The 15th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 May 1966 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 312.
Jack Brabham, Vic Wilson and Denny Hulme all failed to post a time during practice, and lined up on the grid behind the last driver to post a time, André Wicky, whose time was 37.4 seconds slower than Surtees's pole time.Nye (2003)
Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari 1.40:08.3 1 2 Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari + 24.6 s 2 3 David Hobbs Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM 54 laps 7 4 Vic Wilson Team Chamaco Collect BRM 53 laps 11 5 Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-BRM 52 laps 4 NC Guy Ligier Guy Ligier Cooper-Maserati 39 laps - Ignition 5 Ret Paul Hawkins Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-Climax 6 Ret Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Maserati Driveshaft 3 Ret Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax Engine 12 Ret Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Repco Engine 10 DNS Giancarlo Baghetti Anglo-Suisse Racing Team Lotus-Climax Gearbox 8 DNS André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-BRM Battery 9 DNS Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax Piston in practice - DNA Roberto Bussinello Alf Francis Cooper-ATS -
References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "Cooper Cars", Doug Nye. Motorbooks, 2003. Race results at www.motorsportmagazine.com