Cooper
World champion in 1959 and 1960.
- 1959 title
- 1960 title
Won the 1966 championship in a car bearing his own name — still unique in Formula One.
Ranked 13th of 818 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
2 of 2 timeline entries shown · 1955 — 1970
3 championship seasons in this range:1959 · 1960 · 1966
Win rate 10.9%Podium rate 24.0%Points 261Best season 1960 (5 wins, 5 podiums)Titles 1959, 1960, 1966
World champion in 1959 and 1960.
1966 champion in his own car; retired after 126 starts.
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The only team whose founder won the championship driving his own car — later Bernie Ecclestone's launchpad into running the sport.
Read the Brabham lineage from 1962 →A father-and-son workshop in Surbiton that moved the engine behind the driver and made every front-engined car obsolete.
Read the Cooper lineage from 1950 →