1966 Singapore Grand Prix
Circuit layout of the Thomson Road Circuit
The inaugural Singapore Grand Prix was held from the 9th to 11th in April 1966, on the Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit. Previous editions of the Grand Prix were held before Singapore gained its independence, and were not called Singapore Grand Prix. The 1965 Malaysian Grand Prix was held on the same course, as part of the Malaysian Grand Prix event, as the 1966 Grand Prix of Singapore.
Results
1966 1ST SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit
- April 9–11, 1966
| Singapore GP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX | 60 laps | |||
| Rank | Rider | Country | Motorcycle | Time |
| 1. | Mitsuo Ito |  Japan |
Suzuki 125 | 2h 37min 16.6s |
| SPORTS CAR & GT CARS RACE | 15 laps | |||
| Rank | Driver | Country | Car | Time |
| 1. | Lee Han Seng |  Singapore |
Lotus-Ford Twin Cam | 39min 13.3s |
| SPORTS CAR & GT CARS RACE | 15 laps | |||
| Rank | Driver | Country | Car | Time |
| 1. | Albert Poon | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong |
Lotus Cortina 1500 | 39min 13.3s |
| SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX | 60 laps | |||
| Rank | Driver | Country | Car | Time |
| 1. | Lee Han Seng | Singapore |
Lotus 22 | 2h 29min41.8s |
References
- from the MISAS (Moving Image and Sound Archives Singapore) website
See also
- 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, the first modern Singapore GP, and first F1 GP in Singapore
- 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix, the first F1 GP in Malaysia
- 1968 Malaysian Grand Prix, the next Grand Prix of Malaysia
| Preceded by 1965 Malaysian Grand Prix † |
Singapore Grand Prix 1966 |
Succeeded by 1967 Singapore Grand Prix |
† In 1965, Singapore was a constituent part of Malaysia
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