The Cooper T57 (Type 57), also known as the Cooper T57 Monaco, or the Cooper Monaco T57, is a

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, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer

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, in 1960, and was constructed as the successor model to the T49. It competed in

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between 1961 and 1965, and won a total of 26 races (plus 6 additional class wins), scored 43 podium finishes, and clinched 3 pole positions. It was powered by a naturally-aspirated Coventry Climax ''FPF''

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; producing , and of

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