The 13th Gold Cup was a

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, run to

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rules, held on 17 September 1966 at

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. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver

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BT19. The race ended in a very close finish, with

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crossing the line a fraction of a second behind Brabham. Hulme was driving a slightly newer Brabham model, the BT20. This was

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' last appearance in a Formula One race."The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995, pp.101

Results

References

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Oulton Park International Gold Cup The International Gold Cup is a prize awarded annually to the winner of a auto racing, motor race held at the Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, England. In the 1950s and 1960s it formed one of a number of highly regarded non-Championship Formula One r ...

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1966 BRDC International Trophy The 18th BRDC International Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 May 1966 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run over 35 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by Australian Jack Brabham in ...

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1967 Race of Champions Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

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1967 International Gold Cup 1967 Formula One races, International Gold Cup International Gold Cup 1967 in British motorsport, Gold ...

International Gold Cup The International Gold Cup is a prize awarded annually to the winner of a auto racing, motor race held at the Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, England. In the 1950s and 1960s it formed one of a number of highly regarded non-Championship Formula One r ...

International Gold Cup

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