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Three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Brazilian Nelson Piquet is expected to demonstrate his 1983 title winning Brabham-BMW BT52 at the Festival of Speed at Goodwood in July.
Piquet has yet to confirm his participation, and will give answer soon.
In 1983, Nelson Piquet became the first driver to clinch the World Championship in a turbocharged car, beating rival Alain Prost in a Renault.
The Brabham has been completely restored and I now owned by BMW. It will be run on different occasions this year as part of BMW's celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Piquet's title.
The BT52 was designed by Gordon Murray and featured a flat bottom and very small sidepods, the consequences of the FIA having banned ground effect and side skirts for 1983.
British magazine Autosport says that the BT52, chassis No. 1, and its turbocharged, 1.5-litre, four-cylinder engine have been subject to a ground-up restoration at BMW Classic in Munich, which began last October.
Piquet has yet to confirm his participation, and will give answer soon.
In 1983, Nelson Piquet became the first driver to clinch the World Championship in a turbocharged car, beating rival Alain Prost in a Renault.
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| Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, 1983. (Photo: WRI2) |
The Brabham has been completely restored and I now owned by BMW. It will be run on different occasions this year as part of BMW's celebrations of the 30th anniversary of Piquet's title.
The BT52 was designed by Gordon Murray and featured a flat bottom and very small sidepods, the consequences of the FIA having banned ground effect and side skirts for 1983.
British magazine Autosport says that the BT52, chassis No. 1, and its turbocharged, 1.5-litre, four-cylinder engine have been subject to a ground-up restoration at BMW Classic in Munich, which began last October.