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1950

1st Ken Carter - Cooper Mk III, 2nd Élie Bayol - D.B., 3rd Stan Coldham - Cooper Mk III, 4th Charles Deutsch - D.B, 5th Lionel Leonard - Cooper, 6th Riehl - FRS, 7th Henri Ottobein - Simca  Surva, 8th Sir Francis Samuelson - Cooper, 9th Lucas - D.B., 10th Rene Bonnet - D.B.11th Andre Denis - Denis, 12th Camille Hardy - Hardy Special              DNF:    Bill Aston - Cooper Mk III, Jean Debuire - Debuire, Pierre Pagnibon - DB

Monaco 20th May 1950

Heat 1 - 1st Stirling Moss - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Don Parker - Parker, 3rd Lex Beels - Beels, 4th Ken Carter - Cooper Mk III

Heat 2 - 1st Harry Schell - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Bill Aston - Cooper Mk III, 3rd Austen May - Cooper Mk II, 4th Stan Coldham - Cooper   DNF Alan Brown - Cooper Mk IV

Final - 1st Stirling Moss - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Harry Schell - Cooper Mk IV, 3rd Don Parker - Parker, 4th Élie Bayol - D.B., 5th Austen May - Cooper Mk II, 6th Ken Carter - Cooper Mk III                DNF: Lex Beels - Beels, Louis Noverraz - Cooper, Bill Aston - Cooper Mk III

Aix les Bains 27th May 1950

1st Harry Schell - Cooper, 2nd Stan Coldham - Cooper Mk III, 3rd Elie Bayol - D.B., Raymond Sommer - Cooper

Angoulême 11th June 1950

1st Raymond Sommer - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Elie Bayol - D.B., 3rd Rene Bonnet - D.B., 4th Michel Aunaud - D.B. 5th Robert Charriere - D.B., 6th John Green - D.B.

Grenoble 18th June 1950

1st Harry Schell - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Ferand Chaussat - D.B., 3rd Aldo Terigi

Rheims 2nd July 1950

1st Alf Bottoms - JBS, 2nd Åke Jönsson - Effyh, 3rd R.M. Dryden - Cooper, 4th Don Parker - Cooper, 5th Alan Brown - Cooper, 6th Stirling Moss - Cooper Mk IV, 7th Ken Carter - Cooper Mk III, 8th Bertrand - BMW Special, 9th Sir Francis Samuelson - Cooper, 10th Bill Whitehouse - Cooper Mk III          DNF: Bill Whitehouse - Cooper Mk III, Stan Coldham - Cooper, Michael Christie - Cooper, Bill Aston - Cooper Mk III, Austen May - Cooper Mk II, Philippe Schell - Cooper, Les Leston - Kieft Mk I, Ken Gregory - Kieft Mk I

Rouen les Essarts 30th July 1950

1st Bill Whitehouse - Cooper Mk III, 2nd John Cooper - Cooper, 3rd Eric Brandon - Cooper, 4th Élie Bayol - DB, 5th Michel Aunaud - DB, 6th Adolf-Otto.Dillenius - Cooper

Montlhéry 21st- 23rd November 1950 Kieft Record Run

Class J (up to 350cc)

Stirling Moss, Ken Gregory -  50km 78.44 mph, 50 miles 78.75 mph, 100 km 79.08 mph, 1 hour 79.37 mph, 100 miles 79.62 mph, 200 km 77.11 mph

Class I (up to 500cc)

Stirling Moss, Ken Gregory, Jack Neill - 50 km 90.06 mph, 50 miles 90.63 mph, 100 km 90.87 mph, 1 hour 91.34 mph, 100 miles 91.4 mph, 200 km 88.6 mph, 200 miles 86.99 mph

1951

Pau 25th March 1951

1st Philippe Schell - Cooper, 2nd Harry Schell - Cooper, 3rd Robin Montgomery-Charrington - Cooper, 4th D'Ornoy - Blazy Special, 5th James Burgoyne - Cooper Mk III, 6th René Bonnet - DB

Montlhéry 8th April 1951 Coupe D'Or

1st Fernand Chaussat - DB, 2nd Keith Rowland - Cooper, 3rd Francis Liagre - DB

Orleans 6th May 1951

1st Philippe Schell - Cooper, 2nd Fernand Chaussat - DB, 3rd Francis Liagre - DB

Draguignan 25th June 1951

Heat 1

1st Eric Brandon - Cooper Mk V, 2nd Philippe Schell - Cooper

Heat 2

1st Alan Brown - Cooper Mk V, 2nd Pierre Pagnibon - DB

Heat 3

1st Domenico Antonelli -DB,

Final

1st Alan Brown - Cooper Mk V, 2nd Eric Brandon - Cooper Mk V, 3rd Philippe Schell - Cooper, 4th Domenico Antonelli -DB, 5th Cathary - Cooper

