Brabham BT20
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Brabham | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Ron Tauranac | ||||||||
| Predecessor | BT19 | ||||||||
| Successor | BT22 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Steel spaceframe, Fiberglass body | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, twin radius-arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Engine | Repco Type 620 2,994 cc (182.7 cu in) 90º V8 NA Mid-engined | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland 5 speed MT | ||||||||
| Weight | 150 kg (330.7 lb) | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear Firestone | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Brabham | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Denny Hulme Jack Brabham Guy Ligier John Love Silvio Moser Peter de Klerk | ||||||||
| Debut | 1966 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
The Brabham BT20 is a car used by the Brabham Formula One team in 1966 and 1967, as well as a number of privateers from 1967 to 1969.
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Repco 3.0 V8 | G | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | 42 (49)* | 1st | ||||
| Jack Brabham |
Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denny Hulme |
3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | Brabham Racing Organisation | Repco 3.0 V8 | G | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 63 (67)* | 1st | ||
| Jack Brabham |
6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denny Hulme |
4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| private | Repco 3.0 V8 | F | Guy Ligier |
10 | 8* | Ret | Ret | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Team Gunston | Repco 3.0 V8 | F | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 10* | 8th | |
| John Love |
9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Vögele Racing | Repco 3.0 V8 | G | Silvio Moser |
DNQ | 5 | NC | DNQ | |||||||||||
| 1969 | Jack Holme | Repco 3.0 V8 | G | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 0 | - | ||
| Peter de Klerk |
NC |
* Only 6 of the points which counted towards Brabham-Repco's 1966 Championship total were scored using the BT20; the remainder were scored using the BT19. Only 13 of the points which counted towards Brabham-Repco's 1967 Championship total were scored using the BT20; the remainder were scored using the BT19 and BT24. Only 2 of Brabham-Repco's 1968 points were scored using the BT20; the remainder were scored using the BT24 and BT26.
- Ligier finished 8th in the 1967 German Grand Prix, but was awarded the point for 6th place as the two F2 drivers who finished ahead of him on the road were ineligible to score points
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