The Jacky Ickx Grand Prix-Winning 1969 Brabham-Cosworth BT226A to be Auctioned


Brabham BT26A S_N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Brabham BT26A S_N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

 

New York – 15 January, 2019

Bonhams is delighted to announce that the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix-winning Brabham-Cosworth BT26A – as driven to victory at Mosport Park by the Belgian legend Jacky Ickx – will star in the Amelia Island Auction on March 7th, 2019. 

This remarkable Formula 1 racing car is particularly iconic to any motorsport enthusiast as it boasts an impressive pedigree.

The Brabham-Cosworth BT26A chassis #3 is the car in which Jacky Ickx contested no fewer than a dozen races during that 1969 season, nine of them fully-fledged frontline qualifying rounds of that year’s Formula 1 World Championship series. Of his nine topline races in chassis 3, the immensely capable young Belgian won the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park, finished 2nd in that year’s Mexican GP at Mexico City, 3rd in the French GP, 5th in the Dutch GP and 6th in the Spanish GP. 


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His three further non-Championship races in this wonderfully evocative F1 car also included victory in England’s Oulton Park Gold Cup race, and 4th place in the BRDC International Trophy at the world-famous Silverstone circuit.

Although the Australian-made Repco V8 engine – which had powered the Brabham team to consecutive World Championship titles in both 1966 and 1967 – proved woefully unreliable in their 1968 campaign, Rindt still qualified chassis 3 on pole position for the Canadian GP, and ran 2nd there before retirement.   

Once the Repco V8 engine had been replaced in chassis 3 by one of the standard-setting Cosworth-Ford DFV V8s for 1969, the car was re-titled as a BT26A. 

In Mexico City, immediately after Ickx had finished 2nd, chassis 3 was sold to American entrant Doug Champlin for his driver Gus Hutchinson to campaign in the 1970 SCCA L&M Championship, against 5-liter Formula A/5000 competition. Hutchinson drove the car in six 1970 L&M rounds, winning two – at Sears Point and Dallas – while also placing 2nd at Sebring and 4th at Edmonton. He also drove it in the 1970 United States GP at Watkins Glen. 

Ickx went on to lead the Ferrari factory racing team from 1970-73, and would subsequently win the 24 Hours of Le Mans a then-record six times. He would also win the North American CanAm Championship in 1979, plus the prestigious Paris-Dakar Rally.  

So Brabham-Cosworth BT26A chassis 3, as now to be offered by Bonhams, not only has an illustrious Grand Prix-winning history, it was also the Formula 1 car of choice for two of the most successful, charismatic and best-respected personalities from that classical closing era of the Swinging Sixties. 

Today, this well-preserved, magnificently presented and truly historic F1 car is to be offered in running order. Says Mark Osborne, Bonhams Global Director of Motorsport, "Aside from being a winning chassis and having been driven by two of the most charismatic drivers of the period, the BT26A is so usable today. Whether the Gand Prix de Monaco Historique, or the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship, chassis no.3 will be as active as the next owner determines. I’d also note – having been in the old Brab myself – that the brilliant Ron Tauranac (spaceframe) design caters for today's drivers more adequately than almost any other manufacturer of the period."This Brabham-Cosworth BT26A would prove to be the ultimate expression of multi-tubular welded spaceframe chassis technology within Formula 1, as all frontline F1 cars from 1970 onward used stressed-skin monocoque construction instead. 

Jacky Ickx, meanwhile, completed that memorable 1969 season in 2nd place in the Drivers’ World Championship table, headed only by new title holder Jackie Stewart. His overall Formula 1 career would span 14 years and he would win eight Grand Prix races, appear 25 times on the top-three podium, and in 1970 he again finished 2nd in the Drivers’ Championship table. 

That year he was led only by the legendary Austrian star Jochen Rindt, who became, sadly, the sport’s only posthumous World Champion, having crashed fatally in his Lotus during qualifying for the Italian GP.  

In fact, the 1969-specification Brabham-Cosworth BT26A chassis 3 had actually begun life in 1968 as the Repco V8-engined Brabham BT26 chassis 3, and Jochen Rindt had driven it four times. He had used this car upon its debut in the Oulton Park Gold Cup, followed by contesting the Canadian, United States and Mexican GPs. 

