1966 International Gold Cup

The 13th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 17 September 1966 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT19.

1966 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1966 Formula One season
Race details
Date	17 September 1966
Official name	XIII Gold Cup
Location	Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.4434 km (2.761 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 177.736 km (108.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:34.2
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Fastest lap	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:36.6
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Second	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco
Third	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax

The race ended in a very close finish, with Denny Hulme crossing the line a fraction of a second behind Brabham. Hulme was driving a slightly newer Brabham model, the BT20.

This was John Campbell-Jones' last appearance in a Formula One race.^[1]

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	3	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	1.06:14.2	1
2	4	Denny Hulme	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	+ 0.0 s	2
3	2	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 25.2 s	5
4	15	Innes Ireland	Bernard White Racing	BRM	+ 1:44.6 s	9
5	10	Chris Lawrence	J.A. Pearce Engineering	Cooper-Ferrari	38 laps	8
Ret	5	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	Con-rod	6
Ret	11	Mike Spence	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Clutch	7
Ret	7	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Engine	4
Ret	8	Jackie Stewart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Overheating	3
DSQ	9	John Campbell-Jones	John Willment Automobiles	BRP-Climax	Oil leak	10
DNS	2	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Car driven by Clark	-
DNS	1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-BRM	Engine	-