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Jack Brabham won the 1966 British Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1966 British Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Denny Hulme and Graham Hill at Brands Hatch.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Jack Brabham, Denny Hulme, and Graham Hill
Race date
July 16, 1966
Pole
Jack Brabham
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Brands Hatch

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Brabham. Denny Hulme is listed 2 for Brabham, with Graham Hill 3 for BRM.

Grid to finish

John Taylor from P16 to P8 (+8), Chris Lawrence from P19 to P11 (+8), and Bruce McLaren from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jack Brabham started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 +2 laps, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Finished. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.000 on lap 60. 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
1Jack BrabhamBrabham2:13:13.4009
2Denny HulmeBrabham2:13:23.0006
3Graham HillBRM+1 lap4
4Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Jochen RindtCooper+1 lap2
6Bruce McLarenMcLaren+2 laps1
7Chris IrwinBrabham+2 laps0
8John TaylorBrabham+4 laps0
9Bob BondurantBRM+4 laps0
10Guy LigierCooper+5 laps0
11Chris LawrenceCooper+7 laps0
NCJo SiffertCooper+10 laps0
NCBob AndersonBrabham+10 laps0
DNFJohn SurteesCooperTransmission0
DNFJo BonnierBrabhamClutch0
DNFPeter ArundellTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJackie StewartBRMEngine0
DNFMike SpenceTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFDan GurneyEagleEngine0
DNFTrevor TaylorShannonEngine0