Cooper T43
# Cooper T43

The Cooper T43 was a Formula One and Formula Two racing car designed and built by Cooper Car Company for the 1957 Formula One season, first appearing at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix in a works car for Jack Brabham. The T43 earned a significant place in motor racing history when Stirling Moss drove a Rob Walker Racing Team T43 to win the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix, the first World Drivers' Championship win for a mid-engined car. Despite this achievement, the car was superseded almost immediately by the T45. The T43's last appearance in a World Championship event was the 1960 Italian Grand Prix.

Bob Gerard purchased a T43 chassis and fitted it with a Bristol engine. This car was given an official Cooper works number as the T44.

## Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)

| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | WCC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | Jack Brabham | | 6 | | 7/ Ret | | | 7 | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | Les Leston | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | Mike MacDowel | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | Roy Salvadori | | | | | 5 | | Ret | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Cooper Car Company | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D A | Roy Salvadori | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D A | Jack Brabham | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | D A | Jack Brabham | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | J B Naylor | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D A | Brian Naylor | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Ridgeway Managements | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D A | Tony Marsh | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | R Gibson | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D A | Dick Gibson | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | F.R. Gerard | Bristol BS 2.0 L4 | D A | Bob Gerard | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | C D | | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | C D | Stirling Moss | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | C D | Ron Flockhart | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 2.0 L4 | C D | Maurice Trintignant | | | | | | | 8 | | 8 | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | C D | Wolfgang Seidel | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | C D | François Picard | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | High Efficiency Motors | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | C D | Ian Burgess | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | R Gibson | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | C D | Dick Gibson | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1958 | Ecurie Eperon d'Or | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | C D | Christian Goethals | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 31 | 3rd |
| 1959 | B.C. Ecclestone | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | D | | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | | | 40 | 1st |
| 1959 | B.C. Ecclestone | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | D | Brian Whitehouse | DNA | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | 1st |
| 1959 | Gilby Engineering | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Keith Greene | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 40 | 1st |
| 1959 | OSCA Automobili | OSCA Tipo 372 2.0 L4 | D | Alejandro de Tomaso | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 | - |
| 1960 | Scuderia Colonia | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | | 48 (58) | 1st |
| 1960 | Scuderia Colonia | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Piero Drogo | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 48 (58) | 1st |
| 1960 | Equipe Prideaux/Dick Gibson | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Vic Wilson | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 48 (58) | 1st |

^1 The World Constructors' Championship was not awarded before 1958. ^2 Shared drive. ^3 No points scored by the T43 as it was run in a Formula Two Category. ^4 Points also scored by the Cooper T45. ^5 Points also scored by the Cooper T51. ^6 Points also scored by the Cooper T51 and Cooper T53. ^7 Gerard's car designated T44.

