Cooper F1 pole positions

Pole positions info

Pole positions	11
One-two	3 (27.3%)
Race no. first pole position	32nd race
First pole position	1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Last pole position	1966 Mexican Grand Prix
Consecutive poles	4
Most poles in a season	5 (1959)
No. of polesitters	3

Statistics

A detailed look at Cooper’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by driver

Driver	Poles	Pole & win
(GBR) Stirling Moss	5	2
(AUS) Jack Brabham	5	4
(GBR) John Surtees	1	1

Pole positions by year

Year	Poles	1-2	Driver(s)
1959	5	2	Moss (4) Brabham (1)
1960	4	1	Brabham (3) Moss (1)
1961	1	–	Brabham (1)
1966	1	–	Surtees (1)

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand Prix	Poles	Year(s)
Britain	2	1959, 1960
USA	2	1959, 1961
Monaco	1	1959
Portugal	1	1959
Italy	1	1959
Argentina	1	1960
Belgium	1	1960
France	1	1960
Mexico	1	1966

Bold denotes a one-two start

Pole positions by circuit

Circuit	Poles	Year(s)
Monte Carlo	1	1959
Aintree	1	1959
Monsanto	1	1959
Monza	1	1959
Sebring	1	1959
Buenos Aires	1	1960
Spa-Francorchamps	1	1960
Reims	1	1960
Silverstone	1	1960
Watkins Glen	1	1961
Mexico City	1	1966

Bold denotes a one-two start

List of pole positions

Below is a detailed list of F1 pole positions by Cooper. The table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers.

No.	Year	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race no.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Race	Pole margin
1	1959	Monaco	Monte Carlo	32	Stirling Moss	T51	Climax L4	DNF	0.400s
2	1959	Britain	Aintree	35	Jack Brabham	T51	Climax L4	1	0.000s
3	1959	Portugal	Monsanto	37	Stirling Moss	T51	Climax L4	1	2.000s
4	1959	Italy	Monza	38	Stirling Moss	T51	Climax L4	1	0.100s
5	1959	USA	Sebring	39	Stirling Moss	T51	Climax L4	DNF	3.000s
6	1960	Argentina	Buenos Aires	40	Stirling Moss	T51	Climax L4	3	1.600s
7	1960	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	43	Jack Brabham	T53	Climax L4	1	2.500s
8	1960	France	Reims	44	Jack Brabham	T53	Climax L4	1	1.400s
9	1960	Britain	Silverstone	45	Jack Brabham	T53	Climax L4	1	1.200s
10	1961	USA	Watkins Glen	56	Jack Brabham	T58	Climax V8	DNF	1.100s
11	1966	Mexico	Mexico City	104	John Surtees	T81	Maserati V12	1	0.320s