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The Cooper T53 is a Formula One car built by British motorsport team Cooper for the 1960 Formula One season. Jack Brabham drove it to his second World Championship that year, and with teammate Bruce McLaren gave Cooper its second Constructors' Championship.

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Cooper T53 cockpit

Jack Brabham in the Cooper T53 at the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix

Cooper Climax T53 & Honda RA271 on display at Honda Collection Hall, Motegi

1960 Formula One season

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The 1960 Formula One season was the 14th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 11th World Championship of Drivers, the third International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and five non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 7 February and 20 November 1960.

Australian Jack Brabham (pictured in 1966) won the second of his three Drivers' Championships, driving a Cooper-Climax

Successful motorcycle racing driver and future F1 champion John Surtees made his debut with Lotus.

The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers was awarded to Cooper-Climax

Image: Chris Bristow