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A works Cooper T51. Aesthetically and aerodynamically, the T51 was a natural development of the T43 and T45 that had given Cooper their first two wins. The Coopers continued their practice of building spaceframe chassis that ignored orthodox design thinking in having several curved links and the mid-engine layout meant weight savings and aerodynamic advantages over front-engined cars, which ...
Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl: 71: 1hr 40min 42.0sec: 1 2 David Piper: Lotus 16 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 71 + 9.8 s 3 3 Ian Burgess: Cooper T51 / Climax 2205cc 4cyl 71
The series was won by Alec Mildren [4] of the Australian Capital Territory, [1] driving his Maserati powered Cooper T51. [5] Mildren won four of the seven races, including the 1960 Australian Grand Prix at Lowood and placed second at Longford to finish 14 points ahead of Bib Stillwell ( Cooper T51 - Climax ).
During this time Maddock designed a string of successful racing cars, including the Formula One World Championship-winning Cooper T51 and T53 models. The T51 was the first mid-engined car to win either the World Drivers' or Constructors' Championships, feats it achieved in the hands of Jack Brabham in 1959. [2]
The T53 was lower and slimmer than its predecessor, the Cooper T51.It was equipped with a new tubular steel frame clad in aluminium panels. Suspension was by double wishbones, coil springs and telescopic dampers all round, a change from Cooper's usual transverse leaf spring at the rear.
Cooper Car Company: Cooper T51-Climax: 1h34m42.4, +5.2s 2 3 2 Chris Bristow: British Racing Partnership: Cooper T51-Climax: 1h36m14.8, +1m37.6s 3 4 4 Roy Salvadori: High Efficiency Motors Cooper T45-Maserati: 53 laps 6 5 1 Graham Hill: Team Lotus: Lotus 16-Climax: 52 laps 4 6 18 Tony Marsh: Tony Marsh: Cooper T45-Climax: 51 laps 7 7 17 Stan ...
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Cooper T51 Climax: 34:53.4 13 2 20 G.A. Scott Glyn Scott Cooper T43 Climax: 36:03.6 12 3 8 Geoghegan Motors Leo Geoghegan: Lotus 20 Ford: 37:58.5 12 4 11 Ecurie Cinque Gordon Stewart MG Stewart Special 34:58.7 11 5 78 Rawsthornes Garage John Hough HWM F2-51 Jaguar: 35:07.0 11 6 40 N.F. Barnes Noel Barnes MG TC Special 35:12.7 11 7 43 Len Deaton ...