| Production: | 1966 1 car built |
| Category: | Group 7 |
| Designer: | Ron Tauranac |
| Constructor: | Brabham |
| Chassis: | Steel tubular spaceframe |
| Engine Name: | Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, NaN1NaN1, Repco RB620,[1] 90° V8, SOHC,[2] NA |
| Power: | ~ NaN0NaN0[3] |
| Gearbox Name: | Hewland |
| Gears: | 6-speed |
| Type: | manual |
| Debut: | 1966 |
| Tyres: | Goodyear |
The Brabham BT17 was a one-off sports prototype race car, designed by British-Australian engineer Ron Tauranac, and developed and built by British manufacturer, constructor, and Formula One racing team, Brabham. It was built to Group 7 racing specifications, in 1966, and was the only Group 7 sports car built by Brabham.[4] Only one single model was produced.[5] [6] It only contested three sports car races, scoring no wins, podiums, pole positions, or points finishes.[7]
It was also notably the last sports car to bear the Brabham name for 52 years, until the Brabham BT62 was introduced, in 2018. It was initially powered by a Repco V8 engine, however, due to reliability problems with the original engine, the engine was swapped with a smaller Repco 620 V8 engine, producing, and drove the rear wheels via a Hewland 5-speed manual transmission.[8] [9] [10] [11]