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]

Brabham BT17
CategoryGroup 7
ConstructorBrabham
Designer(s)Ron Tauranac
Production1966
1 car built
Technical specifications
ChassisSteel tubular spaceframe
EngineMid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 3.0–4.3 L (183.1–262.4 cu in), Repco RB620,[1] 90° V8, SOHC,[2] NA
TransmissionHewland 6-speed manual
Power~ 315–350 hp (235–261 kW)[3]
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Debut1966

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]

References

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  2. ^ "'RB620' V8: Building The 1966 World F1 Champion Engine…by Rodway Wolfe and Mark Bisset". 7 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Repco Brabham RB760 – primotipo…". primotipo...
  4. ^ "VICTORIAN HISTORIC RACING REGISTER" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Brabham BT17". Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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  7. ^ "In the hot seat -- Jack Brabham". Motor Sport Magazine.
  8. ^ "Engine Repco • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.
  9. ^ "Brabham BT17 Repco Group 7 1966". GTPlanet.
  10. ^ Brown, Allen. "Brabham « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
  11. ^ "Brabham BT17-Repco". Retrieved 28 June 2022.