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Climax

  • Engine manufacturer
  • 1957–1969
  • 14 teams

Counted per race, not per car: an engine that powered four cars in one race was in one race. A win means that a car with this engine won – it was not necessarily a works team.

Season by season

10 1957: 5 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 10 starts, 4 podiums, 2 wins 1959: 8 starts, 7 podiums, 5 wins 1960: 9 starts, 8 podiums, 8 wins 1961: 8 starts, 6 podiums, 3 wins 1962: 9 starts, 9 podiums, 4 wins 1963: 10 starts, 10 podiums, 7 wins 1964: 10 starts, 8 podiums, 5 wins 1965: 10 starts, 9 podiums, 6 wins 1966: 9 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 7 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins 1968: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195719591961196319651967196910 1957: 5 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 10 starts, 4 podiums, 2 wins 1959: 8 starts, 7 podiums, 5 wins 1960: 9 starts, 8 podiums, 8 wins 1961: 8 starts, 6 podiums, 3 wins 1962: 9 starts, 9 podiums, 4 wins 1963: 10 starts, 10 podiums, 7 wins 1964: 10 starts, 8 podiums, 5 wins 1965: 10 starts, 9 podiums, 6 wins 1966: 9 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins 1967: 7 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins 1968: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957196119651969
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.
Show the figures as a table
Climax, season by season
SeasonStartsWinsPodiumsChampionship
19575–
19581024–
1959857–
1960988–
1961836–
1962949–
196310710–
19641058–
19651069–
196691–
196771–
19682–
19691–

Drivers' titles won with this engine

The engine does not win the championship – the driver does. These are the seasons in which the champion raced with it.

Teams that used it

14 teams. A customer engine makes its supplier part of several teams' histories at once.

TeamPeriodRacesWins
Lotus1958–19678224
Cooper1957–19688214
Brabham1962–1969482
Lola1962–196318
Eagle1966–196912
BRM19618
Emeryson1961–19624
LDS1965–19672
Scirocco19642
Ferguson19611
Fry19591
Gilby19611
JBW19611
Shannon19661

The engines

Every specification that raced, with the teams that used it.

EngineYearsCapacityLayoutTeams
Climax FPF 1.5 L41957–19651.5 lL4, naturally aspiratedCooper, Lotus, Fry, Emeryson, Gilby, JBW, BRM, Ferguson, LDS
Climax FPF 2.0 L41957–19582 lL4, naturally aspiratedCooper, Lotus
Climax FWB 1.5 L419571.5 lL4, naturally aspiratedCooper
Climax FPF 2.2 L41958–19602.2 lL4, naturally aspiratedLotus, Cooper
Climax FPF 2.5 L41959–19602.5 lL4, naturally aspiratedCooper, Lotus
Climax FWMV 1.5 V81961–19661.5 lV8, naturally aspiratedCooper, Lola, Lotus, Brabham, Scirocco
Climax FPE 3.0 V819663 lV8, naturally aspiratedShannon
Climax FPF 2.8 L41966–19692.8 lL4, naturally aspiratedEagle, Brabham, Cooper, LDS
Climax FWMV 2.0 V81966–19672 lV8, naturally aspiratedLotus, Cooper

Drivers who won with it