← 1961 teamsCONSTRUCTOR HISTORY

Cooper-Climax

British · 1959–1968 in the imported archive

Wins

12

Within imported race coverage

Podiums

43

Within imported race coverage

Car entries

253

Within imported race coverage

Seasons & championship standings

SEASON	CHAMPIONSHIP POS	CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS	DRIVERS	CAR ENTRIES	WINS	PODIUMS	RACES
1968	-	0	Basil van Rooyen	1	0	0	View races →
1967	9	6	John Love	1	0	1	View races →
1965	5	14	Bruce McLaren, Jochen Rindt, John Love, Alex Blignaut, John Rhodes	22	0	1	View races →
1964	5	16	Jo Bonnier, Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, John Taylor, Edgar Barth	22	0	2	View races →
1963	5	25	Bruce McLaren, Tony Maggs, Jo Bonnier, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Frank Dochnal, John Love	33	0	4	View races →
1962	3	29	Tony Maggs, Jackie Lewis, Bruce McLaren, Ian Burgess, Bernard Collomb, Hap Sharp, Timmy Mayer, John Love	28	1	7	View races →
1961	4	14	Bruce McLaren, John Surtees, Jack Brabham, Masten Gregory, Jackie Lewis, Roy Salvadori, Bernard Collomb, Ian Burgess, Renato Pirocchi, Geoff Duke, John Campbell-Jones, Jack Fairman, Alfonso Thiele, Menato Boffa, Roger Penske, Hap Sharp, Walt Hansgen	51	0	1	View races →
1960	1	48	Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss, Maurice Trintignant, Harry Schell, Jack Brabham, Tony Brooks, Roy Salvadori, Chris Bristow, Henry Taylor, Carel Godin de Beaufort, Olivier Gendebien, Lucien Bianchi, Bruce Halford, Chuck Daigh, Jack Fairman, Lance Reventlow, Piero Drogo, Wolfgang Seidel, Vic Wilson, Arthur Owen, Phil Hill, Ron Flockhart	54	6	14	View races →
1959	1	40	Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant, Bruce McLaren, Stirling Moss, Masten Gregory, Henry Taylor, Peter Ashdown, Jack Fairman, Mike Taylor, Giorgio Scarlatti, Harry Schell	41	5	13	View races →

1961 race history

Season

51 imported result records · latest race date 1961-10-08.

All season races → · Full championship tables →

ROUND	RACE	DATE	DRIVER	GRID	FINISH	LAPS	TIME / STATUS	RACE POINTS
1	Monaco Grand Prix	1961-05-14	Bruce McLaren	7	6	95	+5 Laps	1
1	Monaco Grand Prix	1961-05-14	John Surtees	12	11	68	Engine	0
1	Monaco Grand Prix	1961-05-14	Jack Brabham	21	R	38	Ignition	0
2	Dutch Grand Prix	1961-05-22	Jack Brabham	7	6	75	+1:20.100	1
2	Dutch Grand Prix	1961-05-22	John Surtees	9	7	75	+1:26.700	0
2	Dutch Grand Prix	1961-05-22	Bruce McLaren	14	12	73	+2 Laps	0
2	Dutch Grand Prix	1961-05-22	Masten Gregory	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1961-06-18	John Surtees	4	5	30	+1:26.800	2
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1961-06-18	Jackie Lewis	13	9	29	+1 Lap	0
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1961-06-18	Masten Gregory	12	10	29	+1 Lap	0
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1961-06-18	Jack Brabham	11	R	12	Engine	0
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1961-06-18	Bruce McLaren	15	R	9	Ignition	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Bruce McLaren	8	5	52	+1:41.800	2
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Roy Salvadori	15	8	51	+1 Lap	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Masten Gregory	16	12	43	+9 Laps	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Jack Brabham	14	R	14	Oil pressure	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Bernard Collomb	21	R	6	Engine	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	John Surtees	7	R	4	Accident	0
4	French Grand Prix	1961-07-02	Jackie Lewis	18	R	4	Overheating	0
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	Jack Brabham	9	4	75	+1:08.600	3
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	Roy Salvadori	13	6	75	+1:26.200	1
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	Bruce McLaren	14	8	74	+1 Lap	0
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	Masten Gregory	16	11	71	+4 Laps	0
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	John Surtees	10	R	23	Differential	0
5	British Grand Prix	1961-07-15	Jackie Lewis	15	R	7	Handling	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	John Surtees	10	5	15	+1:53.100	2
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Bruce McLaren	12	6	15	+2:41.400	1
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Jackie Lewis	18	9	15	+5:23.700	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Roy Salvadori	15	10	15	+12:11.500	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Ian Burgess	24	12	14	+1 Lap	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Bernard Collomb	26	R	11	Not classified	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Jack Brabham	2	R	0	Accident	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Masten Gregory	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Renato Pirocchi	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	Geoff Duke	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
6	German Grand Prix	1961-08-06	John Campbell-Jones	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Bruce McLaren	14	3	43	+2:28.400	4
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Jackie Lewis	16	4	43	+2:40.400	3
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Roy Salvadori	18	6	42	+1 Lap	1
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Jack Brabham	10	R	8	Overheating	0
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Jack Fairman	26	R	5	Engine	0
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	John Surtees	19	R	2	Accident	0
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Alfonso Thiele	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
7	Italian Grand Prix	1961-09-10	Menato Boffa	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Bruce McLaren	4	4	100	+58.000	3
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Roger Penske	16	8	96	+4 Laps	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Hap Sharp	17	10	93	+7 Laps	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Roy Salvadori	12	R	96	Engine	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Jack Brabham	1	R	57	Overheating	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	Walt Hansgen	14	R	14	Accident	0
8	United States Grand Prix	1961-10-08	John Surtees	9	R	0	Engine	0

Race source: Jolpica · retrieved 2026-09-07T18:56:13.849Z UTC. Championship source retrieved 2026-09-07T16:22:47.423Z UTC. Race points exclude sprint scoring; championship points are taken directly from the imported standings. Entries count result records, including non-starts and shared drives. Team history follows the source constructor identity.