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 Despite this achievement, the car was superseded almost immediately by the T45.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.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011PointsWCC
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 2.0 L4
ARGMON500FRAGBRGERPESITAn/an/a
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Jack Brabham67/
Ret
7n/an/a
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Les LestonDNQn/an/a
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Mike MacDowel7n/an/a
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Roy Salvadori5Retn/an/a
Cooper Car CompanyClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Roy SalvadoriRetn/an/a
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Jack BrabhamRetn/an/a
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Jack BrabhamRetn/an/a
J B NaylorClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Brian Naylor13n/an/a
Ridgeway ManagementsClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Tony Marsh15n/an/a
R GibsonClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Dick GibsonRetn/an/a
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 2.0 L4
ARGMONNED500BELFRAGBRGERPORITAMOR313rd
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Stirling Moss1313rd
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Ron FlockhartDNQ313rd
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 2.0 L4
Maurice Trintignant88313rd
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Wolfgang SeidelRet313rd
Rob Walker Racing TeamClimax FPF 1.5 L4
François Picard7313rd
High Efficiency MotorsClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Ian Burgess7313rd
R GibsonClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Dick GibsonRet313rd
Ecurie Eperon d'OrClimax FPF 1.5 L4
Christian GoethalsRet313rd
B.C. EcclestoneClimax FPF 2.5 L4MON500NEDFRAGBRGERPORITAUSA401st
B.C. EcclestoneClimax FPF 2.5 L4Brian WhitehouseDNA401st
Gilby EngineeringClimax FPF 1.5 L4Keith GreeneDNQ401st
OSCA AutomobiliOSCA Tipo 372 2.0 L4Alejandro de TomasoRet0-
Scuderia ColoniaClimax FPF 1.5 L4ARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITAUSA48 1st
Scuderia ColoniaClimax FPF 1.5 L4Piero Drogo848 1st
Equipe Prideaux/Dick GibsonClimax FPF 1.5 L4Vic WilsonRet48 1st

The World Constructors' Championship was not awarded before 1958.
Shared drive.
No points scored by the T43 as it was run in a Formula Two Category.
Points also scored by the Cooper T44 and Cooper T45.
Points also scored by the Cooper T51.
Points also scored by the Cooper T51 and Cooper T53.