Brabham BT26

Brabham BT26
A BT26 in Tasman Series configuration
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorMotor Racing Developments
Designer(s)Ron Tauranac
PredecessorBrabham BT24
SuccessorBrabham BT33
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisFibreglass body on tubular steel spaceframe with stressed skin sections
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
90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionHewland DG 300, 5-speed manual, ZF differential
FuelEsso
TyresGoodyear, Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsBrabham Racing Organisation
Notable driversAustralia Jack Brabham
Austria Jochen Rindt
Belgium Jacky Ickx
Debut1968 Spanish Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
47252
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Repco Brabham BT26 was a Formula One racing car design. A development of the previous BT24, its Repco engines were unreliable, but following a switch to Cosworth DFV engines it scored two World Championship Grand Prix wins and finished runner up in the 1969 World Constructors' Championship.