1966 Canadian Grand Prix
1966 Canadian Formula One race held in Bowmanville, Ontario / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1966 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 24, 1966, held for sports cars eligible to Can-Am Series regulations and had 30 starters. It was the sixth Canadian Grand Prix and like all previous races was a sports car race. The race doubled as round three of the 1966 Can-Am Series. The race was won by Penske driver Mark Donohue by two laps over Chaparral driver Phil Hill.
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1966 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 3 of 6 in 1966 Can-Am season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | September 24, 1966 | ||
Location | Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.95 km ( miles) | ||
Distance | 88 laps, 336 km ( miles) | ||
Weather | Cold with temperatures approaching 13.9 °C (57.0 °F); wind speeds up to 18.1 kilometres per hour (11.2 mph)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lola-Ford | ||
Time | 1:50.7 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Dan Gurney | Lola-Ford | |
Time | 1:23.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lola-Chevrolet | ||
Second | Chaparral-Chevrolet | ||
Third | McLaren-Chevrolet |
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