Cooper T61

{{Short description|Sports racing car}}

{{Infobox racing car

| Name = Cooper T61{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com//spec/6269/Cooper-Monaco-T61P-Maserati.html|title=1964 Cooper Monaco T61P Maserati Specifications|website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://auta5p.eu/lang/en/katalog/auto.php?idf=Cooper-T61-Monaco-Mk-III-22065|title=Cooper T61 Monaco Mk III, 1961 [Auta5P ID:22065 EN]|website=auta5p.eu}}

| Image = Cooper Monaco King Cobra T61M (1963) Solitude Revival 2019 IMG 1463.jpg

| Category = Group 4

| Constructor = Cooper

| Chassis = Steel-reinforced tubular space frame covered in aluminum panels

| Wheelbase = {{convert|91-96.3|in|mm||abbr=on}}

| Track = Front: {{convert|52-55|in|mm||abbr=on}}
Rear: {{convert|53.5-55|in|mm||abbr=on}}

| Engine name = Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, {{convert|2.0-5.4|L|cuin|0|abbr=on}}, Coventry Climax/Ford/Chevrolet/Maserati, I4/V8, NA

| Power = {{cvt|240-430|hp|kW}}

| Type = Colotti T37/T41 or Halibrand-McKee 4-speed/5-speed manual

| Differential =

| Fuel =

| Tyres =

| Weight = {{convert|1213-1636|lb|kg||abbr=on}}

| Predecessor = Cooper T57

}}

The Cooper T61 (Type 61), also known as the Cooper T61 Monaco, or the Cooper Monaco T61, is a sports racing car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer Cooper, in 1961. It is the successor and evolution of the T57. Its motor racing career spanned 6 years (1962-1966, 1968); where it won a total of 16 races (plus 2 additional class wins), achieved 23 podium finishes, and clinched 3 pole positions. It was powered by a number of different engines, including a Coventry Climax four-cylinder engine, a Maserati V8 engine, a Ford FE engine, and a Chevrolet small-block engine.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/suffix/Cooper/Monaco/T61.html|title=Cooper Monaco T57|access-date=25 June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/cooper/monaco/1964/772373|title=1964 Cooper Monaco - T61M|website=www.classicdriver.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.supercars.net/blog/1963-cooper-type-61-monaco-king-cobra/|title=Cooper Type 61 Monaco King Cobra | Review|date=April 1, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25221/lot/67/|title=Bonhams : 1962 Cooper T61 'Monaco'Chassis no. CM/2/62|website=www.bonhams.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/listing/cooper/t61-m/t61-monaco/1963/227153|title=For Sale: Cooper T61 Monaco|website=www.classic-trader.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z15258/cooper-monaco-type-61.aspx|title=1961 Cooper Monaco Type 61|website=conceptcarz.com}}