Brabham BT60
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Brabham | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Sergio Rinland Tim Densham |
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| Predecessor | BT59Y | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrods | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrods | ||||||||
| Engine | Yamaha OX99, 3,498 cc (213.5 cu in), 72° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted (1991) Judd GV, 3,498 cc (213.5 cu in), 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted (1992) |
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| Transmission | Brabham / Hewland transverse 6-speed semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
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| Notable entrants | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7.  Martin Brundle7.  Eric van de Poele8. Mark Blundell8.  Giovanna Amati8. Damon Hill |
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| Debut | 1991 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Brabham BT60 was the final series of Formula One racing cars built for the Brabham Formula One motor racing team, designed by Sergio Rinland which raced in the 1991 and 1992 Formula One World Championships. The car brought to a close 30 years of construction of purpose-built racing cars which began with Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac and the Brabham BT1 Formula Junior design in 1961.
BT60Y
The first car, the BT60Y was powered by the Yamaha OX99 V12 engine and was driven by Martin Brundle, returning to Brabham and F1 again after driving for Jaguar in the World Sportscar Championship. The team's second car was driven by Formula One rookie Mark Blundell.
Brabham only scored 3 points in 1991 with one 5th place for Brundle and Blundell scoring one 6th place finish. The team finished 10th in the Constructors Championship.
BT60B
For the 1992 Formula One season the team used a modified version of the car, dubbed the BT60B which was powered by the Judd GV V10 engine and was driven by Eric van de Poele from Belgium and Italian rookie Giovanna Amati. Amati was replaced in the team by another Formula One rookie, and future World Drivers' Champion, Damon Hill. The BT60B was the last ever Formula One car produced by Brabham.
The 1992 season was a complete disaster for the once great Brabham team. After van de Poele qualified 26th and last and finished 13th (again last) at the opening race in South Africa, neither car would qualify for a race until round 9 when Hill qualified 26th at the British Grand Prix.
Two races later the team had its last ever race meeting in Formula One at the Hungarian Grand Prix where Hill gave the team its highest finish of the season finishing 11th, some 4 laps down on race winner Ayrton Senna.
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1991 | BT60Y | Yamaha OX99 V12 |
G | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 3 | 10th | |
| Martin Brundle | 11 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | DNQ | ||||||||
| Mark Blundell | 8 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 17 | ||||||||
| 1992 | BT60B | Judd GV V10 |
G | RSA | MEX | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Eric van de Poele | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Giovanna Amati | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Damon Hill | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | 11 |
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