1966 Syracuse Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = NC
Country = Italy
Grand Prix = Syracuse
Official name = XV Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location = Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Date = 1 May
Year = 1966
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 3.489
Course_km = 5.615
Distance_laps = 56
Distance_mi = 195.4
Distance_km = 314.46
Weather =
Pole_Driver = John Surtees
Pole_Country = UK
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:42.3
Fast_Driver = John Surtees
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:43.4
Fast_Country = UK
First_Driver = John Surtees
First_Country = UK
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver = Lorenzo Bandini
Second_Country = Italy
Second_Team = Ferrari
Third_Driver = David Hobbs
Third_Country = UK
Third_Team = Lotus-BRMThe 15th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 May 1966 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 312.

Jack Brabham, Vic Wilson and Denny Hulme all failed to post a time during practice, and lined up on the grid behind the last driver to post a time, André Wicky, whose time was 37.4 seconds slower than Surtees' pole time. [ Doug Nye, "Cooper Cars", Motorbooks, 2003.]

Results

References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
* "Cooper Cars", Doug Nye, 2003.
* Race results at www.silhouet.com [http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1966/1966.html#syr]