Brawn GP Formula One Team, the trading name of Brawn GP Limited was a Formula One constructor who were created from a management buyout of Honda Racing F1 Team. The team only competed in the 2009 Formula One season, and won the Constructors Championship that season, and Jenson Button won the Drivers' Championship. They are the only team with a 100% record in both championships.
During their one and only season in F1, Brawn secured 31 points finishes out of a possible 34, and eight wins out of seventeen races – a 47.06% success rate.
For 2010, the team's engine supplier, Mercedes had purchased a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP in partnership with Aabar Investments, and the team became Mercedes Grand Prix.
Key Personnel
Team Principals
CEOs
Technical Directors
Formula One Record
Summary
Year | Car | Engine | Tyres | No. | Drivers | Rounds | WCC Pts | WCC Pos | Test Drivers | Report |
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2009 | BGP 001 | Mercedes | B | 22 | Jenson Button | All | 172 | 1st | Anthony Davidson Alexander Wurz |
Report |
23 | Rubens Barrichello | All |
Complete Formula One Results
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Car | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pts. | Pos. |
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Button |
BGP 001 | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | Ret | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 172 | 1st |
Barrichello |
2nd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | Ret | 3rd | 6th | 10th | 1st | 7th | 1st | 6th | 7th | 8th | 4th |
Key | |||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols |
Notes
Brawn GP was only run for a year.
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