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Ginther pishing the brakes before "La Source", becoming more self-confident.

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Freiherr von Diergardt presents Jack Brabham with the winners trophy, watched by second placed John Surtees, whilst Fuerst von Metternich hands Jochen Rindt his cup for third place.

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Jack Brabham and Bernard Cahier

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Jackie Stewart aviates his BRM 261 past the remains of a crashed touring-car at Bruennchen.

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John Surtees Cooper-Maserati leads Brabhams Brabham-Repco and Rindts
Cooper-Maserati briefly, before Brabham overtakes Surtees to win.

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Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini (I), Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1966

Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari 312, driving through the Karussell, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1966

Ferrari drivers Lorenzo Bandini (I) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), on the right, celebrate their victory - first in P 2.0 group and second overall after 1000 kilometers at the Nurburgring, Germany, 1966

Italian drivers Lorenzo Bandini and Ludovico Scarfiotti (left hand), 1000km Nurburgring, 1966

Lorenzo Bandini in his Ferrari cockpit, Monaco Grand Prix, 1966

Podium ceremony after 24 hours in Le Mans 1966, Ford wins in both P2.0+ and P2.0 classes: Bruce McLaren (NZ), Henry Ford II (USA), an unknown lady, Colin Davis (GB), Jo Siffert (CH) and Chris Amon (NZ).

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Polesetter Dan Gurney gets in his Ford MkII no. 3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill and Mike Parkes.

The victorious Jack Brabham in his Brabham-Repco through the Karussell, Nurburgring, German Grand Prix, 1966. After his championships in 1959 and 1960 he is on the way to his next title.

Bruce McLaren in his new McLaren-Ford M2B, Monaco Grand Prix, 1966, it's the 1st race for a McLaren Formula 1 car.

Bruce McLaren in his new McLaren-Ford M2B, Monaco Grand Prix, 1966, it's the 1st race for a McLaren Formula 1 car.

Austrian Jochen Rindt, Cooper-Maserati T81, in his 1st Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, 1966

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) fights against the Ferrari 330 P3 #0844 of Jean Guichet (F) and Lorenzo Bandini (I) but is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

The Ferrari 275 GTB/C #9027GT of Pierre Noblet (B) and Claude Dubois (B) in front of third placed Ford Mk II #1016 driven by Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA)

The Ferrari 330 P3 Coupe #0846 was driven in practice only by John Surtees (GB), Mike Parkes (GB) and Lorenzo Bandini (I)

The Ferrari Dino 206 S #008 driven by Richie Ginther (USA), at the wheel, and Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)

The delighted winnig Chaparal team, Phil Hill and (at the right) Jo Bonnier, 1000 km Nurburgring, 1966

George Harrison, Monaco Grand Prix, 1966

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

Willy Mairesse (B) and Herbert M¸ller (CH) in the Ferrari 250 LM #8165 entered by Scuderia Filipinetti

US driver Dan Gurney

Race winner John Surtees with a bunch of flowers on the podium after the 1966 Belgium Grand Prix

Everybody awaits Jim Clark in pits

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

Jo Siffert (CH) and Colin Davis (GB) on Porsche 906 LE 153 S-XR 761 in front of Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ)

A Porsche 906 155 S-XR 763, driven by Peter Gregg (USA) and Sten Axelsson (S), overtakes the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track. Car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F)

Bob Bondurant, BRM

Swiss driver Jo Siffert

Jochen Rindt on Cooper-Maserati, GP Monaco 1964

Race winner John Surtees is interviewed by the Austrian journalist Heinz Prueller after the 1966 Belgium Grand Prix

Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax

Triple F1 World Champion (1959, 1960 and 1966) Jack Brabham with the ambitioned Mark Webber

Group photo of a bunch of Australian heroes: The first Australian GP driver Tony Gaze, legendary (Triple World Champion 1959, 1960 and 1966) Jack Brabham, Mark Webber, Alan Jones (F1 World Champion 1980) and motorsport legend Vern Schuppan

Jackie Stewart aviates his BRM 261 past the remains of a crashed touring car at Nuerburgring's Bruennchen.

Later winner John Surtees on Ferrari, GP Belgium 1966

Bruce McLaren's McLaren-Ford M2B retires with mechanical problems after 9 laps of the Monaco GP in 1966

Jim Clark used the new Lotus 33 BRM V8 only during practice. Next to him with the red helmet stands Peter Arundell.

