Brawn BGP 001
Vorlage:Racing car The Brawn BGP 001 is Brawn GP's first Formula One car. It will compete in the 2009 Formula One season. It was unveiled at Silverstone in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2009.
Team driver Jenson Button gave the BGP 001 its first test run on the same day it was launched,[1] before a more comprehensive testing and development program saw the car appear at the Circuit de Catalunya on March 9–12 and at the Circuito de Jerez on March 15–18, before the Australian Grand Prix on March 29.[2]
Testing

Even though Honda withdrew from F1, development of the BGP 001 never stopped and on the day of its debut, Jenson Button performed its shakedown – the car featuring white, fluorescent yellow and black colours.[3] Brawn GP gave the BGP 001 its first test at the Circuit de Catalunya on 9 March 2009, topping the timesheets early on in the first session, eventually finishing the session in fourth.[4] On day two, Rubens Barrichello took over and completed 111 laps finishing third in the standings.[5] This was followed by Button topping the timesheets on the third day by over a second clear of Felipe Massa's Ferrari, completing 130 laps.[6] In response, Massa hailed the BGP 001 as the most competitive pre-season car, stating that he doesn't think anyone can top their times and that Ferrari is currently less competitive than Brawn GP.[7] On the final day of the test, Barrichello replicated the feat of his team-mate; topping the time sheets by over eight-tenths of a second from Nico Rosberg's Williams, completing 110 laps.[8]
With the testing moving to Circuito de Jerez, Brawn continued to set the pace, six-tenths clear of Renault's Fernando Alonso, completing 107 laps.[9] Alonso topped the timesheets on day two, edging Barrichello into second leaving Button third, as the drivers completed 74 laps between them.[10] On the final day, Button topped once again, two-tenths clear of Rosberg with Nelson Piquet Jr. and Lewis Hamilton further behind.[11]
At the first race an official complaint was launched by Renault, Red Bull and Ferrari against the diffusers of the Williams FW31, Toyota TF109 and the Brawn BGP 001 saying that they were illegal. [12] However the race stewards did not share the view that the diffusers are illegal and rejected the other teams' complaints. Subsequently the car has been cleared to race in Melbourne.[13]
2009
Brawn started quickly at the season opener, Vorlage:F1 gp, sitting in the top five comfortably in Friday practice. After This boost of encouragement Brawn Gp said we will win tthe grand prix YEAH [14]
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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Vorlage:F1 | Brawn | Mercedes V8 | B | AUS | MAL | CHN | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN | EUR | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | BRA | ABU | |||
Vorlage:Flagicon Jenson Button | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vorlage:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello |
References
External links
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- ↑ Button shakes down new Brawn car at Silverstone. formula1.com, 6. März 2009, abgerufen am 6. März 2009.
- ↑ Brawn GP arrives. In: GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc., 6. März 2009, abgerufen am 24. März 2009.
- ↑ Brawn targets 'respectable' performance, autosport.com, 6. März 2009
- ↑ Brawn enjoy promising start to testing. In: autosport.com. 9. März 2009, abgerufen am 9. März 2009.
- ↑ Barrichello shows surprise form. 10. März 2009, abgerufen am 10. März 2009.
- ↑ Button Shows Brawn's Pace at Barcelona. Brawn GP, 12. März 2009, abgerufen am 12. März 2009.
- ↑ Felipe Massa Q&A: Brawn threat is genuine. Formula One Website, 14. März 2009, abgerufen am 14. März 2009.
- ↑ Barrichello keeps Brawn on top!, f1-live.com, 12. März 2009
- ↑ Brawn leads Testing again at Jerez. Brawn GP, 15. März 2009, abgerufen am 16. März 2009.
- ↑ Renault overturns Brawn pace. Brawn GP, 16. März 2009, abgerufen am 16. März 2009.
- ↑ Jenson back on top. Brawn GP
- ↑ Official Complaint against Diffusers
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7965056.stm
- ↑ Rosberg sets pace again|2009-03-27|ITV-F1.com