Brabham BT52 F1 Race car

The Brabham BT52 is a Formula 1 racing car of the team Brabham Racing Organization , which was used in the 1983 season . Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese won with the Gordon Murray developed car four Grand Prix and achieved 2 pole positions . Nelson Piquet won his second world title with the Brabham BT52. With the BMW engine in the rear, for the first time in the history of Formula 1, a turbo engine- powered vehicle for the driver world champion.

Technology 

The BT52 (the designation BT51 in front of the BT52 was reserved for another model that never existed) looked like an arrowhead with a delta-shaped front wing . The radiator, the turbocharger cowling and the exhaust were set back in the rear of the car. The turbo engine of BMW, designed by Paul Rosche, with 165 kilograms, although somewhat overweight, but made in qualifying up to 1,400 hp (1,030 kW).

Gordon Murray used aluminum for the monocoque and plastic reinforced with carbon fiber . The front of the cell closed with a light metal bulkhead, in which the wishbone stored and vertical struts were housed. The paint of the car was dark blue and white. Team principal Bernie Ecclestone had signed a sponsorship agreement with Parmalat with side sponsor Fila. In addition to advertising stickers on the side panels of the wings and on the vehicle nose , the latter mainly included title sponsoring - the team was announced as Fila Sport in the 1983 season . Michelin , Santal and Castrol were other partners.

For the Brabham team and Nelson Piquet the season began with a victory in Brazil at the inaugural race for the 1983 season . After a break in the United States followed in France second behind Alain Prost (Renault), which subsequently developed into a favorite for the championship and with three more victories up to the Grand Prix of Austria could build a 14-point lead on Piquet. In the last four races of the season, however, Prost dropped out three times, while Piquet won in Italy and at the GP of Europe . With a third place finish of the season n South Africa Piquet was finally able to pass Prost and win the driver's championship with a three point lead. In this race, Piquest's team-mate Riccardo Patrese , who otherwise did not get along well with the car and lost a total of ten times during the season, won. In the Constructors' Championship Brabham finished third behind Ferrari and Renault .