1966 South African Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1966 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 January 1966
Official name	12th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa
Location	Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	3.91[citation needed] km (2.436 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 234.592[citation needed] km (145.769 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:25.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco
Time	1:25.2
Podium
First	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM
Third	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax

The 1966 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 12th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa (Afrikaans: 12de Internasionale RAC Grand Prix van Suid-Afrika^[1]), was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 1 January 1966 at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa. The race, run over 60 laps of the circuit, was won by British driver Mike Spence in a works Lotus-Climax. Spence won by two laps from the private Brabham-BRM of Swiss driver Jo Siffert, with fellow Briton Peter Arundell third in the other works Lotus-Climax.

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Mike Spence	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	60	1.29:39.4	2
2	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	58	+ 2 Laps	12
3	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	58	+ 2 Laps	13
4	Dave Charlton	Scuderia Scribante	Brabham-Climax	58	+ 2 Laps	10
DSQ	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	58	Push Start	8
5	Sam Tingle	Sam Tingle	LDS-Climax	57	+ 3 Laps	14
6	John Love	John Love	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 4 Laps	4
7	Clive Puzey	Clive Puzey Motors	Lotus-Climax	56	+ 4 Laps	18
8	Tony Jefferies	John Love	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 4 Laps	15
9	Jackie Pretorius	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus-Climax	56	+ 4 Laps	17
10	Doug Serrurier	Louis Douglas Serrurier	LDS-Climax	55	+ 5 Laps	16
Ret	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	49	Fuel Injection	1
Ret	Peter de Klerk	Otelle Nucci	Brabham-Climax	49	Gearbox	7
Ret	Denny Hulme	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	46	Gearbox	3
Ret	Innes Ireland	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	33	Gearbox	5
Ret	Paul Hawkins	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-Climax	9	Gear Selector	11
Ret	Richie Ginther	Stirling Moss Racing Team	BRP-BRM	8	Accident	6
Ret	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	7	Accident	9
Ret	David Prophet	David Prophet Racing	Lotus-Maserati	0	Driveshaft	19
DNS	Brian Raubenheimer	Brian Raubenheimer	Lotus-Ford
DNS	Jack Holme	Jack Holme	LDS-Ford
DNS	David Hume	Team Valencia	LDS-Climax

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