Round 8 · 2 October 1966
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
29 drivers
After Round 7
1
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Repco
39
pts
2
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Maserati
18
pts
3
Graham Hill
BRM
17
pts
4
John Surtees
Cooper-Maserati
15
pts
5
Jackie Stewart
BRM
14
pts
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6
Denny Hulme
Brabham-Repco
14
pts
7
Mike Parkes
Ferrari
12
pts
8
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
12
pts
9
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari
9
pts
10
Jim Clark
Lotus-BRM
7
pts
11
Mike Spence
Lotus-BRM
4
pts
12
Bob Bondurant
BRM
3
pts
13
Dan Gurney
Eagle-Weslake
2
pts
14
Richie Ginther
Honda
2
pts
15
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
1
pts
16
John Taylor
Brabham-BRM
1
pts
17
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Serenissima
1
pts
-
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax
0
pts
-
Chris Irwin
Brabham-Climax
0
pts
-
Peter Arundell
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Chris Amon
Brabham-BRM
0
pts
-
Guy Ligier
Cooper-Maserati
0
pts
-
Giacomo Russo
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Chris Lawrence
Cooper-Ferrari
0
pts
-
Jo Siffert
Cooper-Maserati
0
pts
-
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Vic Wilson
BRM
0
pts
-
Trevor Taylor
Shannon
0
pts
After the race
31 drivers
After Round 8
1
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Repco
—
39
+0
2
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Maserati
—
22
+4
3
John Surtees
Cooper-Maserati
↑1
19
+4
4
Graham Hill
BRM
↓1
17
+0
5
Jim Clark
Lotus-BRM
↑5
16
+9
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6
Jackie Stewart
BRM
↓1
14
+0
7
Denny Hulme
Brabham-Repco
↓1
14
+0
8
Mike Parkes
Ferrari
↓1
12
+0
9
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
↓1
12
+0
10
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari
↓1
9
+0
11
Mike Spence
Lotus-BRM
—
4
+0
12
Bob Bondurant
Eagle-Climax
—
3
+0
13
Jo Siffert
Cooper-Maserati
↑986
3
+3
14
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Serenissima
↑3
3
+2
15
Dan Gurney
Eagle-Weslake
↓2
2
+0
16
Richie Ginther
Honda
↓2
2
+0
17
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
↓2
1
+0
18
Peter Arundell
Lotus-Climax
↑981
1
+1
19
John Taylor
Brabham-BRM
↓3
1
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Chris Irwin
Brabham-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Chris Amon
Brabham-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Guy Ligier
Cooper-Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Giacomo Russo
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Chris Lawrence
Cooper-Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Innes Ireland
BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Ronnie Bucknum
Honda
NEW
0
+0
-
Vic Wilson
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Trevor Taylor
Shannon
—
0
+0
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Race classification
19 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLA Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 2 | 2:09:40.110 | 9 |
| 2 | RIN Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 9 | 1L | 6 |
| 3 | SUR John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 4 | 1L | 4 |
| 4 | SIF Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 13 | 3L | 3 |
| 5 | MCL Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 11 | 3L | 2 |
| 6 | ARU Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | 19 | 7L | 1 |
| R | IRE Innes Ireland | BRM | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | GIN Richie Ginther | Honda | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | SPE Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | BUC Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | BON Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | STE Jackie Stewart | BRM | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | BAN Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | HUL Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | ROD Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-BRM | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | GUR Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 14 | — | 0 |
| D | BON Bob Bondurant | Eagle-Climax | 16 | — | 0 |