Cooper T45

Cooper T45
CategoryFormula One, Formula Two
ConstructorCooper Car Company
Designer(s)Owen Maddock
PredecessorCooper T43
SuccessorCooper T51
Technical specifications
ChassisSteel spaceframe
Suspension (front)Double wishbone, coil spring and damper
Suspension (rear)Lower wishbone, transverse leaf spring with transverse link and damper
EngineClimax FPF, Maserati 2.5 or 1.5-litre straight-4, naturally aspirated, rear mid, longitudinally mounted.
Transmissionmanual gearbox.
TyresDunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsCooper
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
Notable driversAustralia Jack Brabham
France Maurice Trintignant
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
Debut1958 Monaco Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
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The Cooper T45 was an open-wheel formula racing car, developed and built by the Cooper Car Company in 1958, and designed by Owen Maddock. It competed in Formula 2 racing as well as in Formula One racing, where it won one World Championship Grand Prix, the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix, being driven by Maurice Trintignant.[1]

  1. ^ "Cooper T45 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.