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1966 24 Hours of Le Mans     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, June 19, 1966 at Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France 360 laps on a 8.364 mile road course (3011.040 miles) Time of race: 24:00:00 Average speed: 125.458 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 8 meters Attendance: 350000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 1 4 2   Bruce McLaren   Chris Amon Shelby American Inc. – Ford GT40 Mk II 360 running – 2 2 1   Ken Miles   Denny Hulme Shelby American Inc. – Ford GT40 Mk II 360 running – 3 9 5   Ronnie Bucknum   Dick Hutcherson Holman-Moody Racing – Ford GT40 Mk II 348 running – 4 22 30   Jo Siffert   Colin Davis Porsche System Engineering – Porsche 906LH 339 running – 5 23 31   Hans Herrmann   Herbert Linge Porsche System Engineering – Porsche 906LH 338 running – 6 31 32   Udo Schutz   Peter de Klerk Porsche System Engineering – Porsche 906LH 337 running – 7 27 58   Gunter Klass   Rolf Stommelen Porsche System Engineering – Porsche 906 330 running – 8 37 29   Piers Courage   Roy Pike Maranello Concessionaires – Ferrari 275 GTB/C 313 running – 9 44 62   Henri Grandsire   Leo Cella Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 311 running – 10 38 57   Pierre Noblet   Claude Dubois Ecurie Francorchamps – Ferrari 275 GTB/C 310 running – 11 45 44   Jacques Cheinisse   Roger de Lageneste Ecurie Savin-Calberson – Alpine A210 307 running – 12 43 45   Guy Verrier   Robert Bouharde Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 307 running – 13 41 46   Jean Vinatier   Mauro Bianchi Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 306 running – 14 50 35   Jacques Dewes   Jean Kerguen J. Franc – Porsche 911S 284 running – 15 55 50   Jean-Louis Marnat   Claude Ballot-Lena Jean-Louis Marnat & Cie – Mini Marcos GT 2+2 258 running – 16 30 33   Peter Gregg   Sten Axelsson Porsche System Engineering – Porsche 906 321 engine – 17 1 3   Dan Gurney   Jerry Grant Shelby American Inc. – Ford GT40 Mk II 257 radiator – 18 52 49   Paddy Hopkirk   Andrew Hedges Donald Healey Motor Company – Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans 237 head gasket – 19 19 14   Peter Sutcliffe   Dieter Spoerry Scuderia Filipinetti – Ford GT40 233 crash – 20 8 21   Lorenzo Bandini   Jean Guichet SpA Ferrari SEFAC – Ferrari 330 P3 226 engine – 21 28 28   Gustave Gosselin   Eric de Keyn Equipe Nationale Belge – Ferrari 250 LM 218 engine – 22 35 26   Giampiero Biscaldi   Michel de Bourbon-Parma Ed Hugus – Ferrari 275 GTB/C 218 clutch – 23 39 47   Berndt Jansson   Pauli Toivonen Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 217 gearbox – 24 13 59   Peter Revson   Skip Scott Essex Wire Corporation – Ford GT40 212 engine – 25 20 15   Guy Ligier   Bob Grossman Ford France  – Ford GT40 205 ignition – 26 15 19   Willy Mairesse   Herbert Muller Scuderia Filipinetti – Ferrari 365 P2  166 gearbox – 27 14 60   Jochen Neerpasch   Jacky Ickx Essex Wire Corporation – Ford GT40 154 engine – 28 5 27   Pedro Rodriguez   Richie Ginther North American Racing Team – Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder 151 gearbox – 29 51 48   Clive Baker   John Rhodes Donald Healey Motor Company – Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans 134 clutch – 30 18 17   Jean Blaton   Pierre Dumay Ecurie Francorchamps – Ferrari 365 P2  129 engine – 31 7 20   Ludovico Scarfiotti   Mike Parkes SpA Ferrari SEFAC – Ferrari 330 P3 123 crash – 32 48 55   Andre de Cortanze   Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 118 water pump – 33 26 41   Jean-Pierre Beltoise   Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra Sports SARL – Matra M620 / BRM 112 gearbox – 34 10 9   Phil Hill   Jo Bonnier Chaparral Cars Inc. – Chaparral 2D / Chevrolet 111 gearbox – 35 6 7   Graham Hill   Brian Muir Alan Mann Racing – Ford GT40 Mk II 110 suspension – 36 33 34   Robert Buchet   Gerhard Koch Auguste Veuillet – Porsche 906 110 crash – 37 15 42   Jo Schlesser   Alan Rees Matra Sports SARL – Matra M620 / BRM 100 crash – 38 12 6   Mario Andretti   Lucien Bianchi Holman-Moody Racing – Ford GT40 Mk II 97 head gasket – 39 49 53   Georges Heligouin   Johnny Rives Societe Automobiles CD – CD SP66 / Peugeot 91 crash – 40 16 18   Bob Bondurant   Masten Gregory North American Racing Team – Ferrari 365 P2 88 transmission – 41 46 51   Claude Laurent   Jean-Claude Ogier Societe Automobiles CD – CD SP66 / Peugeot 54 crash – 42 54 54   Francois Pasquier   Robert Mieusset North American Racing Team – ASA RB613 50 crash – 43 42 24   Jean-Claude Sauer   Jean de Mortemart Scuderia San Marco – Serenissima Spyder 40 gearbox – 44 36 11   Sam Posey   Massimo Natili Prototipi Bizzarrini – Bizzarrini P538 Super America 39 disqualified – 45 34 43   Jean-Pierre Jaussaud   Henri Pescarolo Matra Sports SARL – Matra M620 / BRM 38 engine – 46 21 16   Richard Attwood   David Piper Maranello Concessionaires – Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder 33 water pump – 47 3 8   John Whitmore   Frank Gardner Alan Mann Racing – Ford GT40 Mk II 31 clutch – 48 53 61   Ignazio Giunti   Spartaco Dini ASA – ASA RB613 31 clutch – 49 47 52   Pierre Lelong   Alain Bertaut Societe Automobiles CD – CD SP66 / Peugeot 19 clutch – 50 29 36   David Hobbs   Mike Salmon Maranello Concessionaires – Ferrari Dino 206 S 14 rear axle – 51 11 4   Mark Donohue   Paul Hawkins Holman-Moody Racing – Ford GT40 Mk II 12 differential – 52 32 38   Charlie Kolb   George Follmer North American Racing Team – Ferrari Dino 206 S 9 engine – 53 17 12   Jochen Rindt   Innes Ireland Comstock Racing - F.R. English – Ford GT40 8 engine – 54 40 10   Edgar Berney   Andre Wicky Prototipi Bizzarrini – Bizzarrini P538 Sport 8 steering arm – 55 24 25   Nino Vaccarella   Mario Casoni Scuderia San Marco - N.A.R.T. – Ferrari Dino 206 S 7 water leak – 56 56 63   Richard Holquist   Bruce Jennings   M.R.J. Wyllie Scuderia Bear – Ford GT40 0 did not start – 57 57 56   Henri Grandsire   Andre de Cortanze   Jean-Francois Piot Societe Automobiles Alpine – Alpine A210 0 did not start –

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD John Surtees 20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P3