The Brabham BT55 was a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Murray and David North for the Brabham team owned by Bernie Ecclestone. It used a BMW...
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Gordon Murray (section Brabham: 1969–1986)
BT50 (1981–1982) Brabham BT49D (1982) Brabham BT52 (1983) Brabham BT52B (1983) Brabham BT53 (1984) Brabham BT54 (1985–1986) Brabham BT55 (1986) In 1986...
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to Brabham, and was joined by Elio de Angelis. The season was a disaster for Brabham, scoring only two points. Murray's radical long and low BT55, with...
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Elio de Angelis (category Brabham Formula One drivers)
1986, racing for the Shadow, Lotus and Brabham teams. He was killed in an accident while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit, near the commune...
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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...
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victorious at the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix. The B186, along with the Brabham BT52, BT55, Arrows A9 and other BMW-engined cars from 1983 to 1986 are some of...
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powered the F1 cars of Brabham, Arrows and Benetton. Nelson Piquet won the FIA Formula One Drivers' Championship in 1983 driving a Brabham powered by the BMW...
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summarizes Brabham racing cars built by Motor Racing Developments in the United Kingdom. Note that many of the earlier models are badged as Repco Brabhams. Brabham...
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have been designed along the lines of the lowline Brabham BT55 used by the Brabham team in 1986. Brabham's long time designer Gordon Murray had joined McLaren...
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Constructors' Championship. The BT54 was replaced for the 1986 season by the Brabham BT55, although the team did use the BT54 for the 1986 British Grand Prix at...
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engine in the 1980s. This engine was the result of a deal between BMW and Brabham, which resulted in the team's chassis being powered by BMW engines from...
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Riccardo Patrese (category Brabham Formula One drivers)
subsequently took second at the Swedish Grand Prix behind Niki Lauda's Brabham BT46B "fan car", in its only appearance before being withdrawn. However...
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Race Elio de Angelis (ITA) May 14, 1986 28 Test‡ Circuit Paul Ricard Brabham BT55 Test Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) April 30, 1994 33 San Marino Grand Prix...
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hopes that its reputation would overshadow that of the BT55's issues: Gordon had the Brabham BT55, which was by any standard a terrible car. He’s got that...
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1986, Brabham Formula One driver Elio de Angelis was killed in a testing accident at the fast first turn after the rear wing of his Brabham BT55 had broken...
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and Coloni. The massively powerful BMW M12/13 inline-four found in the Brabham BT55 tilted almost horizontally, and in upright position under the Megatron...
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complete World Championship Grand Prix results of the Formula One constructor Brabham between 1962 and 1992. It includes results from the works team as well...
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Derek Warwick speed trapped at 344 km/h (214 mph) in his BMW powered Brabham BT55 on the run to the Bosch Kurve. There were other testing corners such...
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off-season. Philippe Streiff in the second Tyrrell, Elio de Angelis (Brabham BT55), Johnny Dumfries (Lotus 98T) and Teo Fabi (Benetton B186) were the only...
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but no fire broke out. Elio de Angelis (ITA) 1986-05-14 Open wheel Brabham BT55-BMW Formula One Circuit Paul Ricard Formula 1 World Championship Test‡...
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Alboreto's Ferrari and the improving Benetton-BMW of Gerhard Berger. The Brabham-BMW BT55 seemed to be getting better as well with Riccardo Patrese sixth ahead...
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Derek Warwick (category Brabham Formula One drivers)
however, Warwick was invited to take his place at Brabham. Unconfirmed rumours surfaced that Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone had invited Warwick to take...
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stream of mechanical failures experienced by both the BMW GTP and the Brabham BT55 F1 cars, BMW withdrew from the Lime Rock Grand Prix. They returned for...
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Retrieved April 12, 2021. "1976 Lola T332/C Spec Sheet". www.race-cars.com. "Brabham BT24 - F1technical.net". www.f1technical.net. "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS...
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finish was a second place at the 1986 Michigan 500. In 1986, he tested a Brabham Formula One car, during free practice of the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix. After...
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stream of mechanical failures experienced by both the BMW GTP and the Brabham BT55 F1 cars, BMW withdrew from the Lime Rock Grand Prix. They returned for...
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Alain Prost, who could only manage sixth in his McLaren-TAG. Brabham entered only one BT55, the car of Riccardo Patrese. Elio de Angelis had been killed...
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Racing. Following the demise of the team, he joined Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team, where he would stay for the following decade, becoming chief mechanic...
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