{{short description|1966 Canadian Formula One race held in Bowmanville, Ontario}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = CUST |Description = Race 3 of 6 in [[1966 Can-Am season]] |Grand Prix = Canadian |Country = Canada |Image = Mosport.svg |Location = [[Mosport International Raceway|Mosport Park]], [[Bowmanville, Ontario|Bowmanville]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] |Date = September 24 |Year = 1966 |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = |Course_km = 3.95 |Distance_laps = 88 |Distance_mi = |Distance_km = 336 |Weather = Cold with temperatures approaching {{convert|13.9|C|F}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|18.1|km/h|mph}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/ON/Bowmanville/1966-09-24|title=Weather information for the "1966 Canadian Grand Prix|publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac|accessdate=2013-06-26}}</ref> |Pole_Driver = [[Dan Gurney]] |Pole_Country = USA |Pole_Team = [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Pole_Time = 1:50.7 |Fast_Driver = [[Dan Gurney]] |Fast_Team = [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Fast_Time = 1:23.1 |Fast_Country = USA |First_Driver = [[Mark Donohue]] |First_Country = USA |First_Team = [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Chevrolet]] |Second_Driver = [[Phil Hill]] |Second_Country = USA |Second_Team = [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]]-[[Chevrolet]] |Third_Driver = Chuck Parsons |Third_Country = USA |Third_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Chevrolet]] }}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 season|1966 Can-Am Series]]. The race was won by [[Penske Racing|Penske]] driver [[Mark Donohue]] by two laps over [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]] driver [[Phil Hill]].
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== Classification == Results as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/canam/canam1966.html | title =Can-Am 1966 | publisher = classicscars.com | accessdate = 2010-04-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1966-09-24.html | title =Can-Am Mosport | publisher = Racing Sports Cars | accessdate = 2010-04-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.canamcircus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38%3Amosport-1966&catid=12%3Acourses&Itemid=2 | title = Challenge 1966 Epreuve 3 6th Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy, Mosport Park | publisher = canamcircus.com | accessdate = 2010-04-02 | language = French | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708113948/http://www.canamcircus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38:mosport-1966&catid=12:courses&Itemid=2 | archive-date = 2011-07-08 | url-status = dead }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Team !! Car !! Laps !! Time !! Points |- ! 1 | align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Donohue]] | [[Penske Racing|Roger Penske Racing Enterprises]] | [[Lola T70]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 85 | 2h 03m 09.2s | '''9''' |- ! 2 | align="center" | 65 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]] | [[Chaparral Cars]] | [[Chaparral 2E]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 83 | | '''6''' |- ! 3 | align="center" | 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Parsons | Hilton Racing Team | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 82 | | '''4''' |- ! 4 | align="center" | 99 | {{flagicon|USA}} Earl Jones | Charles Hayes Racing | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 80 | | '''3''' |- ! 5 | align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]] | Epstein Enterprises Ltd. | [[Lola T70|Lola T70 Mk.II]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 79 | | '''2''' |- ! 6 | align="center" | 94 | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Eppie Wietzes]] | Comstock Racing Team | [[Ford GT40]] | 78 | | '''1''' |- ! 7 | align="center" | 53 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Hugh Dibley]] | Racing Partners | [[Lola T70|Lola T70 Mk.II]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 77 | | |- ! 8 | align="center" | 00 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Brown | | [[Lola T70|Lola T70 Mk.II]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 74 | | |- ! 9 | align="center" | 52 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Eve | Eve & Jones Racing | Genie Mk.10 / Ford | 70 | | |- ! 10 | align="center" | 88 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Masten Gregory]] | Pacesetter Homes | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 68 | | |- ! 11 | align="center" | 86 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Goth | Mike Goth Racing | [[McLaren]] Goth Special / Chevrolet | 65 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]] | [[All American Racers]] | [[Lola T70]] / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 75 | Ignition | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 5 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Amon]] | [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd.]] | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 66 | Suspension | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bud Morley | | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 63 | Engine | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 38 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Brown | Ecurie Green Inc. | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 60 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 81 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]] | Sidney Taylor Racing | [[Lola T70]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 56 | Transmission | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 39 | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Ludwig Heimrath]] | | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 54 | Suspension | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 4 | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]] | [[McLaren|Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd.]] | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 41 | Suspension | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 77 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mak Kronn | John W. Fritsch | McKee Mk.6 / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 40 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 33 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Posey]] | Autodynamics Corporation | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 28 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 66 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]] | [[Chaparral Cars]] | [[Chaparral 2E]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 13 | Engine | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 29 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bucher | Young B.A.R.F. Inc. Racing Team | [[Lola T70]] / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 10 | Transmission | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 97 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Hayes | Nickey Chevrolet | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 10 | Accident | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 60 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ed Hamill | Hamill Cars Inc. | Hamill SR3 / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 8 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 62 | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[John Cannon (racing driver)|John Cannon]] | Ecurie Carabine | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 5 | Fuel leak | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 57 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Cordts]] | David Billes | [[McLaren]] M1A / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 3 | | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 96 | {{flagicon|USA}} Lothar Motschenbacher | Dan Blocker Motor Racing | Genie Vinegaroon / [[Oldsmobile]] | 1 | Accident | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]] | [[Surtees Racing Organisation|Team Surtees]] | [[Lola T70|Lola T70 Mk.II]] / [[Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)|Chevrolet]] | 1 | Accident | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 19 | {{flagicon|USA}} Skip Scott | Drummond Racing Organisation | [[McLaren]] M1B / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 1 | Accident | |- ! DNF | align="center" | 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brett Lunger]] | Alderman Auto Service | [[Lola T70]] / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | 1 | Accident | |- ! DNS | align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Follmer]] | John W. Mecom, Jr. | [[Lola T70]] / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | | | |- ! DNS | align="center" | 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Grant]] | [[All American Racers]] | [[Lola T70]] / [[Ford Windsor engine|Ford]] | | Accident | |- |}
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{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=[[Canadian Grand Prix]] | before=[[1965 Canadian Grand Prix]] | years=1966| after=[[1967 Canadian Grand Prix]]}} {{s-end}}
[[Category:1966 in Canadian motorsport|Grand Prix]] [[Category:Canadian Grand Prix]] [[Category:1966 Can-Am season|Canadian Grand Prix, 1966]]