Cooper-Monaco T49

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Cooper-Monaco T49



O Pessoal da Cooper pegou no carro de F1 da época e tratou de acomodar um passageiro num quadro de alumínio com o famoso motor Coventry Climax .Um gajo pegava no carro ia para a pista trazia uma vitória e voltava para casa nele, bem ao estilo do GT40 do Emílio Marta e outros em Angola.



Não sendo um estradistas simples é cheio de Pedigree com o Chassi CM.5.59, nas mãos de Colin Davis, venceu na estreia do GP de Messina em 1959 e obteve um 5º lugar no GP de Cuba de 1960.



Hoje, o CM.5.59 está pronto para correr e disponível por 320.000€



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Cooper Monaco T49


Years of activity:1959-1967
Number of races:133 (including 6 races where did not start)
Total entries:183 (contains 125 finishes and 40 retirements, finishing ratio: 75%)
Achievements:
Wins:42Additional class wins9Second place finishes:24Top 3 finishes1Third place finishes:14Races finished on podium66Best result (count):1st (42x)Pole positions9
Notes of interest:
Most frequent drivers:Hap Sharp (28), Roy Salvadori (17), Jack Brabham (13), Jimmy Blumer (13), Brian Naylor (12), George Grinzewitsch (12), Curt Lincoln (9), Tony Marsh (7), John Fitch (5), Jim Russell (5), Bart Martin (5), Chris Bristow (4)Most frequent chassis:CM/7/59 (30), CM/4/59 (27), CM/1/59 (9), CM/6/59 (8), CM/5/59 (3), CM/3/59 (2)Most frequent tracks:Silverstone (16), Aintree (12), Riverside (11), Oakes Field (9), Oulton Park (9), Goodwood (8), Continental Divide (7), Laguna Seca (7), Road America (7), Meadowdale (6), Brands Hatch (6), Crystal Palace (5)Most frequent countries:USA (81), GB (67), BS (9), DK (5), S (5), SF (4), C (3), CDN (2), I (2), ZA (1), F (1), BCO (1), B (1), ANG (1)

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Em Angola

Informação: Ricardo Duarte Kadypress


III Grande Prémio de Angola, Date: 20.9.1959


Circuit length: 4,621 km Race distance: 300,365 km Winner's average speed: 127,947 km/h

Fastest lap: Curt Lincoln No. Cooper Monaco T49 Climax 2:3,8 134,375 km/h

Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Pos. Group Pos. Practice
1. - Curt Lincoln (SF) Cooper Monaco T49 Climax CM/1/59 65 2:20:51,240
2. - John Love (RHO) Jaguar D type XKC 404 OKV 3 John Love 65 2:22:17,980
3. - Mike Bond (G Aston Martin 65 2:22:49,250
4. - Joaquim Correira de Oliveira (P) Porsche 63
5. - George Pfaff Lotus Eleven Climax
6. - Jimmy de Villiers
Did not finish:
- Álvaro Lopes (ANG) Maserati 300S 3 DNF
10 André Pilette ( Ferrari 250 TR 0736TR Ecurie Francorchamps DNF
In entry list:
- Alain de Changy ( Ferrari TR Not known if ran