French Grand Prix
1966 · Round 3 · Reims, France · Jul 3, 1966Race summary
Victory went to Brabham (from 4th on the grid), with a 9.500s margin. Gurney made the biggest gain, from 14th on the grid to 5th (up 9 places). Amon had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 48 | 1:48:31.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Mike Parkes | Ferrari | 3 | 48 | +9.500 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 9 | 46 | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 5 | 46 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 14 | 45 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | John Taylor | Brabham-BRM | 15 | 45 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | 44 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | 44 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Guy Ligier | Cooper-Maserati | 11 | 42 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 40 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1 | 37 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 17 | 32 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | BRM | 8 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 6 | 10 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 10 | 8 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | 5 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 16 | 3 | Gearbox | 0 |