24 Horas de Le Mans de 1966
Datos de esta edición:
– 7ª prueba puntuable para el WSC (World Sportscar Championship) de 1966
– Longitud del circuito: 13,461 km
– 350.000 espectadores
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.843,090 km
– Velocidad media: 210,795 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 0,020 km
Pole Position
– Dan Gurney – #3 Ford GT40 Mk.II – Shelby-American Inc. en 3min 30s 6
Vuelta rápida
– Dan Gurney – #3 Ford GT40 Mk.II – Shelby-American Inc. en 3min 30s 6
– Premio de la Performance: #30 Porsche 906/6LH – Porsche S. Engineering
– Premio de la Eficiencia Energética: #44 Alpine A210 – Écurie Savin-Calberson
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1966
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | P +5.0 | 2 | Shelby-American Inc. [USA] | [NZL] Bruce McLaren [NZL] Chris Amon | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 360 | – |
| 2 | P +5.0 | 1 | Shelby-American Inc. [USA] | [GBR] Ken Miles [NZL] Denny Hulme | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 360 | – |
| 3 | P +5.0 | 5 | Holman & Moody / Essex Wire Corp. [USA] | [USA] Ronnie Bucknum [USA] Richard Hutcherson | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 348 | – |
| 4 | P 2.0 | 30 | Porsche System Engineering [DEU] | [CHE] Jo Siffert [GBR] Colin Davis | Porsche 906/6L Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 339 | – |
| 5 | P 2.0 | 31 | Porsche System Engineering [DEU] | [DEU] Hans Herrmann [DEU] Herbert Linge | Porsche 906/6L Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 338 | – |
| 6 | P 2.0 | 32 | Porsche System Engineering [DEU] | [DEU] Udo Schütz [ZAF] Peter de Klerk | Porsche 906/6L Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 337 | – |
| 7 | S 2.0 | 58 | Porsche System Engineering [DEU] | [DEU] Günter Klass [DEU] Rolf Stommelen | Porsche 906/6 Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 330 | – |
| 8 | GT 5.0 | 29 | Maranello Concessionaires [GBR] | [GBR] Piers Courage [USA] Roy Pike | Ferrari 275 GTB/C Ferrari 3.3 V12 | 310 | – |
| 9 | P 1.3 | 62 | Société des Automobiles Alpine [FRA] | [FRA] Henri Grandsire [ITA] Leo Cella | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 311 | – |
| 10 | GT 5.0 | 57 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Pierre Noblet [BEL] Claude Dubois | Ferrari 275 GTB Ferrari 3.3 V12 | 310 | – |
| 11 | P 1.3 | 44 | Écurie Savin-Calberson [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Cheinisse [FRA] Roger Delageneste | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 307 | – |
| 12 | P 1.3 | 45 | Société des Automobiles Alpine [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Verrier [FRA] Robert Bouharde | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 307 | – |
| 13 | P 1.3 | 46 | Société des Automobiles Alpine [FRA] | [BEL] Mauro Bianchi [FRA] Jean Vinatier | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 306 | – |
| 14 | GT 2.0 | 35 | « J. Franc » [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Dewes [FRA] Jean Kerguen | Porsche 911S Porsche 2.0 F6 | 284 | – |
| 15 | P 1.3 | 50 | Jean-Louis Marnat & Cie [FRA] | [FRA] Claude Ballot-Léna [FRA] Jean-Louis Marnat | Marcos Mini Marcos GT 2+2 BMC 1.3 L4 | 258 | – |
