Brabham BT53
 Nelson Piquet's Brabham BT53 |
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| Designer: | Gordon Murray | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Brabham BT52 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Brabham BT54 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Monocoque made of CFRP with subframe on the rear axle | ||||||||
| Engine: | BMW M 12/13 1.5 liter R 4 turbo |
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| Wheelbase: | 2946 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 545 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Michelin | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Castrol | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 1. Nelson Piquet 2. Teo Fabi 3. Corrado Fabi 4. Manfred Winkelhock  
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| First start: | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1984 Portuguese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 38 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 10 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 1984 | |||||||||
The Brabham BT53 is a Formula 1 racing car of the team Brabham Racing Organization , which in the 1984 season was used. Nelson Piquet , Teo Fabi , Corrado Fabi and Manfred Winkelhock drove the car developed by Gordon Murray . Nelson Piquet won two races with the Brabham BT53.
technology
The arrow shape of the car was adopted from its predecessor for the BT53. The side pods were pulled a little forward and made more angular. For quick tire changes, an on-board four-point jack system was installed, as well as brake discs reinforced with carbon fibers for shorter braking distances and a six-speed transmission from Hewland. The engine weighed 175 kilograms and had four cylinders in line with a displacement of 1499 cc. With a boost pressure of 3.2 bar in the race, the BMW engine developed 626 kW, which corresponds to 850 hp.
Sponsors and livery
The paintwork of the car was dark blue and white like the Brabham BT52 from last year. Team boss Bernie Ecclestone had also signed contracts with Parmalat and Fila for the 1984 season. With Michelin , Santal and Castrol , these partners were also retained.
The 1984 season
Too much engine and loader damage made it impossible for Nelson Piquet to defend his title . Although he finished in the top three four times and won in Canada and the GP in Detroit , apart from a second, third and sixth place, he was always out. Teammate Teo Fabi secured nine points for the Brabham team, while Corrado Fabi and Manfred Winkelhock received nothing. At the end of the season, the Brabham team finished fourth in the Constructors' Championship with 38 points.
Results
| year | team | engine | driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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| 1984 | Brabham |
BMW M12 / 13 turbo engine |
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| Nelson Piquet | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 | 1 | DNF | 7th | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | 3 | 6th | |||||
| Teo Fabi | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 4th | 5 | DNF | DNF | |||||||||
| Corrado Fabi | DNF | DNF | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | 10 |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- Peter Higham: Formula 1: Car by Car 1980-89. RACE POINT PUB, London 2018, ISBN 978-1-91050-523-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich Schwab: GRAND PRIX 1984 . 1st edition 1984, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-613-01023-2 .
