Cooper-Climax

British · raced 1959–1968 · 2 constructors' titles

66Races

12Wins13th all-time

43Podiums13th all-time

10Polesjoint 15th all-time

129Top 10s

5.97Avg Position

10.33Avg Grid Pos

2Driver Titles

2Constructor Titlesjoint 7th all-time

Cooper-Climax was the name for Cooper cars powered by Coventry Climax engines, the rear-engined design that changed Formula 1. Jack Brabham won the drivers' title in 1959 and 1960 with Cooper-Climax, and Cooper won the constructors' championship in both years. The cars started 66 Grands Prix, with 12 wins and 43 podiums, and won 2 constructors' titles. Bruce McLaren, Jack Brabham, Masten Gregory and Tony Maggs were among the drivers.

All-time records

=7th in Most F1 Constructors’ Championships (2 titles)
=8th in Most F1 One-Two Finishes (5 one-two finishes)
=11th in Most F1 Front Row Lockouts (3 front row lockouts)
13th in Most F1 Podiums by a Constructor (43 podiums)
13th in Most F1 Wins by a Constructor (12 wins)
=15th in Most F1 Poles by a Constructor (10 pole positions)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Bruce McLaren	3	20	136.5	62
Jack Brabham	7	10	81	24
Tony Maggs	0	3	22	19
Maurice Trintignant	0	3	19	9
Stirling Moss	2	3	18	7
Olivier Gendebien	0	2	10	5
Masten Gregory	0	2	10	9
Jo Bonnier	0	0	8	11
Tony Brooks	0	0	7	6
John Love	0	1	6	4

Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Reims-Gueux	1	8.75	4
Aintree	1	7.83	3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1	6.5	6
Circuit de Monaco	2	6.29	7
Prince George Circuit	0	5.33	3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1	5.29	7
Silverstone Circuit	1	4.33	3
Circuit Park Zandvoort	1	3.14	7
Nürburgring	0	1.8	5
Watkins Glen	0	1.6	5

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Notable drivers

Most wins for the team, then most races.

J. Brabham1959–1961 · 7 wins
B. McLaren1959–1965 · 3 wins
S. Moss1959–1960 · 2 wins
T. Maggs1962–1963 · 0 wins
J. Bonnier1963–1964 · 0 wins
M. Gregory1959–1961 · 0 wins

Season by season

Cooper-Climax season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
1968	—	0	0
1967	9	0	6
1965	5	0	14
1964	5	0	16
1963	52 places lower than 1962	0	25
1962	31 place higher than 1961	1	29
1961	43 places lower than 1960	0	14
1960	1	6	48
1959	1	5	40

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Cooper-Climax
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1965	McLaren vs RindtBruce McLaren vs Jochen Rindt	7–2	5–4	8–4
1964	McLaren vs HillBruce McLaren vs Phil Hill	8–1	6–3	7–1
1963	Bonnier vs McLarenJo Bonnier vs Bruce McLaren	0–10	5–5	6–17
1963	Bonnier vs MaggsJo Bonnier vs Tony Maggs	3–7	6–4	6–9
1963	Maggs vs McLarenTony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	2–8	4–6	9–17
1962	Maggs vs McLarenTony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	1–8	3–6	13–32
1961	Brabham vs McLarenJack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	6–2	3–5	4–11
1961	Salvadori vs SurteesRoy Salvadori vs John Surtees	1–4	4–1	2–2
1960	Brabham vs McLarenJack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	8–0	5–3	43–37
1960	Brooks vs GendebienTony Brooks vs Olivier Gendebien	3–1	2–2	4–4
1960	Brooks vs TaylorTony Brooks vs Henry Taylor	3–0	1–2	2–0
1960	Gendebien vs TaylorOlivier Gendebien vs Henry Taylor	3–0	2–1	6–3
1960	Bristow vs BrooksChris Bristow vs Tony Brooks	1–2	2–1	0–3
1959	Brabham vs TrintignantJack Brabham vs Maurice Trintignant	8–0	5–3	34–19
1959	Brabham vs McLarenJack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	7–0	4–3	28–16.5
1959	Gregory vs BrabhamMasten Gregory vs Jack Brabham	0–6	2–4	10–27
1959	Moss vs TrintignantStirling Moss vs Maurice Trintignant	6–0	2–4	18–17
1959	Gregory vs McLarenMasten Gregory vs Bruce McLaren	5–0	1–4	6–8.5

Drivers who raced for Cooper-Climax

Drivers who have raced for Cooper-Climax
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
B. McLaren	1959–1965	62	3
J. Brabham	1959–1961	24	7
T. Maggs	1962–1963	19	0
J. Bonnier	1963–1964	11	0
M. Gregory	1959–1961	11	0
P. Hill	1960–1964	10	0
J. Rindt	1965	9	0
M. Trintignant	1959–1960	9	0
J. Lewis	1961–1962	8	0
J. Surtees	1961	8	0
R. Salvadori	1960–1961	7	0
S. Moss	1959–1960	7	2
T. Brooks	1960	6	0
H. Taylor	1959–1960	5	0
O. Gendebien	1960	5	0
J. Love	1962–1967	4	0
I. Burgess	1961–1962	4	0
B. Collomb	1961–1962	3	0
J. Fairman	1959–1961	3	0
C. Bristow	1960	3	0
L. Bianchi	1960	3	0
H. Sharp	1961–1962	2	0
H. Schell	1959–1960	2	0
B. van Rooyen	1968	1	0
A. Blignaut	1965	1	0
J. Rhodes	1965	1	0
E. Barth	1964	1	0
J. Taylor	1964	1	0
F. Dochnal	1963	1	0
M. Cabral	1963	1	0
T. Mayer	1962	1	0
R. Penske	1961	1	0
W. Hansgen	1961	1	0
A. Owen	1960	1	0
B. Halford	1960	1	0
C. Daigh	1960	1	0
C. de Beaufort	1960	1	0
L. Reventlow	1960	1	0
P. Drogo	1960	1	0
R. Flockhart	1960	1	0
V. Wilson	1960	1	0
W. Seidel	1960	1	0
G. Scarlatti	1959	1	0
M. Taylor	1959	1	0
P. Ashdown	1959	1	0

Race results

How Cooper-Climax did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

19681 race▾

Drivers: B. van Rooyen

Cooper-Climax race results in 1968
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
1	1South African Grand Prix	20	DNF	van Rooyen DNF	0	—(0)

Earlier seasons1959–1967 (8 seasons)▾

19671 race, 1 podiumConstructors’ P2 · 6 pts▾

Drivers: J. Love

Cooper-Climax race results in 1967
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
1	1South African Grand Prix	5	P2	Love 2	6	2(6)

196510 races, 1 podiumConstructors’ P5 · 14 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, J. Rindt, J. Love, J. Rhodes

Cooper-Climax race results in 1965
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10Mexican Grand Prix	15	DNF	Rindt DNF · McLaren DNF	0	5(14)
9	9United States Grand Prix	2	P6	Rindt 6 · McLaren DNF	1	5(14)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	7	P5	McLaren 5 · Rindt 8	2	5(13)
7	7German Grand Prix	8	P4	Rindt 4 · McLaren DNF	3	5(11)
6	6Dutch Grand Prix	9	DNF	Rindt DNF · McLaren DNF	0	5(8)
5	5British Grand Prix	11	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P5.4)	McLaren 10 · Rindt 14 · Rhodes DNF	0	4(8)
4	4French Grand Prix	9	DNF	McLaren DNF · Rindt DNF	0	4(8)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	9	P3	McLaren 3 · Rindt 11	4	4(8)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	7	P5	McLaren 5	2	4(4)
1	1South African Grand Prix	8	P5	McLaren 5 · Rindt DNF · Love DNF	2	4(2)

196410 races, 2 podiumsConstructors’ P5 · 16 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, P. Hill, E. Barth, J. Bonnier, J. Taylor

Cooper-Climax race results in 1964
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10Mexican Grand Prix	10	P7	McLaren 7 · Hill 9	0	5(16)
9	9United States Grand Prix	5	DNF	McLaren DNF · Hill DNF	0	5(16)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	5	P2	McLaren 2	6	5(16)
7	7Austrian Grand Prix	9	DNF	Hill DNF · McLaren DNF	0	5(10)
6	6German Grand Prix	7	DNF	McLaren DNF · Barth DNF · Hill DNF	0	5(10)
5	5British Grand Prix	6	P6	Hill 6 · Taylor 14 · McLaren DNF	1	5(10)
4	4French Grand Prix	7	P6	McLaren 6 · Hill 7	1	4(9)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	7	P2	McLaren 2 · Hill DNF	6	3(8)
2	2Dutch Grand Prix	5	P7	McLaren 7 · Hill 8	0	5(2)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	9	P5	Bonnier 5 · Hill 9 · McLaren DNF	2	3(2)

196310 races, 4 podiumsConstructors’ P5 · 25 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, J. Bonnier, T. Maggs, J. Love, M. Cabral

Cooper-Climax race results in 1963
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10South African Grand Prix	9	P4	McLaren 4 · Bonnier 6 · Maggs 7 · Love 9	4	5(25)
9	9Mexican Grand Prix	6	P5	Bonnier 5 · McLaren DNF · Maggs DNF	2	5(23)
8	8United States Grand Prix	10	P8	Bonnier 8 · McLaren 11 · Maggs DNF	0	4(21)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	8	P3	McLaren 3 · Maggs 6 · Bonnier 7	5	4(21)
6	6German Grand Prix	5	P6	Bonnier 6 · Maggs DNF · Cabral DNF · McLaren DNF	1	4(17)
5	5British Grand Prix	6	P9	Maggs 9 · Bonnier DNF · McLaren DNF	0	3(16)
4	4French Grand Prix	6	P2	Maggs 2 · McLaren 12 · Bonnier DNF	6	2(16)
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	3	P116 places worse than the team’s season average (P5.3)	Bonnier 11 · Maggs DNF · McLaren DNF	0	3(10)
2	2Belgian Grand Prix	4	P2	McLaren 2 · Bonnier 5 · Maggs 7	8	3(10)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	8	P3	McLaren 3 · Maggs 5 · Bonnier 7	6	2(4)

19629 races, 1 win, 7 podiumsConstructors’ P3 · 29 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, T. Maggs, J. Lewis, I. Burgess, B. Collomb, H. Sharp, J. Love, T. Mayer

Cooper-Climax race results in 1962
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
9	9South African Grand Prix	6	P2	McLaren 2 · Maggs 3 · Love 8	10	3(29)
8	8United States Grand Prix	6	P3	McLaren 3 · Maggs 7 · Sharp 11 · Mayer DNF	4	3(27)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	4	P3	McLaren 3 · Maggs 7	4	3(25)
6	6German Grand Prix	5	P5	McLaren 5 · Maggs 9 · Burgess 11 · Lewis DNF+1 more	2	3(23)
5	5British Grand Prix	4	P3	McLaren 3 · Maggs 6 · Lewis 10 · Burgess 12	5	3(21)
4	4French Grand Prix	3	P2	Maggs 2 · McLaren 4	9	2(17)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	2	DNF	Maggs DNF · McLaren DNF	0	4(11)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	3	P1	McLaren 1 · Maggs DNF	9	1(11)
1	1Dutch Grand Prix	5	P5	Maggs 5 · Lewis 8 · McLaren DNF	2	4(2)

19618 races, 1 podium, 1 poleConstructors’ P4 · 14 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, J. Brabham, J. Surtees, J. Lewis, R. Salvadori, M. Gregory, B. Collomb, H. Sharp, I. Burgess, J. Fairman, R. Penske, W. Hansgen

