Cooper F1 stats
Constructor info
Licensed in
United Kingdom
Race debut
Last race
Year(s) active
1950, 1952-1969
Best championship finish (constructor)
2x World Champion (1959, 1960)
Best championship finish (driver)
2x World Champion
Jack Brabham (1959, 1960)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Cooper’s F1 stats.
| Grand Prix entries | 128 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 128 | |
| Wins | 16 | 12.5% |
| Race 1-2 | 6 | 4.7% |
| Podiums | 58 | |
| Races with a podium | 41 | 32.0% |
| Pole positions | 11 | 8.6% |
| Qualifying 1-2 | 3 | 2.3% |
| Fastest laps | 14 | 10.9% |
| Points | 342 | 2.67 pts p/r |
| Driver points finishes | 133 | |
| Races scored points (driver) | 83 | 64.8% |
| Races scored points (constructor) | 78 | 60.9% |
| Front row starts | 40 | |
| Races with front row start | 29 | 22.7% |
| Times led Constructors’ championship | 25 | |
| Times led Drivers’ championship | 22 |
| Best start | 1st | x11 |
|---|---|---|
| Best finish | 1st | x16 |
| Constructors’ championships | 2 | |
| Drivers’ championships | 2 | |
| 1-2 in drivers’ championship | 1 | |
| Did not start | 12 | |
| Did not qualify | 23 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 204 | |
| Races with a DNF | 98 | 76.6% |
| Not classified | 12 | |
| Disqualified | 1 | |
| No. of events | 18 | |
| No. of circuits | 29 | |
| No. of drivers | 103 |
Stats by season
A look at Cooper’s F1 stats by season.
| Year | Engine | Drivers | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | JAP |  Harry Schell (1) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – | – | – | n/a |
| 1952 | Bristol |
| 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | – | n/a |
| 1953 |
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| 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | 6 | – | – | n/a |
| 1954 |
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| 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 10 | – | – | n/a |
| 1955 | Bristol |  Jack Brabham (1) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 25 | – | – | – | n/a |
| 1956 | Bristol | Bob Gerard (1) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 11 | – | – | n/a |
| 1957 |
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| 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | – | n/a |
| 1958 | Climax |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 3rd |
| 1959 |
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| 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 40 (53) | WC |
| 1960 |
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| 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 48 (58) | WC |
| 1961 |
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| 8 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 (18) | 4th |
| 1962 |
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| 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 (37) | 3rd |
| 1963 |
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| 10 | 10 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 25 (26) | 5th |
| 1964 |
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| 10 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 5th |
| 1965 |
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| 10 | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 5th |
| 1966 |
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| 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 30 (35) | 3rd |
| 1967 |
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| 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 3rd |
| 1968 |
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| 12 | 12 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7th |
| 1969 | Maserati | Vic Elford (1) 13th | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | – | – | NC |
Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (1)
Helm Glockler (1)
Maurice Trintignant (7) 7th
Bruce McLaren (7) 6th
Lucien Bianchi (1)
Mario de Araujo Cabral (1)
Giorgio Scarlatti (1)
Carel Godin de Beaufort (1)
Tony Maggs (9) 7th
Mike Harris (1)
Jo Bonnier (10) 9th
Jean-Claude Rudaz (1)
Jochen Rindt (10) 13th
Moises Solana (1)Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- Drivers: (race entries) championship position
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes by drivers
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified