1966 Rothmans 12 Hour International Sports Car Race
# 1966 Rothmans 12 Hour International Sports Car Race

The 1966 Rothman's 12-Hour was an international sports car race held at the Surfers Paradise International Motor Circuit in Queensland, Australia on 21 August 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 and Andrew Buchanan driving a Ferrari 250LM.

## 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

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jackie Stewart, Andy Buchanan | 3 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 493 |
| 2 | Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich | 2 | Ford GT40 | Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd | 492 |
| 3 | Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas | 9 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 471 |
| 4 | Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed | 8 | Porsche Spyder | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd | 451 |
| 5 | Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins | 4 | Ferrari 250LM | Epstein Enterprises Ltd | 441 |
| 6 | Brian Foley, John French | 13 | Morris Cooper S | British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd | 437 |
| | Sports Racing Over 2000cc | Sports Racing Over 2000cc | Sports Racing Over 2000cc | Sports Racing Over 2000cc | Sports Racing Over 2000cc |
| 1 | Jackie Stewart, Andrew Buchanan | 3 | Ferrari 250LM | Scuderia Veloce | 493 |
| 2 | Peter Sutcliffe, Frank Matich | 2 | Ford GT40 | Peter Sutcliffe (Racing) Ltd | 492 |
| 3 | Jackie Epstein, Paul Hawkins | 4 | Ferrari 250LM | Epstein Enterprises Ltd | 441 |
| 4 | Bill Ford, Gerry Lister, Dave Seldon | 6 | Volvo 122S | British & Continental Cars Pty Ltd | 273 |
| 5 | Ray Morris, Laurie Stewart | 7 | Ford XP Falcon V8 | Ray Morris Motors | 216 |
| 6 | Tony Osborne, Murray Carter, Ray Gibbs | 5 | Monaco Oldsmobile | Argo Racing | 96 |
| 7 | David Piper, Richard Attwood | 1 | Ferrari 365 P2 | David Piper (Racing) Ltd | 45 |
| | Sports Racing Under 2000cc | Sports Racing Under 2000cc | Sports Racing Under 2000cc | Sports Racing Under 2000cc | Sports Racing Under 2000cc |
| 1 | Kevin Bartlett, Doug Chivas | 9 | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 471 |
| 2 | Alan Hamilton, Brian Reed | 8 | Porsche Spyder | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd | 451 |
| 3 | Brian Foley, John French | 13 | Morris Cooper S | British Motor Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd | 437 |
| 4 | Frank Demuth, John Harvey | 10 | Lotus 23B | RC Phillips Sports Car World Pty Ltd | 408 |
| 5 | Ken Stacey, Bruce McIntyre, Malcolm Henderson | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 402 |
| 6 | Malcolm Bailey, John Hicks | 17 | Prince Skyline GT | MS Bailey | 389 |
| 7 | Charlie Smith, Barry Seton | 15 | Morris Sports | CG Smith | 311 |
| 8 | Don Gorringe, Richard Crawford | 11 | Lola | Donald Gorringe | 54 |
| 9 | Dick Thurston, Tom Roddy, Hugh Bryson | 14 | Nota Clubman | Pitstop Car Sales | 48 |
| | Improved Production Over 2000cc | Improved Production Over 2000cc | Improved Production Over 2000cc | Improved Production Over 2000cc | Improved Production Over 2000cc |
| 1 | Ron Thorpe, Tom Sulman | 18 | AC Cobra | Ron Thorpe's Bargain Barn Pty Ltd | 420 |
| 2 | Brian Lawler, Harry Gapps | 21 | Daimler SP250 | Brian Lawler | 372 |
| 3 | Ross Bond, Digby Cooke, Bill Stanley | 19 | Austin-Healey 3000 | BP Castlecove Service Station | 358 |
| | Improved Production Under 2000cc | Improved Production Under 2000cc | Improved Production Under 2000cc | Improved Production Under 2000cc | Improved Production Under 2000cc |
| 1 | David McKay, Bill Brown | 22 | Volvo P1800S | Scuderia Veloce | 427 |
| 2 | John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford, Edward Colwell | 31 | Datsun Fairlady 1600 | Datsun Australia | 424 |
| 3 | Richard Booty, Bill Jamieson | 28 | Austin-Healey Sprite | R Booty | 397 |
| 4 | Noel Riley, Fred Gibson | 34 | Honda S600 | Campbell Scott Pty Ltd | 397 |
| 5 | Errol Sakzewski, Henk Woelders, Geoff Sakzewski | 23 | Porsche Carrera | DG Sakzewski | 386 |
| 6 | | | Austin-Healey Sprite | | 376 |
| 7 | | | Austin-Healey Sprite | | 330 |
| 8 | | | Austin-Healey Sprite | | 195 |
| 9 | | | Austin-Healey Sprite | | 195 |
| 10 | Colin Weat, Ron Kearns | 24 | MGA Twin Cam | MG Car Club (NSW) | 142 |
| 11 | Max Stewart, Bob Young | 33 | Triumph Spitfire SII | Max Stewart Motors | 69 |
| | Series Production Over 2000cc | Series Production Over 2000cc | Series Production Over 2000cc | Series Production Over 2000cc | Series Production Over 2000cc |
| 1 | Bryan Thomson, Glyn Scott | 35 | Jaguar E-Type | Shepparton Truck Sales | 418 |
| | Series Production Under 2000cc | Series Production Under 2000cc | Series Production Under 2000cc | Series Production Under 2000cc | Series Production Under 2000cc |
| 1 | Jim Quinn, Paul Mander | 37 | Lotus Elan S2 | HQ Performance Motors (Canberra) | 418 |
| 2 | Bob Holden, John Underwood, John Collins | 39 | MGB | Everybody's Magazine | 406 |
| 3 | Colin Bond, Barry Ferguson, Arthur Treloar | 43 | Isuzu Bellett GT | Griffon Motors | 402 |
| 4 | Barry Tapsall, Bill Gates | 45 | Datsun SSS | Barry Tapsall | 399 |
| 5 | Johnny Maroulis, Ian Ferguson | 38 | Lotus Elan | Cominos Pharmacy | 375 |
| 6 | Albert Sedaitis, Peter Brown, Grahame Wood | 42 | Morgan +4 SS | Ecurie Canberra | 372 |
| 7 | John Leffler, Les Carne | 41 | Austin-Healey Sprite | John Leffler | 229 |
| 8 | Noel Riley, Leo Stanton, Jim Palmer | 44 | Honda S600 | Stanton Motors Ltd | 227 |
