Brabham BT3 Climax F1 #17 Jack Brabham 1962

[Pete05]

The very first Brabham Formula 1 chassis.
Made it's debut in the German Grand Prix of 1962 in the hands of Sir Jack Brabham. Unfortunately recording a DNF.
The car raced in the United States & South African Grand Prix to finish of it's debut year recording 4th place finishes both times.
The car made one more start in the Belgian Grand Prix the following year, Sir Jack's first F1 race of the year, recording a DNF.

ENGINE

Configuration
Coventry Climax FWMV Mk 2 V8

Location
Mid, longitudinally mounted

Construction
Aluminium alloy block and head

Displacement
1494 cc / 91.2 cu in

Bore / Stroke
63 mm (2.5") / 60 mm (2.4")

Compression
11.5:1

Valvetrain
2 valves per cylinder, DOHC

Fuel feed
4 Weber Carburettors

Lubrication
Dry sump

Aspiration
Naturally Aspirated

Power
186 BHP / 139 kW @ 8500 rpm

Torque
161 Nm / 119 ft lbs @ 7500 rpm

DRIVETRAIN

Chassis
Steel tubular spaceframe

Front suspension
Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar

Rear suspension
Lower links, reversed top wishbones, twin trailing arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar

Steering
Rack and pinion

Brakes
Discs, all-round

Gearbox
Colotti-Francis Type 34
6 speed manual

DIMENSIONS

Weight
485 kg / 1069.2 lbs

Wheelbase
2311 mm (91")

Track (F/R)
1346mm (53") / 1283mm (50.5")

Fuel tank
127 Litre

Wheels (F/R)
13 x 6 / 15 x 7

 

[swynder]

A huge LIKE for it´s history, beautifull design and of course for the fact it was driven by the legend, Sir Jack Brabham!

 

[StarLight]

Yes, I see great cars of a great man passing by ... excellent work Pete05.
I can see your a big fan of Brabham.

 

[Pete05]

My hero, an absolute legend & the likes of who we will never see again.

The equivalent of Alonso starting his own team, designing his own car and winning the World Championship at 40 years old.

A truly amazing man that survived one of the most dangerous periods in Formula 1.

 

[Pete05]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brabham_BT3