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Cooper T51 |
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Design | Owen Maddock |
Active Years | 1959-63 |
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| | Engine | Borgward, Maserati, Ferrari, Castellotti, Climax |
| Races: 25 |
Entries: 119 |
Starts: | 107 |
89.92% |
Wins: 5 |
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DNS: | 12 |
10.08% |
Fast Lap: 6 |
| Championship Points: 124 |
DNF: | 44 |
41.12% |
Poles: 6 |
| Distance Raced: 5,126 laps ( 17,905 miles) |
Distance Led: 330 ( 1,043 miles) |
 Bruce McLaren entered the history books in a T51 when he became the youngest ever driver to win a Grand Prix event - a record that still stands today. Born from the success of the T43 and T45 models the T51 was an excellent little machine and helped earn Cooper two Constructors Cups and Jack Brabham two driver's titles. Rear-engined racing had finally arrived. |
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Championship Race Wins |
| 1959 |
Driver |
Entrant |
Grid |
| Monte Carlo |
Jack Brabham |
Cooper Car Company |
03 |
FL |
| Aintree |
Jack Brabham |
Cooper Car Company |
01 |
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| Monsanto |
Stirling Moss |
Rob Walker Racing Team |
01 |
FL |
| Monza |
Stirling Moss |
Rob Walker Racing Team |
01 |
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| Sebring |
Bruce McLaren |
Cooper Car Company |
10 |
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| 1960 |
Driver |
Entrant |
Grid |
| Buenos Aires |
Bruce McLaren |
Cooper Car Company |
13 |
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