1966 Targa Florio

The 50° Targa Florio took place on 8 May 1966, on the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie, Sicily (Italy).{{cite book |author-last=Valerio|author-first=Giuseppe| title = Cento volte Targa Florio | language = Italian | publisher = C&C Srl | location=Faenza|year=2017| ISBN=888662293-7}} pp. 58-9

Race

File:1966-05-08 Targa Florio winners Porsche 906 Mairesse+Müller.jpg

File:1966-05-08 Targa Florio Ferrari 330 P3 0844 Vaccarellla Bandini.jpg

The 50th anniversary edition of the Targa was marred by an inclement weather that turned the road into a quagmire. The winners of the 1965 edition, Nino Vaccarella and Lorenzo Bandini started as favorites driving the powerful, prototype-class Ferrari 330 P3. Indeed it seemed they could led Ferrari to another victory but two laps from the end, a wrong maneuver by Bandini while lapping a slower car resulted in the 330 off the road. This paved the way of the victory for the factory-backed Scuderia Filipinetti Porsche 906 of Herbert Müller and Willy Mairesse, followed by the Dino 206 S of Guichet/Baghetti, and another 906 of Sicilian duo Pucci/Arena.

Official results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Class ! No ! Team ! Drivers ! Chassis ! Laps
style= ! 1 \| S 2.0 \| 148 \| {{flagicon\|SWI}}{{flagicon\|GER}} Scuderia Filipinetti/Porsche System Engineering \| {{flagicon\|SWI}} Herbert Müller {{flagicon\|BEL}} Willy Mairesse \| Porsche 906 \| 10
2 \| P 2.0 \| 196 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Ferrari SEFAC \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean Guichet {{flagicon\|ITA}} Giancarlo Baghetti \| Dino 206 S \| 10
style= ! 3 \| S 2.0 \| 144 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Porsche System Engineering \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Antonio Pucci {{flagicon\|ITA}} Vincenzo Arena \| Porsche 906 \| 10

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! Pos

! Class

! No

! Team

! Drivers

! Chassis

! Laps

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! 1

| S
2.0

| 148

| {{flagicon|SWI}}{{flagicon|GER}} Scuderia Filipinetti/Porsche System Engineering

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Herbert Müller
{{flagicon|BEL}} Willy Mairesse

| Porsche 906

| 10

| P
2.0

| 196

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari SEFAC

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Guichet
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Baghetti

| Dino 206 S

| 10

style=

! 3

| S
2.0

| 144

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche System Engineering

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Pucci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Vincenzo Arena

| Porsche 906

| 10

References

{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 1966

| Sportscar_Series = World Sportscar Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 1000 km Monza

| Next_race_in_season = 1000 km Spa

}}

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