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John Surtees won the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix

John Surtees won the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Jochen Rindt and Lorenzo Bandini at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
John Surtees
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
John Surtees, Jochen Rindt, and Lorenzo Bandini
Race date
June 12, 1966
Pole
John Surtees
Fastest lap
John Surtees
Classified drivers
19
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

John Surtees finished first for Ferrari. Jochen Rindt is listed 2 for Cooper, with Lorenzo Bandini 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Richie Ginther from P8 to P5 (+3) and Lorenzo Bandini from P5 to P3 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. John Surtees started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Accident, 2 Engine, 2 Finished, 2 NC, and 1 +1 lap. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 4:18.700 on lap 18. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1John SurteesFerrari2:09:11.3009
2Jochen RindtCooper2:09:53.4006
3Lorenzo BandiniFerrari+1 lap4
4Jack BrabhamBrabham+2 laps3
5Richie GintherCooper+3 laps2
NCGuy LigierCooper+4 laps0
NCDan GurneyEagle+5 laps0
DNFBob BondurantBRMAccident0
DNFJo BonnierCooperAccident0
DNFJim ClarkTeam LotusEngine0
DNFGraham HillBRMAccident0
DNFDenny HulmeBrabhamAccident0
DNFJo SiffertCooperAccident0
DNFMike SpenceTeam LotusAccident0
DNFJackie StewartBRMAccident0
DNSPhil HillMcLarenCamera car0
DNSBruce McLarenMcLarenWheel bearing0
DNSPeter ArundellTeam LotusEngine0
DNSVic WilsonBRMCar raced by Bondurant0