- 1966 German Grand Prix
The 1966 German Grand Prix was a
Formula One race held atNürburgring onAugust 7 ,1966 .Race report
Another wet track provided a duel between
Jack Brabham andJohn Surtees for the whole race. It was not until the Cooper's clutch failed two laps from the end that the Australian's win was guaranteed.Jim Clark despite qualifying on pole made a mistake and spun into a ditch after using the wrong tyres. In a far more serious crash,Jacky Ickx and John Taylor crashed, the Briton dying later from his burns.Classification
Notes
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Pole position : Jim Clark - 8:16.5
*Fastest LReferences
*cite web | title = The Official Formula 1 website | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1966/585/ | accessdate = 2008-01-16
*cite web | title = Formula One World | url = http://www.motorsport-stats.com/f1/history/1966/germany.html | accessdate = 2008-01-16F1 race report
Name_of_race =German Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1966
Previous_race_in_season =1966 Dutch Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1966 Italian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1965 German Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1967 German Grand Prix
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