Tony Maggs impressed enough on his two drives for Lotus in 1961 to be signed by Cooper for two seasons. He finished second in the French Grand Prix in both 1962 and 1963, but stood on the podium on only one other occasion. He was dropped in favour of Phil Hill and moved to BRM for 1964. After starting just three races with the team, he had a one-off drive for Lotus at the 1965 South African Grand Prix, moving instead to sports cars.