germany NÜR1 France LMS Italy MUG Italy PER West Germany HOC West Germany SCH West Germany NÜR2 Austria ZEL Total [1][5]
  Division I (Up to 1300cc)                            
1 Abarth - - - - - 10 - 9 9 - (4.5) 9 (9) 37
2 Alpine - 10 - 10 - 4 - 4 - - - - - 28
3 Alfa Romeo - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - 3
  Division II (1301 to 2000cc)                            
1 Porsche 10 10 - 10 (6) 10 12 - - 9 (4.5) - (9) 61
2 Alfa Romeo - 7 10 5 - 3 - - - - 1 - - 27
3 Lotus - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - 9
4 Volvo 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
  Division III (Over 2000cc)                            
1 Ford 10 10 10 10 9 (10) - - - - - - (9) 49
2 Ferrari 5 - 4 7 3 - - - - - - - 4 23
3 Chaparral - 7 - - - 4 - - - - - - - 11

The cars

The following models contributed to the nett points awarded to their respective manufacturers in the two championships.

International Manufacturers Championship - Over 2000cc

International Manufacturers Championship - Up to 2000cc

International Sports Car Championship - Division 1

International Sports Car Championship - Division 2

International Sports Car Championship - Division 3

References
  1. World Championship - final positions and tables at wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 12 December 2010
  2. World Championship 1966 at wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 12 December 2010
  3. FIA's new rules starting the 1966 season Retrieved on 12 December 2010
  4. "5Oth TARGA FLORIO 1966". 2010-05-04. Archived from the original on 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Time and Two Seats, Janos L Wimpffen, 1999, pages 659-660
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