Gordon Spice on BMC Mini-Cooper

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on BMC Mini-Cooper

J.D.Lewis on BMC Mini-Cooper

John Rhodes of Cooper Car Co. Ltd. on BMC Mini-Cooper

Tony Lanfranchi of Alexander Engineering on a BMC Mini Cooper

John Handley on BMC Mini Cooper in front of Fitzpatrick's Ford Anglia and Steve Neal's Mini of Equipe Arden

John Handley on BMC Mini Cooper in front of Fitzpatrick's Ford Anglia and Steve Neal's Mini of Equipe Arden

Jim Clark and Peter Arundell beside in the new Lotus 33 BRM V8. The car was only used during practice.

Jim Clark sits in the new Lotus 33 BRM V8. Next to him with the red helmet stands Peter Arundell.

Jim Clark used the new Lotus 33 BRM V8 only during practice. Next to him with the red helmet stands Peter Arundell.

Jim Clark drifts in his Lotus 33 through Tarzan curve.

Start for the Italian Grand Prix, Monza 1966: Jim Clark, Lotus-BRM 43, behind both Ferraris of Ludovico Scarfiotti (no. 6) and Parkes

Jackie Stewart drifts in his BRM P261 through Tarzan corner

Jackie Stewart drifts in his BRM P261 through Tarzan corner

Guy Ligier, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Guy Ligier, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

A thoughtful Jackie Stewart before the German GP 1966

Start of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza 1966

Jochen Rindt, 1000km Nuerburgring 1966

Start for the 6th race of the 1966 Formula 1 season on a damp Nurburgring track with John Surtees, Cooper no. 7, in the lead followed by polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus no. 1, Jackie Stewart's BRM, and Scarfiotti's Ferrari

Jim Clark having fun with a toy Lotus in paddock.

BRM manager Tony Rudd and his hooded driver Jackie Stewart dicuss the reliability of the BRM P83 which retires in the race with a fuel leak

Italian Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini

Jack Brabham wins 100 bottles of champagne for doing the fastest lap during qualifying for the British GP in Brands Hatch 1966

Jack Brabham wins the British GP, Brands Hatch 1966

BRM pits at the Belgian Grand Prix 1965: Jackie Stewart listens to a discussion between Tony Rudd (BRM team manager and engineer) and team mate Graham Hill, Belgian photographer Eric de la Faille stands aside. The drivers wives Bette and Helen are sitting in the pits guarded by 'Lord' Louis Stanley with his wife Jean, sister of Tony Rudd.

A Cooper-Maserati T81, GP Monaco 1966

Jim Clark in dialogue with fans, distinctive Beatle George Harrison at left hand.

Jochen Rindt on Cooper-Maserati T81, Belgium Grand Prix 1966, Spa-Franchorchamps

Denny Hulme and Jo Bonnier at the drivers briefing before the start for the Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1966

Drivers briefing before the race, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, 1966

Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) gives autographs

Jack Brabham (middle), Brabham team owner and driver

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 overtakes Jim Clark on Lotus-Climax 33, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leads in front of Jim Clark on Lotus-Climax 33, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leads in front of Denny Hulme in a Brabham-Repco BT20 and Clark on Lotus, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Race winner Jack Brabham on Brabham-Repco BT19 leaves the two Cooper-Maseratis behind, German GP Nuerburgring 1966

Jack Brabham already takes a closer look at the 100 bottles of champagne he has just won for the fastest lap during the British GP weekend in Brands Hatch 1966

Jack Brabham as winner on the podium after the British GP, Brands Hatch 1966

Jack Brabham on his honoury lap with his victorious Brabham-Repco BT19 car and the mechanics after winning the British GP, Brands Hatch 1966

Graham Hill, BRM P261, GP Monaco 1966

Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon (both NZ) win the 24hr Le Mans 1966 on the victorious Ford Mk II #1046

Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) with a happy Peter Collins

Sir Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966) looks at his World Championship-winning 1960 Cooper T53

No, it's not Amon here - bulky film camera is attached to actor James Garner's F1 vehicle for racing action in John Frankenheimer's awarded motion picture GRAND PRIX from 1967.

No, it's not Amon here - a bulky film camera is attached to actor James Garner's F1 vehicle for racing action in John Frankenheimer's awarded motion picture GRAND PRIX from 1967.

