Le Mans 24 Hours 1966 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 19.6.1966
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 7) Challenge Mondiale (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	2	McLaren / Amon	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.	360	4843.090 kms	201.795	1^st	P+2.0
2^nd	1	Miles / Hulme	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.	360	4843.070 kms	201.795	2^nd	P+2.0
3^rd	5	Bucknum / Hutcherson	Ford Mk II	Holman & Moody	348	4681.570 kms	195.065	3^rd	P+2.0
4^th	30	Siffert / Davis	Porsche 906 LE	Porsche System Engineering	339	4562.130 kms	190.089	1^st	P2.0
5^th	31	Herrmann / Linge	Porsche 906 LE	Porsche System Engineering	338	4548.370 kms	189.515	2^nd	P2.0
6^th	32	Schütz / de Klerk	Porsche 906 LE	Porsche System Engineering	337	4534.930 kms	188.955	3^rd	P2.0
7^th	58	Klass / Stommelen	Porsche 906	Porsche System Engineering	330	4440.730 kms	185.030	1^st	S2.0
8^th	29	Courage / Pike	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Maranello Concessionaires	313	4212.500 kms	175.521	1^st	GT+3.0
9^th	62	Grandsire / Cella	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine	311	4185.190 kms	174.383	1^st	P1.3
10^th	57	Noblet / Dubois	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Ecurie Francorchamps	310	4171.620 kms	173.818	2^nd	GT+3.0
11^th	44	Cheinisse / Delageneste	Alpine A210 Renault	Ecurie Savin-Calberson	307	4124.450 kms	171.852	2^nd	P1.3
12^th	45	Verrier / Bouharde	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine	307	4124.420 kms	171.851	3^rd	P1.3
13^th	46	Vinatier / Bianchi	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine	306	4107.390 kms	171.141	4^th	P1.3
14^th	35	Kerguen / "Franc"	Porsche 911 S	"J. Franc"	284	3821.530 kms	159.230	1^st	GT2.0
15^th	50	Marnat / Ballot-Léna	Mini-Marcos GT 2+2 BMC	Jean-Louis Marnat & Cie	258	3464.420 kms	144.351	5^th	P1.3

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
33	Gregg / Axelsson	Porsche 906	Porsche System Engineering	321	Engine	S2.0
3	Gurney / Grant	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.	257	Holed radiator	P+2.0
49	Hopkirk / Hedges	Austin-Healey Sprite	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	237	Head gasket	P1.3
14	Sutcliffe / Spoerry	Ford GT40	Scuderia Filipinetti	233	Accident	S+2.0
21	Guichet / Bandini	Ferrari 330 P3	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	226	Engine	P+2.0
28	Gosselin / de Keyn	Ferrari 250 LM	Equipe Nationale Belge	218	Engine	S+2.0
26	Biscaldi / de Bourbon-Parme	Ferrari 275 GTB/C	Ed Hugus	218	Clutch, gearbox	S+2.0
47	Jansson / Toivonen	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine	217	Gearbox	P1.3
59	Scott / Revson	Ford GT40	Essex Wire Corporation	212	Engine	S+2.0
15	Ligier / Grossman	Ford GT40	Ford France	205	Igntion	S+2.0
19	Mairesse / Müller	Ferrari 365 P2	Scuderia Filipinetti	166	Gearbox	P+2.0
60	Neerpasch / Ickx	Ford GT40	Essex Wire Corporation	154	Engine	S+2.0
27	Rodriguez / Ginther	Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder	North American Racing Team	151	Gearbox	P+2.0
48	Baker / Rhodes	Austin-Healey Sprite	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	134	Clutch, water pump	P1.3
17	Dumay / "Beurlys"	Ferrari 365 P2	Ecurie Francorchamps	129	Engine	P+2.0
20	Parkes / Scarfiotti	Ferrari 330 P3	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	123	Accident	P+2.0
55	de Cortanze / Hanrioud	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine	118	Water pump	P1.15
41	Beltoise / Servoz-Gavin	Matra M620 BRM	Matra Sports SARL	112	Gearbox	P2.0
9	Bonnier / Hill	Chaparral 2D Chevrolet	Chaparral Cars Inc.	111	Generator	P+2.0
7	Hill / Muir	Ford Mk II	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	110	Front suspension	P+2.0
34	Buchet / Koch	Porsche 906	Auguste Veuillet	110	Accident	S2.0
42	Schlesser / Rees	Matra M620 BRM	Matra Sports SARL	100	Accident	P2.0
6	Bianchi / Andretti	Ford Mk II	Holman & Moody	97	Head gasket	P+2.0
53	Heligouin / Rives	CD SP66 Peugeot	Société Automobiles CD	91	Accident	P1.15
18	Bondurant / Gregory	Ferrari 365 P2	North American Racing Team	88	Transmission	P+2.0
51	Laurent / Ogier	CD SP66 Peugeot	Société Automobiles CD	54	Accident	P1.15
54	Pasquier / Mieusset	ASA RB613	North American Racing Team	50	Accident	P1.3
24	Sauer / de Mortemart	Serenissima Spider ATS	Scuderia San Marco	40	Gearbox	P+2.0
11	Posey / Natili	Bizzarrini GT Strada 5300	Prototipi Bizzarrini	39	DQ: Crossed pit safety line	P+2.0
43	Jaussaud / Pescarolo	Matra M620 BRM	Matra Sports SARL	38	Engine	P2.0
16	Attwood / Piper	Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder	Maranello Concessionaires	33	Water pump	P+2.0
8	Whitmore / Gardner	Ford Mk II	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	31	Clutch	P+2.0
61	Giunti / Dini	ASA RB613	ASA	31	Clutch	P1.3
52	Lelong / Bertaut	CD SP66 Peugeot	Société Automobiles CD	19	Clutch	P1.15
36	Hobbs / Salmon	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Maranello Concessionaires	14	Rear axle	P2.0
4	Hawkins / Donohue	Ford Mk II	Holman & Moody	12	Differential	P+2.0
38	Kolb / Follmer	Ferrari Dino 206 S	North American Racing Team	9	Engine	P2.0
12	Rindt / Ireland	Ford GT40	Comstock Racing Team/F. R. English Ltd.	8	Engine	S+2.0
10	Berney / Wicky	Bizzarrini P538 Chevrolet	Prototipi Bizzarrini	8	Steering arm	P+2.0
25	Vaccarella / Casoni	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Scuderia San Marco - North American Racing Team	7	Water leak	P2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
63	Richard Holquist	Ford GT40	Scuderia Bear	Accident	S+2.0
56	Grandsire / de Cortanze / Piot	Alpine A210 Renault	Société Automobiles Alpine		P1.15

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.
