Jenson Button driving the BGP 001 at the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix
Category
Formula One
Constructor
Brawn GP
Designer(s)
Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Jörg Zander (Deputy Technical Director) Jacky Eeckelaert (Engineering Director) Craig Wilson [ja](Head of Vehicle Engineering) Phil Arnaboldi (Project Leader) John Owen (Project Leader) Russell Cooley (Chief Engineer) Loïc Bigois (Head of Aerodynamics) Ben Wood (Chief Aerodynamicist)
Predecessor
Honda RA108[1]
Successor
Mercedes MGP W01
Technical specifications[2]
Chassis
Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque.
Suspension (front)
Wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers.
Suspension (rear)
As front
Engine
Mercedes-Benz FO 108W 2.4 L (146 cu in) V8, naturally aspirated, limited to 18,000 RPM mid-mounted.
The Brawn BGP 001 (originally known as the Honda RA109) is a Formula One world championship winning racing car, the design of which was started by Honda Racing, and completed and then built by the team after it was renamed to Brawn GP. It was the first and only Formula One car constructed by the Brawn GP team, and was used to contest the 2009 Formula One season. The car won eight out of the seventeen Grands Prix it competed in. It was notable for its unusual double diffuser, and its legality was disputed, though it was ultimately deemed legal by the FIA.[3]
This is the first Brackley-based F1 car to utilize Mercedes-Benz engines, which is used by its successor factory team. On BGP 001's debut at the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Jenson Button took pole position in qualifying and finished first in the race while his teammate Rubens Barrichello took second place in both qualifying and race.
Had Honda continued to participate in 2009, it would have raced the Honda RA109K [ja].
^Tremayne, David (24 October 2009). "Brawn and brains! In-depth review of the title race and a look ahead to 2010". Independent. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^"BGP 001 Technical Specification" (PDF). Brawn GP. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
^Cite error: The named reference FIA diffuser was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the BrawnBGP001 saying that they were illegal. The FIA scrutineers disagreed, declaring...
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against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the BrawnBGP001 saying that they were illegal, but after analysing the cars, the FIA...
against the rear diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the BrawnBGP001 saying that they were illegal, but after analysing the cars the FIA...
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