Cooper T81Constructors' Championships0Drivers' Championships0The 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.
1968 Formula One season22nd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racingGraham Hill won his second championship, driving a Lotus-Ford.Jackie Stewart finished as runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship.Defending Champion Denny Hulme finished third in the championship.Lotus won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 49 & 49B.McLaren finished runner- up with the McLaren M5A & M7A.Matra finished third with the Matra MS7 & MS11.The 1968 Formula One season was the 22nd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing.
Jochen RindtRacing driver (1942–1970)Karl Jochen Rindt (German:; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a racing driver who competed under the Austrian flag in Formula One from 1964 to 1970. Rindt won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1970 with Lotus, and remains the only driver to have won the World Drivers' Championship posthumously, following his death at the Italian Grand Prix; he won six Grands Prix across seven seasons.
Jacky IckxJacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation:; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979. Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1969 and 1970, and won eight Grands Prix across 14 seasons.Cooper Car CompanyThe Cooper Car Company was a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small garage in Surbiton, Surrey, England, in 1946.
1966 Italian Grand PrixThe 1966 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Onemotor race held at Monza on 4 September 1966. It was race 7 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the 36th Italian Grand Prix and the 32nd to be held at Monza. The race was held over 68 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a race distance of 391 kilometres.
1967 British Grand PrixThe 1967 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 15 July 1967. It was race 6 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. Denny Hulme finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver Chris Amon came in third.1967 Italian Grand PrixThe 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 10 September 1967. It was race 9 of 11 in both the 1967 World Championship of Drivers and the 1967 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver John Surtees driving a Honda. It was the sixth and final career victory for Surtees, as well as the first ever race for the Honda RA300 which he drove to victory.
Formula OneFormula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars run by the Formula One Group and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of motorsport since its inaugural running in 1950 and is often considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport.
Ludovico ScarfiottiLudovico Scarfiotti (18 October 1933 – 8 June 1968) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1963 to 1968. Scarfiotti won the 1966 Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari. In endurance racing, Scarfiotti won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring, both in 1963 with Ferrari. Born in Turin, Scarfiotti was the grandson of Lodovico Scarfiotti, co-founder and former president of Fiat.
1967 Formula One season21st season of FIA Formula One motor racingDenny Hulme (pictured in 1970) won his first and only championship, driving a Brabham-Repco.Hulme's teammate Jack Brabham (pictured in 1966), the reigning Drivers' Champion, finished in second, five points behind.Two-time Champion Jim Clark (pictured in 1966) placed third, driving for Lotus.Brabham-Repco won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Brabham BT19, BT20 & BT24.Lotus-Ford finished runner- up with the Lotus 49.Cooper-Maserati finished third with the Cooper T81, T81B & T86.The 1967 Formula One season was the 21st season of FIAFormula One motor racing.
Elektron (alloy)Elektron is the registered trademark of a wide range of magnesiumalloys manufactured by a British company, Magnesium Elektron Limited. There are about 100 alloys in the Elektron range, containing from 0% to 9.5% of some of the following elements in varying proportions: aluminium (< 9.5%), yttrium (5.25%), neodymium (2.7%), silver (2.5%), gadolinium (1.3%), zinc (0.9%), zirconium (0.6%), manganese (0.5%) and other rare-earth metals.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.