Brabham BT17

Brabham BT17
Technical specifications

Category	Group 7
Constructor	Brabham
Designer(s)	Ron Tauranac
Production	1966 1 car built
Chassis	Steel tubular spaceframe
Engine	Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 3.0–4.3 L (183.1–262.4 cu in), Repco RB620,^[1] 90° V8, SOHC,^[2] NA
Transmission	Hewland 6-speed manual
Power	~ 315–350 hp (235–261 kW)^[3]
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Debut	1966

The Brabham BT17 was a one-off sports prototype race car, designed by British-Australian engineer Ron Tauranac, and developed and built by British manufacturer, constructor, and Formula One racing team, Brabham. It was built to Group 7 racing specifications, in 1966, and was the only Group 7 sports car built by Brabham.^[4] Only one single model was produced.^[5]^[6] It only contested three sports car races, scoring no wins, podiums, pole positions, or points finishes.^[7]

It was also notably the last sports car to bear the Brabham name for 52 years, until the Brabham BT62 was introduced, in 2018. It was initially powered by a 4.3 L (260 cu in) Repco V8 engine, however, due to reliability problems with the original engine, the engine was swapped with a smaller 3.0 L (180 cu in) Repco 620 V8 engine, producing 315 hp (235 kW), and drove the rear wheels via a Hewland 5-speed manual transmission.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

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