Drivers' championship 1966Final standings

1966Drivers’ championship

Jack Brabham took the 1966 title by 14 points from Surtees, with 4 wins.

1966 World Champion

JackBrabham

Brabham-Repco

42Points

4Wins

Champion: 42; points · Brabham
Margin: 14; points to Surtees
Rounds: 9; in the season
Winners: 5; different race winners

Round-by-round chart

This season's official totals can't be rebuilt round by round (for example because of dropped scores, shared drives or penalties), so the progression chart is not shown.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1966 drivers’ championship table, after round 9.

1966 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco	Brabham-Repco	4	Champion	42Champion
2	John SurteesFerrari / Cooper-Maserati	Ferrari / Cooper-Maserati	2	+14	28+14
3	Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	0	+20	22+20
4	Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax / Brabham-Repco	Brabham-Climax / Brabham-Repco	0	+24	18+24
5	Graham Hill BRM	BRM	0	+25	17+25
6	Jim ClarkLotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	Lotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	1	+26	16+26
7	Jackie Stewart BRM	BRM	1	+28	14+28
8	Mike Parkes Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+30	12+30
9	Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+30	12+30
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+33	9+33
11	Richie GintherCooper-Maserati / Honda	Cooper-Maserati / Honda	0	+37	5+37
12	Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake / Eagle-Climax	Eagle-Weslake / Eagle-Climax	0	+38	4+38
13	Mike Spence Lotus-BRM	Lotus-BRM	0	+38	4+38
14	Bob BondurantBRM / Eagle-Climax / Eagle-Weslake	BRM / Eagle-Climax / Eagle-Weslake	0	+39	3+39
15	Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM / Cooper-Maserati	Brabham-BRM / Cooper-Maserati	0	+39	3+39
16	Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Serenissima / McLaren-Ford	McLaren-Serenissima / McLaren-Ford	0	+39	3+39
17	Peter ArundellLotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	Lotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	0	+41	1+41
18	Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax / Cooper-Maserati	Brabham-Climax / Cooper-Maserati	0	+41	1+41
19	Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax	Brabham-Climax	0	+41	1+41
20	John Taylor Brabham-BRM	Brabham-BRM	0	+41	1+41
–	Chris Irwin Brabham-Climax	Brabham-Climax	0	+42	0+42
–	Ronnie Bucknum Honda	Honda	0	+42	0+42
–	Chris AmonBrabham-BRM / Cooper-Maserati	Brabham-BRM / Cooper-Maserati	0	+42	0+42
–	Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	0	+42	0+42
–	Giacomo Russo Lotus-Climax	Lotus-Climax	0	+42	0+42
–	Chris Lawrence Cooper-Ferrari	Cooper-Ferrari	0	+42	0+42
–	Innes Ireland BRM	BRM	0	+42	0+42
–	Pedro RodríguezLotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	Lotus-Climax / Lotus-BRM	0	+42	0+42
–	Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+42	0+42
–	Vic Wilson BRM	BRM	0	+42	0+42
–	Moisés Solana Cooper-Maserati	Cooper-Maserati	0	+42	0+42
–	Trevor Taylor Shannon	Shannon	0	+42	0+42

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1966 championship.

Standings after round 9