Giacomo Russo (Geki) on Lotus-Climax 33

In Monza 1966, 'Il Commendatore' Enzo Ferrari gives autographs to waiting fans

In Monza 1966, Dan Gurney on Eagle-Weslake T1G retires after 7 laps with engine problems

Jackie Stewart, Zandvoort 1966 Dutch Grand Prix

Jacky Ickx, British Grand Prix 1966, Brands Hatch

Scottish driver Jim Clark, Formula 1 World Champion 1963 and 1965

Jackie Stewart

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) still in front of Richard Attwood's (GB) and David Piper's (GB) luckless Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder #0826, but being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Sam Posey's (USA) and Massimo Natili's (I) Bizzarini GT Strada 5300 #106 (entered by Prototipi Bizzarini) is being disqualified after 39 laps for crossing pit safety line

Graham Hill, Ford Mk II, takes the early lead and pulls away after the 1st lap

Austrian Jochen Rindt in his Cooper Maserati T81 in the Monza pits

Fun on the podium for winner Jack Brabham, second placed John Surtees and third placed Jochen Rindt

AvD's race director Baron Leo von Diergardt (left hand) claps on the podium for winner Jack Brabham, second placed John Surtees and third placed Jochen Rindt who is given the trophy to by Fuerst von Metternich

Jochen Rindt on Cooper-Maserati T81

On pole position Dan Gurney's (USA) and Jerry Grant's (USA) Ford Mk II #1047, on 'second grid place' the later second placed Ford Mk II #1015 driven by Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ)

John Whitmore (GB) and Frank Gardner (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-1, entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

Graham Hill (GB) and Brian Muir (AUS) on Ford Mk II XGT-2 entered by Alan Mann Racing Ltd.

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D) drive the Porsche 906 LE #151 to second place in the P2.0 class (5th overall)

The pits of a small team have small space

Mike Parkes in his Ferrari 312, leads Brabham-Repco driver Denny Hulme into the Parabolica

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) on Ford GT40 #1007, entered by Ford France

The remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

Dan Gurney (USA) and Jerry Grant (USA) on Ford Mk II #1047, entered by Shelby American Inc.

Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) in the second placed Ford Mk II #1015 entered by Shelby American Inc.

Innes Ireland (GB) and Mike Salmon (GB) on Ford GT40 #1002 FEL IC, entered by F. English Ltd.

Jo Schlesser (F) and Guy Ligier (F) on Ford GT40 #1003, entered by Ford France, gain victory in S+3.0 classement (fifth overall)

Mike Spence (GB) and Richard Bond (GB) on Richard Bond's Ford GT40 #1021

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race started

French policemen guard the remains of Richard Holquist's (USA) Ford GT40 #1029 which was not repaired in time before the race has started

The destroyed Ford GT40 #1040 of Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoery (CH)

Jack Brabham at pits, Monza 1966

World Champion of 1959, 1960 and 1966 Jack Brabham sits in his own Brabham-Cosworth BT33

Jack Brabham sliding through the Tarzan curve.

Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Dan Gurney have a friendly chat in the BRM pits

Lorenzo Bandini, Ferrari Dino 246

The new BRM H16 engine was used in practice only on Jackie Stewart's BRM P83 chassis

The new BRM H16 engine was used in practice only on Jackie Stewart's BRM P83 chassis

The new BRM H16 engine was used in practice only on Jackie Stewart's BRM P83 chassis

The winning Chapparal 2D Chevrolet, driven by Joakim Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA)

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 driven by Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) entered by Shelby American Inc.

The Porsche 911 S S-WX 450 driven by Jean Kerguen (F) and "Franc" (F) gains first place in GT2.0 class (14th overall)

Skip Scott's (USA) and Peter Revson's (USA) Ford GT40 #1038 with the Ford GT40 #1007 of Guy Ligier (F) and Bob Grossman (USA) close behind

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 of Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

A very happy Henry Ford II

Honoury lap of second placed Ford driver team Ken Miles (USA) and Denny Hulme (NZ) on Ford Mk II #1015

Podium ceremony after 24 hours, Henry Ford II with 'his' winning drivers in P+2.0 class: Chris Amon (NZ), Henry Ford II and Bruce McLaren (NZ).

