BR Engineering BR1
The BR Engineering BR1 is a sports prototype non-hybrid racing car built for the SMP Racing and DragonSpeed teams. It is designed to meet the 2018 LMP1 regulations for Le Mans Prototypes in the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The BR1 debuted at the 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship.
| Category | Le Mans Prototype (LMP1) | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | BR Engineering (Dallara) | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Luca Pignacca | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre composite monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Independent double wishbones with adjustable dampers | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Independent double wishbones with adjustable dampers | ||||||||||
| Engine | AER P60B 2.4 L V6 turbocharged (SMP Racing) Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 naturally aspirated (DragonSpeed) | ||||||||||
| Transmission | X-Trac 6-speed sequential manual | ||||||||||
| Power | AER 2.4L V6 Turbo: 720 bhp (730 PS; 537 kW) Gibson 4.5L V8 N/A: 700 bhp (710 PS; 522 kW) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 833kg (1836.5 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Gazprom Energy Gulf | ||||||||||
| Brakes | Carbon Fibre Discs Ventilated | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | SMP Racing DragonSpeed | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | Mikhail Aleshin Jenson Button Pietro Fittipaldi Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Matevos Isaakyan Egor Orudzhev Vitaly Petrov Stéphane Sarrazin Renger van der Zande James Allen Brendon Hartley Stoffel Vandoorne Sergey Sirotkin Kirill Ladygin Viktor Shaytar | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans | ||||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
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