Brabham BT59


The Brabham BT59 was a Formula One racing car designed by Sergio Rinland and Hans Fouche for the Brabham team which raced in the and Formula One World Championships. It made its debut at the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix and continued until the first two races of.

1990

The team's cars were driven by Australian David Brabham, the youngest son of team founder Sir Jack Brabham, and one of the team's drivers, Italian Stefano Modena. The car was powered by the Judd V8 engine and ran on Pirelli tyres.
After a promising first half of the 1989 season which saw Modena finish 3rd in Monaco, Brabham began to fall back down the grid. Lack of money and lack of power from the Judd V8 as well as inferior Pirelli rubber not helping the team in their quest to return to the top of Formula One. The best result achieved in 1990 was a seventh place at the Canadian Grand Prix driven by Modena.

1991

For the 1991 season, the car was dubbed BT59Y and fitted with a Yamaha OX99 V12 engine. Driven by British drivers Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell, the BT59Y was used only in the first two races and then replaced by the Brabham BT60Y.

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213141516Pts.WCC
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59Judd V8USABRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUS2*9th
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59Judd V8David BrabhamDNQRetDNQRet15DNQRetDNQRetDNQRetDNQRetRet2*9th
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59Judd V8Stefano ModenaRetRet711139RetRet17RetRetRetRet122*9th
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59YYamaha V12USABRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPNAUS39th
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59YYamaha V12Martin Brundle111239th
Motor Racing DevelopmentsBT59YYamaha V12Mark BlundellRetRet39th

* All points scored with the BT58