Ludovico Scarfiotti won his only Formula One Grand Prix at Monza, while Jack Brabham clinched his third world championship in a car of his own construction.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 4 September 1966
- Circuit length
- 5 kilometres km
- Race distance
- 391 kilometres over 68 laps km
- Winning car
- Ferrari 312
- Winning margin (1st–2nd)
- 5 seconds seconds
- Championship round
- Race 7 of 9
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Entering the 1966 Italian Grand Prix, Jack Brabham led the Drivers' Championship but faced a points challenge from John Surtees. Both Brabham and Surtees needed to monitor each other's race result for the title to be decided, while the Italian crowd hoped for a home victory from Ferrari.
Held on 4 September 1966 at Monza, Ludovico Scarfiotti drove a Ferrari 312 to victory, becoming the first Italian to win the Italian Grand Prix in years. He finished five seconds ahead of teammate Mike Parkes, with Denny Hulme less than half a second further back in third. Championship leader Brabham retired with an oil leak on lap seven, and Surtees also retired with a fuel leak 24 laps later.
Scarfiotti secured his sole Formula One victory, and Jack Brabham clinched his third Drivers' Championship — the first person to become world champion driving a car of his own manufacture. Brabham's title also ended four consecutive years of British drivers winning the championship.
Result
at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy