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)
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)
16th in Most F1 Points by a Constructor (1,404 points)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Podiums	Points (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

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg 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

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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	5	0	25
1962	3	1	29
1961	4	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	Bruce McLaren vs Jochen Rindt	7–2	5–4	8–4
1964	Bruce McLaren vs Phil Hill	8–1	6–3	7–1
1963	Jo Bonnier vs Bruce McLaren	0–10	5–5	6–17
1963	Jo Bonnier vs Tony Maggs	3–7	6–4	6–9
1963	Tony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	2–8	4–6	9–17
1962	Tony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	1–8	3–6	13–32
1961	Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	6–2	3–5	4–11
1961	Roy Salvadori vs John Surtees	1–4	4–1	2–2
1960	Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	8–0	5–3	43–37
1960	Tony Brooks vs Olivier Gendebien	3–1	2–2	4–4
1960	Tony Brooks vs Henry Taylor	3–0	1–2	2–0
1960	Olivier Gendebien vs Henry Taylor	3–0	2–1	6–3
1960	Chris Bristow vs Tony Brooks	1–2	2–1	0–3
1959	Jack Brabham vs Maurice Trintignant	8–0	5–3	34–19
1959	Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	7–0	4–3	28–16.5
1959	Masten Gregory vs Jack Brabham	0–6	2–4	10–27
1959	Stirling Moss vs Maurice Trintignant	6–0	2–4	18–17
1959	Masten 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
J. Rindt	1965	10	0
P. Hill	1960–1964	10	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
J. Love	1962–1967	5	0
I. Burgess	1961–1962	5	0
H. Taylor	1959–1960	5	0
O. Gendebien	1960	5	0
B. Collomb	1961–1962	3	0
J. Fairman	1959–1961	3	0
C. Bristow	1960	3	0
L. Bianchi	1960	3	0
M. Cabral	1963	2	0
H. Sharp	1961–1962	2	0
H. Schell	1959–1960	2	0
B. van Rooyen	1968	1	0
T. Jones	1967	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
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