Brabham
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Brabham BT62 supercar put on ice as key investor turns focus to electrification and self-driving cars.
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Brabham BT63 GT2 ready to start racing in 2022
Brabham's latest addition to its expanding lineup is a GT2 race car based on the BT62 supercar.
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Brabham BT62R road car added to lineup
The third member of the Brabham BT62 family is a road-going variant.
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Brabham starts deliveries of BT62 supercar
Brabham will only build 70 examples of the BT62 and the first are now rolling out the door.
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With plant complete, Brabham prepares for deliveries of BT62 supercar
The first examples of the new Brabham BT62 track-focused supercar are due to start deliveries later in 2020.
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Brabham BT62 gets stripped-out Competition specification
Brabham's BT62 supercar can be ordered in a new Competition specification that matches the racing version of the car set to compete next month in the Britcar ‘Into The Night’ Race series running in the United Kingdom. It will be the first time in decades Brabham is racing one of its own...
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Fittingly, a Brabham will be behind the wheel for the BT62's competition debut.
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Brabham's follow-up to the BT62 will be a more attainable supercar
Australian outfit Brabham's next supercar will be a road car that's still fully capable at the track.
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Watch the Brabham BT62 attack the Bathurst circuit
Australia may be without a local auto industry, but locals have a lot to take pride in with the Australian-made Brabham BT62. With local endurance racer Luke Youlden at the wheel, the track-only supercar put up an impressive sub-2-minute time around the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South...
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Brabham BT62 to go racing in WEC, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Brabham will use this week's 2019 Autosport International show starting Thursday in the United Kingdom to formally announce plans to take the BT62 supercar racing in the World Endurance Championship, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian race team and nascent car manufacturer...
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Track-only Brabham BT62 supercar gets official road car conversion
Track-only supercars are a neat thing, but only for fleeting moments. That's why the Brabham BT62 is cool, but only gets partial credit on the awesomeness test that exists in our minds. The boffins at Brabham have found a way to fix things however, and the result is a BT62 that you can legally...
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Feel the raw speed of the Brabham BT62 at Portimao
Brabham's BT62 supercar is currently testing at top racetracks all around the globe in the lead up to the start of production in 2019. The company recently released video of one of the test sessions conducted at Portugal's Algarve International Circuit, more commonly referred to as Portimao. The...
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One of the most successful race teams in the history of Formula 1 is leaping into the world of supercars. The new Brabham Automotive is a spinoff of the Brabham race team which boasts no less than four Drivers' and two Constructors' championships, and its first product is the BT62, a track-only supercar limited to just 70 examples. The BT62 made its world debut in London in May and will grace local soil for the first time in Monterey, California during Monterey Car Week. It will appear throughout the event which runs from from August 18-26 and concludes with the prestigious Pebble Beach...
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Brabham BT62 to wear liveries inspired by Brabham F1 winners
With four Drivers' and two Constructors' championships, Brabham is one of the most successful names in Formula 1. And as it branches out into the world of car manufacturing, Brabham is keen to remind fans of this history with its first model, the BT62. The track-only supercar was revealed in May...
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Brabham names Bend Motorsport Park as home base for honing its supercars
Ferrari has Fiorano, McLaren has Dunsfold, and now Brabham also has a home base for developing its supercars. Brabham on Tuesday named The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, Australia as its “home circuit.” The site, about 60 miles from Brabham's Adelaide headquarters and production...
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Brabham BT62 supercar storms Australia's Phillip Island circuit
Brabham's new BT62 is the hot topic right now. The track-only supercar made its debut this month in London and now we have video of it storming Australia's picturesque Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Doing the driving is Brabham's Le Mans-winning managing director, David Brabham, a son of late...
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Brabham explains logo
Australian racing team Brabham this month launched the new automotive division Brabham Automotive, whose first product is the BT62 track car. Adorning the car is Brabham's new logo, which to the casual observer resembles some teeth about to take a bite out of its victim. It turns out there's a bit...
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Brabham teams with Microsoft for tech and data needs
Brabham just announced its new track-only monster machine called the BT62. When you introduce a new race car, you're also introducing a need to collect, transmit, and store a hefty amount of data. Be it vehicle data, customer information, or all sorts of on-track telemetry bits and bytes, a...
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Brabham this week revealed its new BT62 supercar and already there's talk of additional versions. The BT62 that debuted in London on Wednesday is a track-only model limited to 70 units, the number representing 70 years since Brabham founder and namesake Jack Brabham started his racing career. But in an interview with Motoring, David Brabham, the son of the late Jack Brabham and head of the Brabham race team and new automotive division, said two additional variants were in the pipeline. When asked if they could be a road-going version and a Le Mans racer, Brabham replied with, “Yeah...
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Brabham BT62 is a 700-horsepower track monster
If you love all things Formula 1, then you know the name Brabham. Throughout the early days of the sport, Jack Brabham and his race team captured plenty of wins, two constructors championships, and four driver's championships. Now the Australian racing legend's son David, a racer himself and...
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Brabham drops first details, photo of BT62 supercar
The new automotive division of the Brabham race team released the first specs and photos for its upcoming track-focused supercar on Thursday. Called the BT62, a naming convention that links the car with past Brabham race cars, including several Formula 1 World Championship winners, the new supercar...
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BT62: First Brabham in 26 years to be unveiled on May 2
The recently established Brabham Automotive, led by a Brabham family member and closely linked to the Brabham racing team, is set to unveil a new car on May 2, 2018. The car will go by the name BT62, continuing a tradition that began in 1961 when Brabham co-founders Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac...
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Brabham Automotive launched by Jack Brabham's son
One of the most storied names in motorsport, Brabham, is making its return, though in just what capacity is yet to be revealed. The original Brabham race team was co-founded in 1960 by Australian racing legend Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 88. During its heyday, the team...
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Is Brabham set to return to F1?
There’s speculation mounting that Formula 1 team Force India may about to be sold due to the ongoing troubles of owners Vijay Mallya and Subrata Roy. Mallya was arrested in London last month on an extradition request from India to face charges back home in regards to some financial dealings...
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