 Nelson Piquet driving a BT53 at the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Brabham | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gordon Murray (Technical Director) David North (Chief Designer) Paul Rosche (Chief Engine Designer (BMW)) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Brabham BT52B | ||||||||
| Successor | Brabham BT54 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium and carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod operated coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,702 mm (67.0 in) Rear: 1,626 mm (64.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,946 mm (116.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | BMW M12/13, 1,499 cc (91.5 cu in), Straight 4, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Brabham / Hewland 5-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 545 kg (1,201.5 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Castrol | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | MRD International | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 1.  Nelson Piquet2.  Teo Fabi2. Corrado Fabi2.  Manfred Winkelhock | ||||||||
| Debut | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Brabham BT53 was a Formula One car designed by Gordon Murray for the Brabham team for the 1984 Formula One season and was a development of the BT52 which had carried the team's lead driver Nelson Piquet to the 1983 championship.
- ^ "Brabham BT53". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 December 2019.