Brabham BT48

Brabham BT48
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorBrabham
Designer(s)Gordon Murray (Technical Director)
David North (Chief Designer)
Carlo Chiti (Chief Engine Designer (Alfa Romeo))
PredecessorBT46
SuccessorBT49
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Axle trackFront: 1,731 mm (68.1 in)
Rear: 1,625 mm (64.0 in)
Wheelbase2,743 mm (108.0 in)
EngineAlfa Romeo, 2,991 cc (182.5 cu in), 60° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionHewland / Alfa Romeo 5/6-speed manual
FuelAgip
Competition history
Notable entrantsParmalat Racing Brabham
Notable drivers5.Austria Niki Lauda
6.Brazil Nelson Piquet
Debut1979 Argentine Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
13000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Brabham BT48 was a Formula One racing car designed by Gordon Murray and raced by the Brabham team. The car, powered by a 12-cylinder Alfa Romeo engine, competed in the 1979 Formula One season. The intended plan was to run the BT47 but the FIA outlawed it because it had a Chaparral 2J-type box rear end with twin variable geometry fans on the rear to maximize ground effect, so Murray designed the BT48 instead.

  1. ^ "STATS F1 • Brabham BT48". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 10 September 2010.