Brabham BT26
The Repco Brabham BT26 was a Formula One racing car design. A development of the previous BT24, its Repco engines were unreliable, but following a switch to Cosworth DFV engines it scored two World Championship Grand Prix wins and finished runner up in the 1969 World Constructors' Championship.
A BT26 in Tasman Series configuration | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Motor Racing Developments | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Ron Tauranac | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Brabham BT24 | ||||||||
| Successor | Brabham BT33 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Fibreglass body on tubular steel spaceframe with stressed skin sections | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
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| Transmission | Hewland DG 300, 5-speed manual, ZF differential | ||||||||
| Fuel | Esso | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear, Dunlop | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Brabham Racing Organisation | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Jack Brabham Jochen Rindt Jacky Ickx | ||||||||
| Debut | 1968 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
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