Cooper-Climax race results in 1961
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
8	8United States Grand Prix	1★	P4★	McLaren 4 · Penske 8 · Sharp 10 · Salvadori DNF+3 more	3	4(14)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	10	P3	McLaren 3 · Lewis 4 · Salvadori 6 · Brabham DNF+2 more	8	4(13)
6	6German Grand Prix	2	P5	Surtees 5 · McLaren 6 · Lewis 9 · Salvadori 10+3 more	3	4(10)
5	5British Grand Prix	9	P4	Brabham 4 · Salvadori 6 · McLaren 8 · Gregory 11+2 more	4	4(9)
4	4French Grand Prix	7	P5	McLaren 5 · Salvadori 8 · Gregory 12 · Brabham DNF+3 more	2	4(6)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	4	P5	Surtees 5 · Lewis 9 · Gregory 10 · Brabham DNF+1 more	2	3(4)
2	2Dutch Grand Prix	7	P6	Brabham 6 · Surtees 7 · McLaren 12	1	4(2)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	7	P6	McLaren 6 · Surtees 11 · Brabham DNF	1	4(1)

19609 races, 6 wins, 14 podiums, 4 polesConstructors’ P1 · 48 pts▾

Drivers: B. McLaren, J. Brabham, T. Brooks, O. Gendebien, H. Taylor, C. Bristow, L. Bianchi, R. Salvadori, A. Owen, B. Halford, C. Daigh, C. de Beaufort, H. Schell, J. Fairman, M. Trintignant, P. Drogo, P. Hill, R. Flockhart, S. Moss, V. Wilson, W. Seidel

Cooper-Climax race results in 1960
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10United States Grand Prix	2	P3	McLaren 3 · Brabham 4 · Hill 6 · Salvadori 8+4 more	8	1(48)
9	9Italian Grand Prix	11	P86 places worse than the team’s season average (P2.1)	Drogo 8 · Seidel 9 · Wilson DNF · Owen DNF	0	1(48)
8	8Portuguese Grand Prix	3	P1	Brabham 1 · McLaren 2 · Brooks 5 · Gendebien 7	16	1(48)
7	7British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Brabham 1 · McLaren 4 · Brooks 5 · Taylor 8+4 more	13	1(46)
6	6French Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Brabham 1 · Gendebien 2 · McLaren 3 · Taylor 4+2 more	21	1(38)
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Brabham 1 · McLaren 2 · Gendebien 3 · Bianchi 6+2 more	19	1(30)
4	4Dutch Grand Prix	2	P1	Brabham 1 · Taylor 7 · de Beaufort 8 · Bristow DNF+2 more	8	1(22)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	2	P2	McLaren 2 · Brooks 4 · Brabham DSQ · Salvadori DNF+1 more	9	1(14)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	8★	P1★	McLaren 1 · Moss 3 · Trintignant 3 · Schell DNF+1 more	8	1(8)

19598 races, 5 wins, 13 podiums, 5 polesConstructors’ P1 · 40 pts▾

Drivers: J. Brabham, M. Trintignant, B. McLaren, M. Gregory, S. Moss, G. Scarlatti, H. Schell, H. Taylor, J. Fairman, M. Taylor, P. Ashdown

Cooper-Climax race results in 1959
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
9	9United States Grand Prix	1★	P1★	McLaren 1 · Trintignant 2 · Brabham 4 · Moss DNF+1 more	18	1(40)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Moss 1 · Brabham 3 · Trintignant 9 · Scarlatti 12+1 more	12	1(38)
7	7Portuguese Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Moss 1 · Gregory 2 · Trintignant 4 · McLaren DNF+1 more	18	1(34)
6	6German Grand Prix	2	P4	Trintignant 4 · McLaren DNF · Gregory DNF · Brabham DNF+1 more	3	1(29)
5	5British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Brabham 1 · McLaren 3 · Trintignant 5 · Gregory 7+4 more	14.5	1(26)
4	4French Grand Prix	2	P3	Brabham 3 · McLaren 5 · Trintignant 11 · Gregory DNF	6	1(18)
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	2	P2	Brabham 2 · Gregory 3 · Trintignant 8 · Moss DNF	11	1(14)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Brabham 1 · Trintignant 3 · McLaren 5 · Moss DNF+1 more	15	1(8)