The 1966 Trans-American Sedan Championship was the inaugural running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series auto racing series. It was open to FIA Group 1 and FIA Group 2 cars and was contested over seven races. [1] Manufacturers titles were awarded for both Over 2 Liter and Under 2 Liter cars with Ford and Alfa Romeo winning their respective class championships. [1] Horst Kwech and Gaston Andrey were subsequently named Drivers co-champions in 1980 when the SCCA retroactively named drivers championships for the series after the 1980 season.
The championship was contested over a seven race series. [1] Overall winner race winners are shown in bold.
The Dodge Dart of Bob Tullius won the Over 2 liter class at the opening race at Sebring International Raceway, while the Alfa Romeo GTA of Formula One driver Jochen Rindt won the Under 2 liter class and was placed first overall. [1]
Over the course of the championship Ford Mustangs won the Over 2 liter class at four races with Dodge Darts winning twice and Plymouth Barracuda once. [1] Alfa Romeo GTAs won the Under 2 liter class at five races with Ford Cortina Lotus winning twice. [1] Ford and Alfa Romeo won their respective class championships. [1]
Points were awarded according to finishing position. [1] Only the highest-placed car scored points for the manufacturer. [1] Drivers' championships were not awarded in Trans-Am until 1972.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
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1 | Ford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
2 | Chrysler- Plymouth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 39 |
3 | Dodge | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | |
4 | Chevrolet | 4 | 3 | ||||||
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Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
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1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 57 |
2 | Ford of Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | ||
3 | BMW | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||
4 | BMC | 4 | 3 | ||||||
5 | Volvo | 5 | 2 | ||||||
6 | Fiat Abarth | 6 | 1 | ||||||
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The following models scored championship points for their respective manufacturers.