Brabham BT56
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Brabham | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
John Baldwin Sergio Rinland | ||||||||
| Predecessor | BT55 | ||||||||
| Successor | BT58 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre and Kevlar composite monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Pullrod double wishbone | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Pushrod double wishbone | ||||||||
| Axle track |
Front: 1,778 mm (70.0 in) Rear: 1,651 mm (65.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,832 mm (111.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | BMW M12/13, 1,499 cc (91.5 cu in), Straight 4, turbo (4.0 Bar limited), mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Brabham / Weismann 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Castrol | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Motor Racing Developments | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
7. Riccardo Patrese7. Stefano Modena8. Andrea de Cesaris | ||||||||
| Debut | 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Brabham BT56 was a Formula One car designed by John Baldwin and Sergio Rinland and raced by the Brabham team in the 1987 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Straight 4 turbocharged BMW engine and raced on Goodyear tyres. Brabham finished 8th in the 1987 Constructors Championship with 10 points scored. Both de Cesaris and Patrese scored a 3rd place driving the BT56.
After a disappointing 1986 season with the BT55, the team reverted to a more conventional design in 1987. Long time Brabham designer Gordon Murray had moved to McLaren leaving the BT56 as the first Brabham car not designed by Murray since the Ralph Bellamy designed Brabham BT37 that raced in the 1972 and 1973 seasons.
This was the last Brabham to use a turbocharged engine. Brabham would actually not appear on the Formula One grids through the 1988 season and would return in 1989 with the naturally aspirated Judd V8 powered Brabham BT58.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1987 | Brabham | BMW M12/13 Straight 4 engine tc |
G | BRA | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | POR | ESP | MEX | JPN | AUS | 10 | 8th | |
| Riccardo Patrese | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| Stefano Modena | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 |
References
- ↑ "STATS F1 • Brabham BT56". Statsf1.com.
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