| 16 ABD | S 2.0 | 33 | Porsche System Engineering [DEU] | [USA] Peter Gregg [SWE] Sten Axelsson | Porsche 906/6 Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 321 | – |
| 17 ABD | P +5.0 | 3 | Shelby-American Inc. [USA] | [USA] Dan Gurney [USA] Jerry Grant | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 257 | – |
| 18 ABD | P 1.3 | 49 | Donald Healey Motor Company [GBR] | [IRL] Paddy Hopkirk [GBR] Andrew Hedges | Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans BMC 1.3 L4 | 237 | – |
| 19 ABD | S 5.0 | 14 | S. Filipinetti / F.R. English – Comstock R [CHE] / [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Sutcliffe [CHE] Dieter Spoerry | Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.7 V8 | 233 | – |
| 20 ABD | P 5.0 | 21 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC [ITA] | [ITA] Lorenzo Bandini [FRA] Jean Guichet | Ferrari 330 P3 Ferrari 4.0 V8 | 226 | – |
| 21 ABD | GT 5.0 | 26 | Ed Hugus [USA] | [ITA] Gianpiero Bascaldi [FRA] Michel de Bourbon-Parma | Ferrari 275 GTB Ferrari 3.3 V12 | 218 | – |
| 22 ABD | S 5.0 | 28 | Équipe Nationale Belge [BEL] | [BEL] Gustave Gosselin [BEL] Eric de Keyn | Ferrari 250LM Ferrari 3.3 V12 | 218 | – |
| 23 ABD | P 1.3 | 47 | Société des Automobiles Alpine [FRA] | [SWE] Berndt Jansson [FIN] Paul Toivonen | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 217 | – |
| 24 ABD | S 5.0 | 59 | Essex Wire Corporation [USA] | [USA] Peter Revson [USA] Skip Scott | Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.7 V8 | 212 | – |
| 25 ABD | S 5.0 | 15 | Ford France S.A. [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Ligier [USA] Bob Grossman | Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.7 V8 | 205 | – |
| 26 ABD | P 5.0 | 19 | Scuderia Filipinetti [CHE] | [BEL] Willy Mairesse [CHE] Herbert Müller | Ferrari 365 P2/P3 Ferrari 4.4 V12 | 166 | – |
| 27 ABD | S 5.0 | 60 | Essex Wire Corporation [USA] | [DEU] Jochen Neerpasch [BEL] Jacky Ickx | Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.7 V8 | 154 | – |
| 28 ABD | P 5.0 | 27 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [USA] Richie Ginther [MEX] Pedro Rodríguez | Ferrari 330 P3 Spyder Ferrari 4.0 V12 | 151 | – |
| 29 ABD | P 1.3 | 28 | Donald Healey Motor Company [GBR] | [GBR] John Rhodes [GBR] Clive Baker | Austin-Healey Sprite Le Mans BMC 1.3 L4 | 134 | – |
| 30 ABD | P 5.0 | 17 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Jean Blaton [FRA] Pierre Dumay | Ferrari 365 P2/P3 Ferrari 4.4 V12 | 129 | – |
| 31 ABD | P 5.0 | 20 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC [ITA] | [ITA] Ludovico Scarfiotti [GBR] Mike Parkes | Ferrari 330 P3 Ferrari 4.0 V12 | 123 | – |
| 32 ABD | P 1.15 | 55 | Société des Automobiles Alpine [FRA] | [FRA] André de Cortanze [FRA] Jean-Pierre Hanrioud | Alpine A210 Renault 1.3 L4 | 118 | – |
| 33 ABD | P 2.0 | 41 | Matra Sports SARL [FRA] | [FRA] Johnny Servoz-Gavin [FRA] Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra M620 BRM 1.9 V8 | 112 | – |
| 34 ABD | P +5.0 | 9 | Chaparral Cars Inc. [USA] | [USA] Phil Hill [SWE] Joakim Bonnier | Chaparral 2D Chevrolet 5.4 V8 | 111 | – |