	6T	Bucknum / Gardner	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.				Spare car		P+2.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
1	Settember / Freutel	Shelby Cobra	Ecurie Cinquante Cinq	Not accepted	S+2.0
5	McLaren / Amon / Grant / Hansgen	Ford GT J	Shelby American Inc		P+2.0
10	Lorenzen / Hulme	Ford GT J	Holman & Moody	Reserve entry	P+2.0
11	Maglioli / Spence	Ford Mk II	Holman & Moody	Not accepted	P+2.0
11		Bizzarrini P538 Lamborghini	Prototipi Bizzarrini	Car not ready	P+2.0
12	Harper / Spoerry	Shelby Cobra	Scuderia Filipinetti	Not accepted	P+2.0
12B	Mairesse / Neerpasch / Blank	Ford GT40	Scuderia Filipinetti	Not accepted	S+2.0
13	Gosselin / Dubois / Hacquin	Ford Mk II	Scuderia Filipinetti	Not accepted	P+2.0
14		Chevrolet Corvette	Denis Veyrat	Not accepted	GT+3.0
18	Hurtubise / Mairesse	Arciero Mk 2 Chevrolet	Peter Weismann	Not accepted	P+2.0
22	Baghetti / Maglioli	Ferrari 330 P3	SpA Ferrari SEFAC		P+2.0
22	Cussons / Bond	Ford GT40	Nick L .Cussons	Not accepted	S+2.0
23	Vaccarella / Bondurant	Ferrari 330 P3	SpA Ferrari SEFAC		P+2.0
25	Rindt / Ireland	Ford GT40	F. R. English Ltd.	Not accepted	S+2.0
25	Corberto / Sauer	Serenissima 308 Jet ATS	Scuderia Serenissima		P+2.0
28	Sutcliffe / Ireland	Ford GT40	Peter Sutcliffe	Not accepted	S+2.0
31	Robert Buchet	Porsche 906	Robert Buchet		S2.0
31	Piper / Procter	Ford Mk II	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.		P+2.0
32	Johnson / Payne / Whitmore / Gardner	Ford GT40	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	Reserve entry	P+2.0
33	Hill / Stewart / Hawkins	Ford GT40	Alan Mann Racing Ltd.	Not accepted	P+2.0
34	McCluskey / Tinglestad	Arciero Mk 2 Chevrolet	Peter Weismann	Not accepted	P+2.0
37	Dumay / Gosselin	Ferrari Dino 206 S	Pierre Dumay		P2.0
39	Biscaldi / Casoni	Ferrari Dino 206 S	SpA Ferrari SEFAC		P2.0
40		Ferrari Dino 206 S	SpA Ferrari SEFAC		P2.0
43	Swanson / Ennis	Ferrari 250 LM	Arthur W. Swanson	Not accepted	S+2.0
47	Hawkins / Epstein	Ferrari 250 LM	Epstein Enterprises Ltd.	Not accepted	S+2.0
48		Ferrari 250 LM	North American Racing Team		S+2.0
50	Worswick / Minshaw	Austin-Healey 3000	Ted Worswick	Not accepted	S+2.0
51	Lawrence / Spender	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan	Not accepted	P+2.0
56	Colin Davis	Porsche 906	Porsche System Engineering		S2.0
60	Mike De Udy	Porsche 906	W. H. Aldington	Reserve entry	S2.0
64	de Cortanze / Larrousse	Ferrari 250 GTO	Fernand Tavano	Reserve entry	GT3.0
66	Cognet / Riviere	Porsche 904 GTS	Albert Cognet	Not accepted	S2.0
67		Porsche 904 GTS	Christian Poirot	Not accepted	S2.0
71	Decker / Buchet	Volvo P1800	Young Barf Racing	Not accepted	GT2.0
73	"Geki" / Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Autodelta		S1.6
74	Jean Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Autodelta		S1.6
75	Bussinello / de Adamich	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Autodelta		S1.6
76	Zuccoli / "Shangri-La"	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Autodelta	Reserve entry	S1.6
77	Patte / Pilette / de Keyn	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Ecurie Francorchamps?		S1.6
78	Demoulin / Langlois van Ophem / Harris	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Ecurie Francorchamps?		S1.6
79	Dagorne / LeGuellec	Mismaque Squal Alfa Romeo	Guy Mismaque	Not accepted	P1.6
80	Koob / Marx	Lotus Elan	Nicolas Koob	Reserve entry	S1.6
91	Delageneste / Rolland	CD SP66 Peugeot	Société Automobiles CD	Reserve entry	P1.15
95	Martin / Mésange	Fiat-Abarth 1000 SP	Maine	Not accepted	P1.15
96	Noblet / Bernabei	De Tomaso Sport 5000	Alejandro de Tomaso	Not accepted	P+2.0