Specific history of this car
The 1967 Brabham-Repco BT 20 offered here is the chassis in which Denny Hulme won the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix at Monte Carlo, coming home a lap ahead of Graham Hill's Lotus 33-BRM V8.
Over the course of its two year campaign, chassis F1-2-66, produced the following results:
1966
3-7-66 - French Grand Prix, Reims - Hulme - 3rd
16-7-66 - British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch - Hulme - 2nd
24-7-66 - Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort - Hulme - Ret. Ignition
7-8-66 - German Grand Prix, Nüburgring - Hulme - Ret. Ignition
4-9-66 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza - Hulme - 3rd
17-9-66 - Gold Cup, Oulton Park - Hulme - 2nd
2-10-66 - United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen - Ret. Engine
23-10-66 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City - 3rd
1967
2-1-67 - South African Grand Prix, Kyalami - Hulme - 4th
12-3-67 - Race of Champions, Brands Hatch - Hulme - Ret.
15-4-67 - Spring Cup, Oulton Park - Hulme - 2nd
29-4-67 - International Trophy, Silverstone - Hulme - Ret.
7-5-67 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo - Hulme - 1st
4-6-67 - Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort - Hulme - 3rd
6-8-67 - German Grand Prix, Nburgring - Ligier - 6th
10-9-67 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza - Ligier - Ret.
1-10-67 - United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen - Ligier - Ret.
22-10-67 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City - Ligier - 11th
In more recent times, in the first historic Monaco Grand Prix in 1997, the car came second in the current owner's hands.
It has since undergone a comprehensive rebuild in New Zealand at Leitch Motorsport and returns to Europe for the sale.
Part of Brabham's 1967 Constructors' Championship winning team and one of the cars that brought Denny Hulme the Drivers' Championship, the attributes that contributed to the Brabham-Repco BT 20's success commend it to today's collectors and historic GP competitors. It is modestly constructed, simple to maintain and to repair. Its Repco V8 engine is similarly simple, robust, responsive and easily maintained. It is a winner in the most storied of all grands prix, Monaco, and it is a valued participant in the most enjoyable and selective events.
The thrill and excitement of the 1967 season, the aura of drivers like Rodriguez, Surtees, Hulme, Gurney, Brabham, McLaren, Hill, Rindt, Stewart and Clark, is still within reach with immortal Formula One cars like this Brabham-Repco BT 20.
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