24 Hours Of Le Mans In France In 1966 Winner

24 hours of le mans in france in 1966 winner The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on june 18 and 19 1966.

24 hours of le mans in france in 1966 winner. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. 1 it was also the seventh round of the world sportscar championship. The 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the world s oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history. Ford dominated the le mans 24 hours race in 1966 winning it for the first time and taking all the podium places with its updated mkii and stellar driver line up but instead of euphoria on the podium chris amon and bruce mclaren who were classified first were strangely subdued.

It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship season this was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. Race 1966 le mans 24 hours was part of the 1966 international championship of makes and was won by chris amon bruce mclaren on 1966 06 18 00 00 00. The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here.

The name gt40 by the way comes from the car s height of 40 inches. 1 pre race 2 race 2 1 footnotes 3 official results 3 1 did not finish 4 statistics 5 trophy winners 6 references in 1966 the ford mk.