- Winner
- Jack Brabham
- Team
- Brabham
- Top listed
- Jack Brabham, John Surtees, and Jochen Rindt
- Race date
- August 7, 1966
- Pole
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- John Surtees
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Jack Brabham finished first for Brabham. John Surtees is listed 2 for Cooper, with Jochen Rindt 3 for Cooper.
Grid to finish
Hubert Hahne from P27 to P9 (+18), Hans Herrmann from P22 to P11 (+11), and Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P18 to P8 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jim Clark started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 4 Accident, 3 Engine, and 2 DNS. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 8:49.000 on lap 4. 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.