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) and Richie Ginther's (USA) Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0846 in front of Paul Hawkins' (AUS) and Mark Donohue's (USA) Ford Mk II #1032 and another Ford

The damaged Abarth 1300 OT of Fritz Jüttner (D) and Klaus Steinmetz (D)

Ferrari engine

John Surtees (GB)

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) in the pits

The Ferrari Dino 206 S #008 driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richie Ginther (USA)

A photographer examines the wrecks of three retired racecars besides the track, car no. 42 is the Matra M620 BRM 03 driven by Jo Schlesser (F) and Alan Rees (GB), car no. 20 the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I), at the rear car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 of Roberto Bussinello (I) and "Geki" (I) retires after 14 laps

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 driven by John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB)

Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001

Car no. 35 Austin-Healey Sprite driven by Mike Garton (GB) and Alec Poole (IRL), in front of an unidentifyable Marcos (?) and the Ferrari 250 LM #8165 of Willy Mairesse (B) and Herbert Müller (CH)

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

Hans Herrmann's (D) and Dieter Glemser's (D) Porsche 906 E 154 (car no. 15) in front of their team mate car Porsche 906 E 141 S-XR 46 driven by Udo Schütz (D) and Günther Klass (D), both cars retire during the endurance race

The victorious driver pair Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on the Nürburgring podium

The winning Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) during practice session

John Surtees (GB)

Mike Parkes (GB) in the cockpit of the Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 which he drives together with John Surtees

Ferrari engineeer Mauro Forghieri talks with John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB) besides the Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 during a pitstop

Phil Hill (USA)

Mike Parkes (GB)

The Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder #0844 driven by John Surtees (GB) and Mike Parkes (GB)

Udo Schütz' (D) and Peter de Klerk's (ZA) Porsche 906 LE 152 S-XR 760 in front of the other Porsche 906 LE 151 S-XR 762 driven by Hans Herrmann (D) and Herbert Linge (D)

Car no. 9 Jo Bonnier (S) and Phil Hill (USA) on Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 2D001, in front of Mike Parkes' (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti's (I) Ferrari 330 P3 #0848

Lucien Bianchi (B) and Mario Andretti (USA) on Ford Mk II #1031 in front of André de Cortanze's (F) and Jean-Pierre Hanrioud's (F) Alpine A210 Renault #1719 and the Alpine A210 Renault #1720 of Bengt Jansson (S) and Pauli Toivonen (SF)

The winning Ford Mk II #1046 of Bruce McLaren (NZ) and Chris Amon (NZ) passes the wrecks of two retired racecars besides the track - car no. 20, the Ferrari 330 P3 #0848 of Mike Parkes (GB) and Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) and car no. 53, the C.D. SP66 Peugeot 663IW75 of Georges Heligouin (F) and Johnny Rives (F).

The third placed Ford Mk II #1016 of Ronnie Bucknum (USA) and Dick Hutcherson (USA) passes the wreck of a retired racecars besides the track - car no. 14, the Ford GT40 #1040 driven by Peter Sutcliffe (GB) and Dieter Spoerry (CH)

Bruce McLaren, McLaren M2B

The field seconds before the start: Jim Clark of Lotus (no. 1) on pole, at his side John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Ludovico Scarfiotti

Jackie Stewart, Spa-Francorchamps 1966

Peter Arundell sits in a Lotus-BRM 33 in pits during the Dutch Grand Prix 1966

Jackie Stewart with an "on board" camera

Jim Clark

Richard Attwood at the Karussel in the Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari Dino 206S (006) that he shared with David Piper during the 1966 Nurburgring 1000 Kms

Despite starting from third grid position, Jim Clark (here in Parabolica) retires later in the race.

Jim Clark

Jim Clark

Jim Clark getting out of his car during practice for the 1966 German Grand Prix

Lotus 43-BRM H16 of Jim Clark

Lotus driver Jim Clark with team boss Colin Chapman during practice session for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza 1966.

Jimmy in the pits.

McLaren M2B-Ford V8 of Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, with team owner and driver Bruce McLaren and team manager Teddy Mayer

McLaren M2B-Ford V8 of Bruce McLaren Motor Racing

John Surtees, winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 1966

75 cars started the Nurburgring 1000 kms and this picture starts with the 17th fastest Ford-France Ford GT40 (1003) of Henri Greder/Jean-Michel Giorgi that will finish 5th. Alongside is Heini Walter's Ferrari 250LM (5905) that he shared with Peter Ditzler and the number 82 Team VDS Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 2 of Serge Trosch/Teddy Pilette. Two more Ford GT40s follow, the Ed Nelson/Peter de Klerk 1009 and Colin Crabbe's 1021 with its distinctive roof blister to accommodate Crabbe's height, co-driven by Roy Pierpoint. Further up the line can be glimpsed Paul Vestey's dark blue Ferrari 275GTB/C (9035) the ex-Maranello Concessionaires 1966 Le Mans car.

