2019 Brabham BT62

Building on a remarkable 70-year racing pedigree, David Brabham has announced Brabham's return to manufacturing at a gala event in central London, with the global launch of Brabham Automotive's first product, the stunning BT62. The Brabham BT62 continues the legendary 'BT' naming convention established by founders Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac in the 1960s and honours the legacy of the marque's greatest and most memorable cars. With headline figures that point to the potency of the car, the new Brabham is pure-bred for the track and capable of setting blistering lap times. The Brabham BT62 boasts a power-to-weight ratio of 730ps per tonne, a dry weight of just 972kg and is powered by a Brabham naturally-aspirated 5.4 litre capacity V8 engine. Heralding the start of an exciting new chapter for the iconic marque, the BT62 has been specifically designed, developed and tested to reward like no other. Designed from the ground-up and featuring a host of unique engineering details, the Brabham BT62 draws on the project team's vast experience to create a car without equal. Crafted from lightweight carbon fibre, the BT62's exterior surface and aggressive aerodynamic package combine to strike the optimal balance between function and form.

The Brabham BT62 in more detail

As the next in the line of legendary racers, the Brabham BT62 carries more than just the Brabham name; it shares its DNA. Working to the same brief as each of the BT-designated vehicles that came before it, David Brabham has led the team to design and develop a car to deliver blistering on-track performance. In producing the BT62, the team has followed the same pragmatic approach that saw Brabham achieve 35 Formula 1 Grand Prix wins and four World Championships.

About Brabham Automotive

The Brabham story began in 1948 when Sir Jack Brabham made his Australian competition debut. Sir Jack went on to become a triple world champion and in 1966 became the first, and still the only, driver to win a Formula 1 World Championship in a car of his own construction. Now seventy years on, Brabham remains one of the world's most iconic motorsport marques with a lineage of champion racers, engineers and innovators. Spearheaded by David Brabham, Brabham Automotive continues that rich heritage and continues the Brabham story into the 21st century, once again designing and manufacturing cars which defy convention. Despite only building its first car in 1961, by the mid-1960s Brabham had become the largest manufacturer of single-seat racing cars in the world, and by 1970 had built over five hundred cars. Renowned for its customer service, Brabham had the reputation of providing customers with cars of a standard equal to those used by the works team and provided a high degree of support to its clients, with Jack even assisting with car setup. Brabham Automotive is an automotive company built on the same values that have defined Brabham's winning dynasty from the beginning.