Monday 25th April 1966

Coming back from severe injuries suffered in a late 1965 Sports Car crash, John Surtees teamed with Mike Parkes in a new Ferrari 3330P3 coupe to win the Monza 1000 Kilometer World Sports Car Championship race on the Monza circuit. Parkes turned in a great co-drive, especially when the wipers failed during the rainy event. None of the factory backed 7 liter Mk. 2 Fords were on hand and the production 4.7 liter Ford GT40s of the privateers weren’t able to keep pace with the Ferrari. Sir John Whitmore and Masten Gregory finished 2nd, 1 lap back, in their 4.7 liter Ford GT40.