Rouen 8th July1951

1st John Cooper - Cooper, 2nd Fernand Chaussat - DB, 3rd Francis Liagre - DB, 4th Ken Carter - Cooper Mk V, 5th Bill Aston - Cooper Mk V, 6th Robert Charriere - DB         DNF: Bill Whitehouse - Cooper Mk V

Col Bayard August 1951

1st Ken Wharton - Cooper

Montlhéry 8/9th October 1951 Cooper Record Runs

Class J (up to 350cc)

John Cooper - Cooper Mk V Norton   50 km: 92.62 mph, 50 miles: 92.02 mph, 100km: 92.13 mph, 1 hour: 90.27 mph, 100 miles: 91.08 mph, 200 km: 91.98 mph

Class I (up to 500cc)

Bill Aston - Cooper Mk V Norton  50km: 99.30 mph, 50 miles: 99.56 mph, 100 km: 99.59 mph, 1 hour: 99.41 mph, 100 miles: 99.41 mph, 200 km: 99.13 mph

Orleans 1951

1st Philippe Schell - Cooper, 2nd Rene Bonnet - DB, 3rd Robert Charrier - DB, 4th Francis Liagre - DB, 5th Henri Otterbein - Simca Surva, 6th Marcel Piveteau - Cooper

1952

1st Marcel Piveteau - GDC, 2nd Camille Hardy - Hardy Special, 3rd Rène Sezeur - JB

Montlhéry 27th April 1952

1st Fernand Chaussat - DB, 2nd Antem - JA, 3rd Camille Hardy - Hardy Special, 4th Roger Gaillard - Gaillard, 5th Robert Charriere - DB

Draguignan 18th May 1952

1st André Loens - Kieft CK 52, 2nd Élie Bayol - DB, 3rd Alan Rippon - Cooper Mk VI       DNF: Arthur Gill - Mackson

Orleans 8th June 1952

1st Les Leston - Cooper, 2nd Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk IV, 3rd Alan Rippon - Cooper Mk VI, 4th Pons - DB, 5th Paul Audibert - DB

1953

1st Georges Chazalet - Volpini, 2nd Paul Audibert - DB

Orleans 31st May 1953

Heat 1

1st Les Leston - Leston Special, 2nd John Brown - Martin, 3rd Eric Fenning - Staride

Heat 2

1st Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V, 2nd John Brise - Cooper, 3rd Reg Bicknell - Staride

Final

1st Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V, 2nd John Brise - Cooper, 3rd Dennis Taylor - Martin, 4th Reg Bicknell - Staride, 5th Piveteau - GDC, 6th Roger Hillier - HPN

Amiens 9th June 1953

Heat 1

1st Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V, 2nd Gerald Smith - Arnott, 3rd John Brown - Martin

Heat 2

1st Eric Brandon - Cooper, 2nd John Brise - Cooper, 3rd Lewis Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V

Final

1st John Brise - Cooper, 2nd Paul Emery - Emeryson, 3rd Austen May - Cooper Mk VI, 4th John Habin - Staride, 5th Rene Berte - Berte, 6th Leslie Wood - Arnott

Circuit de Salon de Provence 5th September 1953

1st Kurt Kuhnke - Cooper Mk IV, 2nd Hutchy Hutchinson - Cooper, 3rd Cliff Davis - Cooper, 4th Guigou - DB

Montlhéry 20th September 1953

1st Roger Hillier - HPN, 2nd Guigou - DB, 3rd Girault - DB, 4th Roger Gaillard - Gaillard, 5th Antem - J.A.

Agen 27th September 1953

Heat 1

1st Lewis Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V, 2nd H Gilomen - Cooper, 3rd Lex Beels - Cooper       DNF: Bertie Bradnack - Cooper Mk VII, John Brise - Arnott

Heat 2

1st Eric Brandon - Cooper, 2nd Cliff Davis - Cooper, 3rd Heiniger - Cooper

Heat 3

1st André Loens - Kieft, 2nd Ivor Bueb - Arnott, 3rd Chazalet - Volpini       DNF: Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V

Final

1st Eric Brandon - Cooper, 2nd Lewis Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk V, 3rd Gilomen - Cooper, 4th Chazalet - Volpini 5th Paul Audibert - Acero, 6th Cliff Davis - Cooper             DNF: André Loens - Kieft, Ivor Bueb - Arnott

Montlhéry 5th-8th October 1953 Cooper Record Runs

Class H (500-750cc)

John Cooper - Cooper Mk VIII Norton   200 kms: 183.60 kph/114.08 mph

Class I (350-500cc)

John Cooper - Cooper Mk VIII Norton   50 km: 178.87 kph/111.22 mph, 100 km: 179.28 kph/111.40 mph, 100 miles: 180.81 kph/112.35, 1 hour: 181.22 kph/112.61 mph, 200 km: 181.68 kph/112.89 mph

Class J (up to 350cc)

