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Cooper T58

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Cooper T58
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorCooper
Designer(s)Owen Maddock
PredecessorCooper T55
SuccessorCooper T60
Technical specifications
Chassistubular spaceframe
Suspension (front)Double wishbone, coil spring and damper
Suspension (rear)Double wishbone, coil spring and damper
EngineCoventry Climax FWMV, 1496cc, 90° V8 Naturally aspirated mid-mounted
TransmissionCooper 5-speed manual
Weight465 kg (1,025 lb)
TyresDunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsCooper Car Company
Notable driversJack Brabham
Debut1961 German Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
3011
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Cooper T58 was a Formula One car built by Cooper Car Company for the 1961 Formula One season. Only one example was built; it set one pole position and one fastest lap but scored no wins.

Development

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The car was effectively a T55 modified to act as a test mule for the Coventry Climax FWMV V8 engine.

Racing history

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The T58 made its debut at the 1961 German Grand Prix. Jack Brabham qualified second behind Phil Hill's Ferrari and briefly led the race but crashed on the first lap.[1] Brabham qualified tenth at the Italian and on pole and set fastest lap at the United States but retired from both races due to overheating.[2][3]

The Cooper team scored 14 World Championship points during 1961 but none were scored with the T58, the team reverted to the older T55 and the newer Cooper T60 for 1962.

The car was then sold to the Reg Parnell Racing team, who entered it in one race only, the non-championship 1962 Mexican Grand Prix, fitted with a BRM V8 engine. Driver Moises Solana withdrew from the race, claiming that the car was too slow, although his times were faster than at least four other drivers who did take part.[4]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrants Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points WCC
1961 Cooper Car Company Coventry Climax FWMV 3.0 V8 D MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA 14 (18)[a] 4th
Jack Brabham Ret Ret Ret

Notes

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  1. ^ All the points scored in 1961 were with the Cooper T53 and Cooper T55.

References

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  1. ^ "1961 German Grand Prix". statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "1961 Italian Grand Prix". statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "1961 United States Grand Prix". statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Mexico's Home Race F1 Heroes". Retrieved 22 August 2022.