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.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a seven race series.[1]Overall winner race winners are shown in bold.
Season review
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 system
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Championship standings
Over 2 liter class
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Under 2 liter class
| Pos [1] | Manufacturer [1] | Seb | MAR | Bry | VIR | Mar | GRV | RIV | Pts [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 cars
The following models scored championship points for their respective manufacturers.