xbox 360 controller for pc

Hi

this is going to be a very noobish question so please bear with me.

 I have dug up this really old pc game called gp 500 (circa 1999). It is a really good  motorcycle simulator from microprose.

so my question is, would the xbox 360 controller be compatile with this game (i dont have one)?

funnily the game does work on xp ,

thanks

ag179