John Cooper - Cooper Mk VIII Norton   50 km: 170.13 kph/105.71 mph, 50 miles: 168.87 kph/104.93 mph, 100 km: 169.99 kph/105.00 mph, 100 miles: 167.99 kph/104.39, 1 hour: 167.88 kph/104.32 mph, 200 km: 167.16 kph/103.87 mph, 200 miles: 166.51 kph/103.46 mph

Montlhéry 28th October 1953 Arnott Record Runs

Class I (500cc)

John Brise 50km: 117.17 mph, 50 miles: 118.03 mph, 100km: 118.07, 100 miles: 118.02, 200km: 117.47mph, 200 miles: 115.53, 300km: 108.03 mph, 1 hour: 117.76 mph, 3 hours: 107 91 mph

Marseilles 1953

1st Chazalet - Volpini, 2nd Paul Audibert - DB, 3rd Domenico Antonelli - Volpini

Circuit de Salon 1953

1st Roger Hillier - HPN, 2nd Guigou - DB, 3rd Girault - DB

1954

Montlhéry 17th April 1954

1st Andre Hechard - DB

Orleans 30th May 1954

1st Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper Mk VIII, 2nd Les Leston - Cooper Mk VIII, 3rd Reg Hunt - Cooper Mk VIII, 4th Lex Beels - ?

Bressuire 27th June 1954

1st Rod Nuckey - Cooper Mk VIII, 2nd Eric Brandon - Cooper Mk VIII, 3rd Theo Helfrich - Cooper, 4th André Loens - Staride, 5th Kurt Ahrens (Sr) - Cooper, 6th Domenico Antonelli - Volpini

Montauban 4th July 1954

1st Eric Brandon - Cooper Mk VIII, 2nd Rod Nuckey - Cooper Mk VIII, 2nd Hutchy Hutchinson - Cooper

1st Adolf Lang - Cooper Mk VIII, 2nd Kurt Kuhnke - Cooper, 3rd George Dardenne - Cooper Mk IV, 4th Andre Hechard - DB, 5th Paul Hoffmann - Cooper Mk VIII, 6th Alfred Kurtz - Kurtz-Speciale

Agen 26th September 1954

1st Adolf Lang - Cooper, 2nd Kurt Kuhnke - Cooper Mk VIII, 3rd Hutchy Hutchinson - Cooper, 4th Kurt Ahrens (Sr.) - Cooper, 5th Edmond Borremans - Effyh, 6th Marceau Moreau - MM, 7th Duesberg - Cooper

Bourges October 1954

1st Roger Gaillard - Gaillard

Martigues October 1954

1st Guigou - DB

1955

Montlhéry 17th April 1955

1st Kurt Kuhnke - Cooper, 2nd André Hechard - DB, 3rd Roger Gaillard - Martin, 4th Henri Otterbein - Simca Surva, 5th Quick - ?, 6th Philip Meub - Cooper

Orleans 22nd May 1955

1st Stuart Lewis-Evans - Cooper, 2nd Lex Beels - Cooper, 3rd Hutchy Hutchinson - Cooper

Creusot 1955

1st Rene Berte - Berte, 2nd Roger Gaillard - Arnott, 3rd Astruc

Montargis 1955

1st Roger Gaillard - Arnott, 2nd Rene Berte

Thouars 1955

1st Roger Gaillard - Arnott, 2nd G. Gaillard - Arnott

1956

1957

Circuit de La Châtre 30th July1957

1st André Loens - Loweno, 2nd Børge Nielsen - Cooper, 3rd Philip Meub - Cooper Mk VIII

1958

Circuit de La Châtre 6th July 1958

1st Philip Meub - Cooper Mk VIII

Miramas - 1958

1st Reiss - Reiss

1959

1st Adolf Lang - Cooper

2007

1st Simon Frost - Cooper Mk IX, 2nd Mark Woodhouse - Martin, 3rd Roy Hunt - Martin, 4th John Turner - Cooper Mk IX, 5th Neil Hodges - Cooper Mk VIII, 6th Martin Sheppard - Cooper Mk VI, 7th Brian Joliffe - Cooper Mk IX, 8th Nigel Ashman - Cooper Mk VI, 9th David Woodhouse - Cooper Mk IX, 10th John Jones - Cousy, 11th Richard Utley - JBS, 12th Nigel Challis - Cooper Mk VIII, 13th Duncan Rabagliati - Comet, 14th Roy Wright - Dastle, 15th Shirley Monro - Cooper Mk IV, 16th Humphrey Collis - JLR, 17th Graham Murdoch - FMS, 18th Bill Needham - Cooper Mk IV      DNF: Mark Palmer - Cooper Mk IX, Yvon Gisclar - Cooper, Mike Fowler - Cooper Mk V      DNS: Gordon Russell - Mackson, James Holland - Cooper Mk VIII, Hakan Sandberg - JBS, Patrick Morin - Cooper

 

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