Brabham BT19

The Brabham BT19 was a Formula 1 racing car, which was built in 1966 at Brabham. This racing car the world title of the formula secured this year Jack Brabham 1

The BT19 was designed by Ron Tauranac already the end of 1965, to accommodate for the 16- valve V8 engine from Climax. The car had a tubular space frame, the Tauranac within the cockpit area enhanced by oval tubes. Both the front and the rear suspension were outside and Brabham the first time a 15 - inch wheels. The Hewland HD transmission was replaced by the more robust DG from the same supplier in the course of the year. Early 1966 the car to accommodate the 3-liter Repco engine was rebuilt.

The BT19 is a historically relevant racing car. At the Grand Prix of France Brabham won for the first time in BT19 and thus won for the first time a Grand Prix racing driver in a car that bore his own name. 1966 Brabham won with the car in four races in a row. On the success in France victories followed in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany. 1966 won the team with this vehicle both driver and constructors' championships.

In 1967, this guy in the factory team only three times for use; Brabham thus became second in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands. From the middle of the season we played at Brabham racing with the successor model, the BT20. The BT19 were sold to privateers.