Cooper T81
The Cooper T81 is a Formula One car produced by the Cooper Car Company for the 1966 Formula One season. It represented something of a comeback for Cooper's fortunes, winning two races and enabling Cooper to finish third in the Constructors' Championship in 1966 and 1967.
Jo Bonnier's Cooper T81, in the colours of his Anglo-Suisse Racing team | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Cooper Car Company | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Derrick White | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Cooper T77/Cooper T80 | ||||||||
| Successor | Cooper T86 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | lower wishbones, upper rocker arms, inboard coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | top links, reversed lower wishbones, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | F: 1,495 mm (58.9 in) R: 1,455 mm (57.3 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,490 mm (98.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Maserati 2989cc V12 naturally aspirated Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | T81: ZF 5DS25 T81B: Hewland DG300 5-speed manual gearbox, | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | (Works team) Dunlop (1966), Firestone (1966/7) | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Cooper Car Company, R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Chris Amon, Jo Bonnier, Richie Ginther, Jochen Rindt, Pedro RodrÃguez, Jo Siffert, John Surtees, Jacky Ickx | ||||||||
| Debut | 1966 Syracuse Grand Prix | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.