| 35 ABD | P +5.0 | 7 | Alan Mann Racing Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Graham Hill [AUS] Brian Muir | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 110 | – |
| 36 ABD | P 2.0 | 34 | Auguste Veuillet [FRA] | [FRA] Robert Buchet [DEU] Gerhard Koch | Porsche 906/6 Carrera 6 Porsche 2.0 F6 | 110 | – |
| 37 ABD | P 2.0 | 42 | Matra Sports SARL [FRA] | [FRA] Jo Schlesser [GBR] Alan Rees | Matra M620 BRM 1.9 V8 | 100 | – |
| 38 ABD | P +5.0 | 6 | Holman & Moody [USA] | [USA] Mario Andretti [BEL] Lucien Bianchi | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 97 | – |
| 39 ABD | P 1.15 | 53 | S.E.C. Automobiles CD [FRA] | [FRA] Georges Heligouin [FRA] Jean Rives | CD SP66 Peugeot 1.1 L4 | 91 | – |
| 40 ABD | P 5.0 | 18 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [USA] Masten Gregory [USA] Bob Bondurant | Ferrai 365 P2 Ferrari 4.4 V12 | 88 | – |
| 41 ABD | P 1.15 | 51 | S.E.C. Automobiles CD [FRA] | [FRA] Claude Laurent [FRA] Jean-Claude Ogier | CD SP66 Peugeot 1.1 L4 | 54 | – |
| 42 ABD | P 1.3 | 54 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [FRA] François Pasquier [FRA] Robert Mieusset | ASA RB613 Ferrari 1.3 L4 | 50 | – |
| 43 ABD | P 5.0 | 24 | Scuderia San Marco [ITA] | [FRA] Jean-Claude Sauer [FRA] Jean de Mortemart | Serenissima Jungla GT Spyder ATS 3.5 V8 | 40 | – |
| 44 ABD | P +5.0 | 11 | Prototip Bizzarrini SRL [ITA] | [USA] Sam Posey [ITA] Massimo Natili | Bizzarrini 5300GT Chevrolet 5.4 V8 | 39 | – |
| 45 ABD | P 2.0 | 43 | Matra Sports SARL [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jaussaud [FRA] Henri Pescarolo | Matra M620 BRM 1.9 V8 | 38 | – |
| 46 ABD | P 5.0 | 16 | Maranello Concessionaires [GBR] | [GBR] Richard Attwood [GBR] David Piper | Ferrari 365 P2 Spyder Ferrari 4.4 V12 | 33 | – |
| 47 ABD | P 1.3 | 61 | ASA [ITA] | [ITA] Spartaco Dini [ITA] Ignazio Giunti | ASA RB613 Ferrari 1.3 L4 | 31 | – |
| 48 ABD | P +5.0 | 8 | Alan Mann Racing Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Sir John Whitmore [AUS] Frank Gardner | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 31 | – |
| 49 ABD | P 1.15 | 52 | S.E.C. Automobiles CD [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Lelong [FRA] Alain Bertaut | CD SP66 Peugeot 1.1 L4 | 19 | – |
| 50 ABD | P 2.0 | 36 | Maranello Concessionaires [GBR] | [GBR] Mike Salmon [GBR] David Hobbs | Ferrari Dino 206S Ferrari 2.0 V6 | 14 | – |
| 51 ABD | P +5.0 | 4 | Holman & Moody [USA] | [USA] Mark Donohue [AUS] Paul Hawkins | Ford GT40 Mk.II Ford 7.0 V8 | 12 | – |
| 52 ABD | P 2.0 | 38 | North American Racing Team [USA] | [USA] Charlie Kolb [USA] George Follmer | Ferrari Dino 206S Ferrari 2.0 V6 | 9 | – |
| 53 ABD | P +5.0 | 10 | Prototip Bizzarrini SRL [ITA] | [CHE] Edgar Berney [CHE] André Wicky | Bizzarrini P538 Chevrolet 5.4 V8 | 8 | – |
| 54 ABD | S 5.0 | 12 | F.R. English Ltd. \ Comstock Racing [GBR] | [GBR] Innes Ireland [AUT] Jochen Rindt | Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.7 V8 | 8 | – |
| 55 ABD | P 2.0 | 25 | Scuderia San Marco / NART [ITA] / [USA] | [ITA] Nino Vaccarella [ITA] Mario Casoni | Ferrari Dino 206S Ferrari 2.0 V6 | 7 | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado