The 1966 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race staged on 20 February 1966 at the Lakeside CircuitDes White, Hill Takes A.G.P. for Tasman Double, Racing Car News, April 1966, page 18 in

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. The race, which had 15 starters, was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 69 It was both the 31st

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and race 6 of the 1966 Tasman Championship for Drivers.The Tasman Championship for Drivers - Season 1966, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 66 to 69

Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver, rower and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "Mr. Monaco", Hill won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles ...

won the race driving

BRM P261 The BRM P261, also known as the BRM P61 Mark II, is a Formula One motor racing car, designed and built by the British Racing Motors team in Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The BRM P261 was introduced for the 1964 Formula One s ...

. It was his only Australian Grand Prix victory.

Classification

J Crosthwaite in duffel coat with Graham Hill in BRM

Results as follows:

Notes

Pole position In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the ra ...

: Jackie Stewart – 0'55.5 *

Fastest lap In motorsports, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. In some racing series, like NASCAR, the fastest lap award championship points for a driver or team. In Formula One and MotoGP no point is awarded for the fastest lap. Formula O ...

: Jackie Stewart / Graham Hill – 0'55.9

References

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Australian Grand Prix Tasman Series Sport in Brisbane