Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1966

Event: ADAC-1000-km-Rennen Nürburgring		Date: 5.6.1966
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kms	Organiser: ADAC e.V. München
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
World Sportscar Championship (round 6) Challenge Mondiale (round 3) Deutsche Rundstrecken-Meisterschaft für Grand-Tourisme- und Sportwagen (round 3)

Weather:	warm, dry, rain later
Start time:	10:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	109
Practiced:	89
Qualified:	77
Started:	77
Finished:	39
Classified:	36

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype +2000	6	6	2
Prototype 2000	8	8	3
Prototype 1600	7	6	3
Prototype 1300	10	10	5
Sports +3000	8	7	4
Sports 2000	7	7	4
Sports 1600	9	9	2
Sports 1300	10	7	4
Grand Touring +2000	4	4	2
Grand Touring 2000	6	4	3
Grand Touring 1600	4	4	3
Grand Touring 1300	6	5	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 840 minutes on 3-4/6

Winners:
Overall:	7	Chaparral 2D Chevrolet	Bonnier / Hill
Prototype 2000:	11	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Scarfiotti / Bandini
Prototype 1600:	24	Porsche 356B 1600	Jöst / Dorner
Prototype 1300:	31	Abarth 1300 OT	Abels / Bitter
Sports +3000:	45	Ford GT40	Schlesser / Ligier
Sports 2000:	60	Porsche 906	van Lennep / van Lennep
Sports 1600:	77	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Bianchi / Schultze
Sports 1300:	83	Abarth 1300 OT	Ortner / Ahrens, Jr. / Furtmayr / Mantzel
Grand Touring +2000:	98	Ferrari 275 GTB	Felder / Kalkuhl
Grand Touring 2000:	106	Porsche 911	Greger / Auer
Grand Touring 1600:	113	Porsche 356C 1600 SC	Sailer / Lammers
Grand Touring 1300:	119	Lancia Fulvia HF	Foschi / Malanca
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder	John Surtees (GB)	8:37.000	158.832 km/h	lap 2
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder	John Surtees (GB)	8:31.900	160.414 km/h
Prototype 2000:	11	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Scarfiotti / Bandini	8:48.200
Prototype 1600:	30	Alfa Romeo GTA	vom Kothen / Lohsträter	9:50.700
Prototype 1300:	31	Abarth 1300 OT	Abels / Bitter	9:57.300
Sports +3000:	47	Ford GT40	Whitmore / Neerpasch	9:00.400
Sports 2000:	61	Porsche 906	Beltoise / Nöcker	9:10.200
Sports 1600:	76	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	de Adamich / Zeccoli	9:45.500
Sports 1300:	82	Abarth 1300 OT	Ahrens, Jr. / Furtmayr	9:39.200
Grand Touring +2000:	96	Jaguar E-type	Nelson / Harvey-Bailey	9:57.300
Grand Touring 2000:	108	Porsche 911	Perrier / Greene	10:26.600
Grand Touring 1600:	114	Lotus Elite	Thiessen / Stommelen	10:31.600
Grand Touring 1300:	121	Glas 1300 GT	Schmid / Bodmer	10:54.800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (16), Ferrari (8), Lotus (8), Alfa Romeo (7), Ford (6), Abarth (6)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (17), Porsche (16), Ferrari (8), Alfa Romeo (7), Abarth (6), BMC (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 906 (11), Ford GT40 (6), Abarth 1300 OT (6), Lotus Elan (6)
Driver nationalities:	D (55), GB (43), I (14), CH (10), F (7), USA (7), S (5), B (5), A (2), NL (2)
Team nationalities:	D (25), GB (20), I (14), CH (5), F (4), USA (4), S (2)
Most used colours:	red (29%), white (20%), green (9%), dark (9%), darker (8%), blue (6%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (43%), mid-engined (39%), rear-engined (18%)
Average engine size:	2176 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Sepp Greger (52), Paul Frère (49), Girolamo Capra (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Karl-Heinz Becker (22), Rolf Stommelen (23), Jochen Rindt (24)
Female drivers:	Keith Burnand

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