Brabham BT19
Brabham BT19
Category
Formula One/Tasman Series
Constructor
Motor Racing Developments
Designer(s)
Ron Tauranac
Technical specifications
Chassis
steel spaceframe
Suspension
(front)
Double wishbone, outboard
spring/damper.
Suspension
(rear)
Single top-link, reverse
lower wishbone, twin radius
arms, outboard
spring/damper.
Track-width
56 in (1420 mm)
Wheelbase
91 in (2310 mm)
Engine
Repco 2994 cc (183 cu in)
V8 naturally aspirated, mid-
engined, longitudinally
mounted
Transmission
Hewland HD/DG 5-speed
manual ZF differential
Weight
1,250 lb (567.0 kg)
Fuel
Esso
Tyres
Goodyear
Competition history
Notable
entrants
Brabham Racing
Organisation
Notable
drivers
Jack Brabham
Debut
1966 South African Grand
Prix (non-championship)
1966 Monaco Grand Prix
(World Drivers’
Championship)
Races
Wins
Poles
Fastest laps
19
10 F1 WC
6 F1 other
2 Tasman
1 Libre
6
4 F1 WC
2 F1 other
6
3 F1 WC
3 F1 other
4
1 F1 WC
3 F1 other
Constructors’
Championships
2 (1966, 1967)[1]
Drivers’
Championships
1 (1966)
The Brabham BT19 (IPA: /ˈbræbəm/ BT19) is
a Formula One racing car designed by Ron
Tauranac for the British Brabham team. The
BT19 competed in the 1966 and 1967 For-
mula One World Championships and was
used by Australian driver Jack Brabham to
win his third World Championship in 1966.
The BT19, which Brabham referred to as his
"Old Nail", was the first car bearing its
driver’s name to win a World Championship
race.
The car was initially conceived in 1965 for
a 1.5-litre (92-cubic inch) Coventry Climax
engine, but never raced in this form. For the
1966 Formula One season the Fédération In-
ternationale de l’Automobile (FIA) doubled
the limit on engine capacity to 3 litres
(183 cu in). Australian company Repco de-
veloped a new V8 engine for Brabham’s use
in 1966, but a disagreement between Br-
abham and Tauranac over the latter’s role in
the racing team left no time to develop a new
car to handle it. Instead, the existing BT19
chassis was modified for the job.
Only one BT19 was built. As of 2008, it is
owned by Repco and on di