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The Brabham BT46 is a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team, owned by Bernie Ecclestone, for the 1978 Formula One season.The car featured several radical design elements, one of which was the use of flat panel heat exchangers on the bodywork of the car to replace conventional water and oil radiators.
Although Brabham experimented with airdams and underbody skirts in the mid-1970s, the team, like the rest of the field, did not immediately understand Lotus's development of a ground effect car in 1977. The Brabham BT46B "Fan car" of 1978, generated enormous downforce with a fan, which sucked air from beneath the car, although its claimed use ...
Indy car: 1968 2 BT26: Formula One: 1968 3 BT26A: Formula One: 1969 3 BT27 Formula One: Not built 0 BT28 Formula Three: 1969–1970 42 BT29 Formula B: 1969–1970 29 BT30: Formula Two: 1969–1970 26 BT30X Hillclimb 1969 2 BT31 Tasman Formula: 1969 1 BT32: Indy car: 1970 1 BT33 Formula One: 1970 4 BT34: Formula One: 1971 1 BT35A Formula ...
The Brabham BT46B "fan car" at the 2001 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 1978 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 June 1978 at the Scandinavian Raceway. It was the eighth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors, and the last Formula One Swedish Grand Prix to date.
Ian Gordon Murray CBE (born 18 June 1946), [1] is a successful and influential South African-British [2] former (Formula One) race-car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, during 1969–1986 and 1987–1991 respectively, then as designer of high-end, high-performance sports cars and a variety of other innovative automotive projects.
The car was the first Brabham to use Alfa Romeo type 115-12 flat 12-cylinder engine with 500 hp (373 kW) and 340 N⋅m (251 lb⋅ft) of torque. It was equipped with a Hewland six-speed transmission. It was equipped with a Hewland six-speed transmission.
Brabham BT46B "fan car" The 1978 Swedish GP saw the only appearance in Formula One of the Brabham BT46B . Designed by Brabham 's Gordon Murray , who was trying to eclipse Colin Chapman 's ground effect invention on the Lotus 79 , the car featured a large fan pulling air from under the bottom of the car to create additional downforce.
Brabham Automotive was an Australian [1] automaker launched by David Brabham and Australian investor group, Fusion Capital [2] in May 2018. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Brabham Automotive was based in Adelaide , South Australia , with representation also in the United Kingdom.