The 1966 Rothman's 12-Hour was an international sports car race held at the
Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit in
Queensland
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Australia on 21 August 1966.
[Official Programme, Speed Week, Surfers Paradise, August 12th to 22nd 1966] It was the first of four annual sports car endurance races held at the Queensland circuit between 1966 and 1969.
The race was won by
Jackie Stewart
Sir John Young Stewart (born 11 June 1939), known as Jackie Stewart, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Cha ...
and Andrew Buchanan driving a
Ferrari 250LM.
[Des White, ''Rothmans 12 Hour spectacular'', Racing Car News, October 1966, Pages 32 & 33]
Classes
Cars competed in three classes:
[
* Class A – For Group 7 Two-Seater Racing Cars and Group A Sports Racing cars, divided into two sections, Under 2000cc and Over 2000cc][
* Class B – For Group B Improved Production cars divided into two sections, Under 2000cc and Over 2000cc][
* Class C – For Group D Series Production cars divided into two sections, Under 2000cc and Over 2000cc][
]
Results
References
Further reading
* ''2 drive 976m. In big race'', The Courier Mail, Monday, 22 August 1966
* Barry Cooke, ''The longest day'', Modern Motor, October 1966, pages 16 to 19
* ''Scoreboard'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1967, page 47
* ''Ford or Ferrari? – 12 hours at Surfers'', Australian Motor Manual, November 1966, pages 42 to 45
External links
''Surfers Paradise 12 Hours'', www.racingsportscars.com
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Motorsport at Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Rothman's 12-Hour