Video: BMW Brabham BT52 Turbo F1 Car Resurrected

c0nstant · 08-07-2013, 10:11 PM

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The Brabham BT52 was a Formula One car designed for the Brabham team by longtime Brabham designer Gordon Murray for the 1983 season. The car ran on Michelin tyres and was powered by the massively powerful BMW M12/13 turbocharged engine which in 1983 produced about 850 bhp (630 kW) in qualifying trim, detuned to around 640 bhp (480 kW) for the races proper. Its drivers were 1981 World Champion Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese.

The first turbo-fueled championship winning car in Formula One and highlight at the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring (August 9th-11th, 2013) -- the Brabham BMW BT52.

The BMW BT 52 footage contains

- engine assembly
- testing and driving by Nelson Piquet
- car presentation at Goodwood

dkexige · 08-07-2013, 10:34 PM

How fantastic

You can't put together a modern day F1 engine like that anymore.

Chihuahua · 08-09-2013, 06:18 PM

must.have.that.shirt.

nice to see paul rosche again.

Otaku · 08-10-2013, 01:45 PM

Beautiful!!!

clbmw · 08-10-2013, 02:24 PM

Please put this engine in the i8

GOLFFRR · 08-10-2013, 04:01 PM

beautiful

m5 guy · 08-10-2013, 04:58 PM

So sick!

stefan · 08-10-2013, 06:24 PM

Here's hoping for a 2015 return to F1.

cricriF30 · 08-10-2013, 10:51 PM

Anyone noticed the the car was sponsored by FILA, but everyone was wearing PUMA gear?

Roundown · 08-10-2013, 10:59 PM

"could only use full throttle above 200"

M5007 · 08-10-2013, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cricriF30

Anyone noticed the the car was sponsored by FILA, but everyone was wearing PUMA gear?

LOL

M12Power · 08-10-2013, 11:26 PM

Saw this the other day. Fantastic footage! The M12 was undoubtedly one of the greatest F1 engines ever made and is still the only BMW engine to have won an F1 World Championship to date (i.e., Piquet's 2nd WDC in 1983). In fact, it was the first turbocharged engine to win an F1 World Championship.

I was a bit disappointed though that good ol' Piquet didn't at least try to thrash the BT52 around a bit at Goodwood...

positiveions · 08-10-2013, 11:41 PM

A piece of history.

Holset · 08-11-2013, 02:43 AM

Really cool stuff!

EdM5 · 08-11-2013, 03:50 AM

Best looking F1 car ever.
Pure Gordon Murray genius.

Diver · 08-11-2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by m3 guy

So sick!

Plus one.

BMWI6 · 08-11-2013, 10:03 AM

WHY cant my 335is sound like that!!!!!!!!

at 16:42 he was probably like ohhhh sheeattt this is fast, I dont remember it being this hard to drive it.

Gonven · 08-11-2013, 10:47 AM

A nice video here

theART · 08-12-2013, 01:13 PM

Love how the Tach starts at 4k and finishes at 12k

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08-10-2013, 11:26 PM	#12
M12Power Private First Class 6 Rep 118 Posts Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S 6MT Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Saw this the other day. Fantastic footage! The M12 was undoubtedly one of the greatest F1 engines ever made and is still the only BMW engine to have won an F1 World Championship to date (i.e., Piquet's 2nd WDC in 1983). In fact, it was the first turbocharged engine to win an F1 World Championship. I was a bit disappointed though that good ol' Piquet didn't at least try to thrash the BT52 around a bit at Goodwood...
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