Dan Gurney aviates his Eagle-Climax T1G past the remains of a crashed touring-car at Bruennchen.

BRM drivers Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill (left) and Eagle-Climax driver Dan Gurney (centre)

Cooper-Maserati driver Richie Ginther

German enterpriser Wendelin Schell takes a close look at a fake F1 car which was made especially for John Frankenheimer's awarded motion picture GRAND PRIX from 1967 - note the wooden dummy gearbox.

F1 World Champion of 1959, 1960 and 1966 Sir Jack Brabham and racing legend Sir Stirling Moss

Jochen Rindt topless

A rear view on the Ferrari 250 LM #55 (serial no. 5845), driven only during practice session by Arthur W. Swanson (USA) and Robert Ennis (USA)

Richie Ginther surrounded by Honda engineers, Monza 1966

Princess Gracia Patricia and Prince Rainier de Monaco, Monaco GP 1966

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Enzo Ferrari sitting on the Monza pitwall during practice

Pit-stop for Ferrari 250LM No. 8

Brabham driver Denny Hulme talks to team mate Graham Hill's wife Bette in the pits.

Jack Brabham at La Source in a Brabham-Repco BT19

Jack Brabham at La Source in a Brabham-Repco BT19

Dan Gurney in the pits during a practice session.

Not very amused with the performance of the 16-cylinder BRM engine, Jim Clark steps out of his Lotus 43 during practice in Monza 1966.

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George Harrison

George Harrison

John Surtees on Ferrari, GP Belgium 1966

2pm local time, round 6 of the 1966 F1 season is about to start. Polesetter Jim Clark, Lotus No 1, John Surtees' Cooper, Jackie Stewart's BRM, and Scarfiotti's Ferrari made it on to the front row of the grid.

Jack Brabham, British GP Brands Hatch 1966

The two drivers of the Brabham team: Denny Hulme sitting in his car, talking to teamowner Jack Brabham.

Monaco 1966, friends and racing companions Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark and Graham Hill under the trees in pitlane.

John Surtees gets the drop on Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart and Ludovico Scarfiotti. The eventual winner Jack Brabham (No. 3) is on the second row.

Podium ceremony 24h Le Mans 1966 with Bruce McLaren, Henry Ford II, two unknown French beauties, Colin Davis, Jo Siffert and Chris Amon

Chris Amon waves at the fans from the winning Ford Mk II #1046 entered byShelby American Inc.

The two works Porsche 906s, 6th and 7th in the line-up, of Udo Schuetz (No. 16) and Bob Bondurant (No. 17), who decided they could not wait for the rest.

Denny Hulme, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Richie Ginther stands besides his Honda.

Jackie Stewart aviates his BRM 261 past the remains of a crashed touring car at Nuerburgring's Bruennchen.

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

Jochen Rindt, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

Jim Clark, World Champion 1963 and 1965 with Lotus.

Jim Clark, energetic and expressive, Belgium 1966.

Polesetter Dan Gurney runs to his Ford MkII no.3. Followers are Ken Miles, John Whitmore, Bruce McLaren, Pedro Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Mike Parkes, Jean Guichet, ...

Jim Clark on the grid before the start, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1966

John Surtees leads Jackie Stewart through Gasometre hairpin, GP Monaco 1966

The three works Porsche 906s start

Leading the Belgium GP 1966 start field, Surtees enters Eau Rouge in front of Rindt

Jim Clark during practice session, Monza 1966

With Graham Hill and Gurney away in the lead, no. 1 Ken Miles (USA), 2nd on the grid in one of the many Ford's Mk II, is getting jumped at the start by John Whitmore's Ford no. 8, Mike Parkes' Ferrari (no. 20), Jo Bonnier's Chaparral-Chevrolet (no. 9) and Bondurant's Ferrari (no. 18). In the back you can see the no. 2 Ford of McLaren/Amon.

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