Klaus Berg, driving his 1971, Blue,Brabham BT36, in the rain, during the HSCC Historic Formula 2 Race ('67 - '78), at the 2019 Silverstone Classic
The Brabham BT36 was MRD's 1971 Formula 2 car, replacing the BT30. Most of the changes were those required by the new regulations, and the BT36 was only an evolution of the two-year-old BT30 design. Leading BT36 drivers included Graham Hill and Tim Schenken for Rondel Racing and Argentinian newcomer Carlos Reutemann. Despite a win early in the season by Graham Hill, the BT36 was beaten by March's new monocoque 712M and the 1971-series Lotus 69 which also incorporated a monocoque centre section. Brabham would move to monocoque construction as well for 1972. These histories have been constructed by Andrew Fellowes with the extensive assistance of Bryan Miller, David McKinney, Allen Brown, Ian Henderson, Chris Townsend, Ted Walker, Jeremy Jackson, Steve Wilkinson, Philippe Demeyer, James Murray, John Turner, Dan Rear, Milan Fistonic and others. The Brabham BT36 was a development of the BT35 and built using space-frame construction. It had an outboard suspension and inboard brakes. The GRP body was innovative, aerodynamic, and light weight. In total, 9 examples of the BT36 were built, plus a BT36x which was powered by a Repco V8 engine and used in Hillclimb competition. The car was built for Mike Mike MacDowel and won the 1973 and 1974 British Hill Climb Championship. The other 9 cars were built to Formula 2 specification.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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