- Winner
- Jim Clark
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Jim Clark, Jochen Rindt, and John Surtees
- Race date
- October 2, 1966
- Pole
- Jack Brabham
- Fastest lap
- John Surtees
- Classified drivers
- 19
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. Jochen Rindt is listed 2 for Cooper, with John Surtees 3 for Cooper.
Grid to finish
Peter Arundell from P19 to P6 (+13), Jo Siffert from P13 to P4 (+9), and Jochen Rindt from P9 to P2 (+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 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 NC, and 1 +7 laps. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:09.670 on lap 31. 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.