Garrie Cooper

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Garrie Cooper
Cooper in his Elfin MR5 at the Surfers Paradise round of the 1972 Australian Drivers' Championship
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1935-12-22)22 December 1935 Glenelg, South Australia
Died	25 April 1982(1982-04-25) (aged 46) Adelaide, South Australia
Retired	1980
Australian Drivers' Championship
Years active	1962-80
Teams	Elfin Sports Cars/Ansett Team Elfin
Best finish	3rd in 1973 Australian Drivers' Championship
Previous series
1966-68 1969-75 1971 1974-75	Australian 1½ Litre Championship Tasman Series Australian Formula 2 Ch. Australian Sports Car Championship
Championship titles
1968 1968 1975	Singapore Grand Prix Australian 1½ Litre Championship Australian Sports Car Championship

Garrie Clifford Cooper (22 December 1935^[1] - 25 April 1982) was the founder of the highly successful Elfin Sports Cars and a competitive racing driver in his own right, winning the 1968 Singapore Grand Prix, the 1968 Australian 1½ Litre Championship, and the 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship - all in Elfin cars of his own design.