Category | Formula One | ||||
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Constructor | Cooper Car Company | ||||
Designer(s) | Owen Maddock | ||||
Predecessor | Cooper T53 | ||||
Successor | Cooper T58 | ||||
Technical specifications | |||||
Chassis | Steel spaceframe | ||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, coil spring and damper | ||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone, coil spring and damper | ||||
Axle track | F: 1,190 mm (47 in) R: 1,220 mm (48 in) | ||||
Wheelbase | 2,310 mm (91 in) | ||||
Engine | Coventry Climax FPF 1.5-litre straight-4, naturally aspirated, rear mid, longitudinally mounted. | ||||
Transmission | Cooper 6-speed manual gearbox. | ||||
Weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ||||
Tyres | Dunlop | ||||
Competition history | |||||
Notable entrants | Cooper Car Company | ||||
Notable drivers | Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren Tony Maggs John Love | ||||
Debut | 1961 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||
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The Cooper-Climax T55 is a Formula One car built by the Cooper Car Company for the 1961 Formula One season. Its best result was third-place for Bruce McLaren at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix. [1][2][3]