Brawn GP - champion team!

Brawn GP was a Formula One constructor which competed in the 2009 Formula One World Championship, with drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. The team was formed in 2009 by a management buyout led by Ross Brawn of the Honda Racing F1 Team, after Honda announced their withdrawal from the sport in December 2008 due to the global financial crisis.

The team started development of their car in early 2008, when still owned by Honda. For the 2009 season, Honda provided a $100 million budget, while Mercedes provided engines under a customer relationship.

On its racing debut, the season-opening 2009 Australian Grand Prix, the team took pole position and 2nd place in qualifying and went on to finish first and second in the race. Button won six of the first seven races of the season, and on 18 October at the Brazilian Grand Prix he secured the 2009 Drivers' Championship, while the team won the Constructors' Championship. Barrichello won twice and finished third in the Drivers' Championship. The team won eight of the season's seventeen races, and by taking both titles in its only year of competition became the first to achieve a 100% championship success rate.

On 16 November 2009 it was confirmed that the team's engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz, in partnership with Aabar Investments had purchased a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP, which was renamed Mercedes GP for the 2010 season.

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Designer(s): Ross Brawn (Technical Director), Jörg Zander (Deputy Technical Director), Jacky Eeckelaert (Engineering Director), Craig Wilson (Head of Vehicle Engineering), Phil Arnaboldi (Project Leader), John Owen (Project Leader), Russell Cooley (Chief Engineer), Loïc Bigois (Head of Aerodynamics), Ben Wood (Chief Aerodynamicist)

Predecessor: Honda RA108

Successor: Mercedes MGP W01

Technical specifications

Chassis: Moulded carbon fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque.

Suspension (front): Wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs and rockers.

Suspension (rear): As front

Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO108W 2.4 L (146 cu in) V8, naturally aspirated, limited to 18,000 RPM mid-mounted.

Transmission: Brawn GP, 7 forward gears + 1 reverse, semi-automatic.

Power: 750 hp @ 18,000 RPM

Fuel: Mobil

Tyres: Bridgestone

Competition history

Constructors' Championships: 1st (172 points)

Notable drivers: 22. Jenson Button - drivers' Championships (95 points)

                             23. Brazil Rubens Barrichello - 3st (77 points)

Debut: 2009 Australian Grand Prix

First win: Australian Grand Prix

Last win: Italian Grand Prix

Races: 17

Wins: 8

Podiums: 15

Poles Positions: 5

Faster Laps: 4