GPL 1500 Cooper T55

gpl_1500_cooper_t55

Used at THR from 2020 to 2022

Brand: GPL 1500
Country: Great Britain
Class: race
Year: 1961
Author: Mac Ten & Bazza
Version: 1.0
Power: 195 HP
Torque: 160 Nm
Weight: 458 kg
Top speed: --km/h
Acceleration: --s 0-100
Power / weight: 2.35 kg/hp

After a sluggish racing season in 1959, Cooper wanted to field a car that would compete with the faster Lotus vehicles. This result won the Cooper T53, a more modern vehicle that, despite late entry for the 1960 season, would dominate the Grand Prix circuit with the racing duo of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren at the helm. After a second place finish at Silverstone on May 14 and another second place finish in Monaco, Brabham would win the Dutch Grand Prix wire-to-wire. Two weeks later, Brabham and McLaren would finish one -two of the Belgian Grand Prix, and first and third at Rheims. Overall, the Cooper team wouldwin five races in 1960.Although the Cooper T53 would not make a direct impact on American racing in the early 1960s, it was a pioneer amongst rear-engined racecars, and heralded the change that was coming shortly to racing on both sides of the Atlantic. By 1964, rear-engined cars would dominate the racing landscape, and the Cooper T53 was the trendsetter in this regard.

#GPL1500rwdracemanualgpsingleseatervintageEngland

Download car

Championships2

Events3

Race sessions6

Drivers16

Years active2020–2022

Starts31

Wins2

Race laps201

Race distance1,222 km

Race time5.0 h

Event	Championship	Date	Starts	Wins	Drivers	Race laps
WKDY – Solitude 1964	WKDY 2022	17 Aug 2022	23	2	13	79
Bikernieki - High Speed Ring	GPL 1500cc Championship	05 Jul 2020	2	0	1	21
Barbagallo	GPL 1500cc Championship	28 Jun 2020	6	0	3	101