1966 Belgian Grand Prix. car accident an air

Results from the 1966 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 12, 1966.


Classification

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 John Surtees Ferrari 28 2:09′11.3 1 9
2 19 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 28 + 42.1 2 6
3 7 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 27 + 1 lap 5 4
4 3 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 26 + 2 laps 4 3
5 18 Richie Ginther Cooper-Maserati 25 + 3 laps 8 2
NC 22 Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 24 Not Classified 12
NC 27 Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 23 Not Classified 15
Ret 15 Jackie Stewart BRM 0 Accident 3
Ret 20 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident 6
Ret 16 Mike Spence Lotus-BRM 0 Accident 7
Ret 14 Graham Hill BRM 0 Accident 9
Ret 10 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 0 Engine 10
Ret 8 Bob Bondurant BRM 0 Accident 11
Ret 4 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 0 Accident 13
Ret 21 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident 14


Notes

  • Pole position: John Surtees - 3′38.0
  • Fastest Lap: John Surtees 4′18.7

NB This was the race of the infamous rain storm where Jackie Stewart came perilously close to losing his life. The race was filmed for the motion picture Grand Prix.

The eight minute segment of the 1966 film uses a combination of live footage and mocked up racing scenes. The live footage shows, Surtees, Bonnier, Bandini, Ligier, Clark & Gurney in action.

Surtees doubles in the scene for the fictional Sarti while Bandini doubles for the fictional Barlini. The film is careful not to pick up Jackie Stewart in action as he doubles for the fictional character Stoddard, who at this point in the film is recovering from a near fatal crash earlier in the season. James Garner’s white Yamura {Honda} no 24 did not appear in the actual race and scenes showing it are part of the staged race filming.