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Lot List

1968 Aug 17

Dnf

Gold Cup

Oulton Park

Brabham BT26 S/N 3 - Repco 860 V8

Jochen Rindt

 

1968 Sep 22

Dnf

Canadian Grand Prix

Mont-Tremblant

Brabham BT26 S/N 3 - Repco 860 V8

Jochen Rindt

 

1968 Oct 6

Dnf

United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen

Brabham BT26 S/N 3 - Repco 860 V8

Jochen Rindt

#4

1968 Nov 3

Dnf

Mexican Grand Prix

Mexico City

Brabham BT26 S/N 3 - Repco 860 V8

Jochen Rindt

#4

1969 Mar 1

Dnf

South African Grand Prix

Kyalami 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#15

1969 Mar 16 

Dnf

Race of Champions

Brands Hatch

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

 

1969 Mar 30 

4th

International Trophy

Silverstone 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

 

1969 May 4 

6th

Spanish Grand Prix

Montjuich Park

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#4

1969 May 18

Dnf

Monaco Grand Prix

Monte Carlo

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#6

1969 Jun 21

5th

Dutch Grand Prix

Zandvoort

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#12

1969 Jul 6

3rd

French Grand Prix

Clermont-Ferrand

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#11

1969 Jul 19

Pratice Only

British Grand Prix

Silverstone

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#7

1969 Aug 16

1st

Gold Cup

Oulton Park

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

 

1969 Sep 7

10th

Italian Grand Prix

Monza 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#26

1969 Sep 20

1st

Canadian Grand Prix

Mosport Park 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#7

1969 Oct 5

Dnf

United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

 

1969 Oct 19

2nd

Mexican Grand Prix

Mexico City

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Jacky Ickx

#7

1969 Dec 28

2nd

L&M F5000 Championship Race

Sebring International Raceway

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Apr 19

8th

Riverside Grand Prix

Riverside

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 May 24

4th

Lucerne "100"

Edmonton

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Jun 7

25th

Seattle Grand Prix

Seattle 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Jun 14

20th

Monterey Grand Prix

Laguna Seca 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Jun 28

1st

Continental 49'er

Sears Point 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Jul 5

1st

Dallas Grand Prix

Dallas International Motor Speedway

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

1970 Oct 4

Dnf

United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen 

Brabham BT26A S/N 3 - Cosworth DFV V8

Gus Hutchison

 

 

 

 

 

Lot

Description

Chassis #

Estimate ($)

Result

201

2006 Mercedes-Benz SL500

WDBSK75F56F
107641

$20,000 - 30,000
(NR)

$21,280
€18,880

202

1995 Jaguar XJS 4.0 Convertible

SAJNX2741SC
199052

$30,000 - 40,000
(NR)

$16,800
€14,905

203

1963 Volvo P1800S Coupe

6802

$70,000 - 90,000
(NR)

$32,480
€28,817

204

1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S Spider

118S 006560

$50,000 - 80,000
(NR)

$36,960
€32,792

205

1985 Toyota FJ40

FJ40-940286

$60,000 - 80,000
(NR)

$42,560
€37,760

206

1974 Volkswagen Type 181 – Beach Thing

184252287

$18,000 - 24,000
(NR)

$11,760
€10,433

207

1962 Buick Electra 255 Series 4800

816015246

$8,000 - 12,000
(NR)

$11,200
€9,937

208

1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL

113.042.10.
015934

$40,000 - 55,000
(NR)

$33,600
€29,811

209

1969 Porsche 911S 2.0 Coupe

119301416

$175,000 - 225,000
(NR)

$123,200
€109,307

210

1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello

111683

$75,000 - 100,000
(NR)

$78,400
€69,559

211

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 454 SS LS6

136370A130493

$100,000 - 120,000
(NR)

$76,160
€67,571

212

1989 Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster

WP0ZZZ91ZKS1
73618

$200,000 - 250,000
(NR)

$140,000
€124,212

213

1956 Porsche 356A 1600 Speedster

82639

$350,000 - 450,000

Not Sold

214

1998 RUF Porsche 993 Turbo R

W09BD0360WPR
06019

$650,000 - 850,000

$626,500
€555,851

215

1955 Austin-Healey 100/4 BN1

BN1L220856

$70,000 - 90,000
(NR)

$43,680
€38,754

216

2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur

SCBBR53W36C
034052

$30,000 - 40,000
(NR)

$24,640
€21,861

217

1988 Porsche 930 Turbo Coupe

WP0JB0937JS
050346

$80,000 - 100,000
(NR)

$75,600
€67,074

218

1964 Porsche 356C T6 Coupe

218390

$70,000 - 90,000
(NR)

$76,160
€67,571

219

1989 Porsche 930 Cabriolet 'Slant Nose'

WP0EB0936KS
070543

$175,000 - 250,000

$249,200
€221,098

220

1989 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

BRNR32003106

$50,000 - 60,000
(NR)

$44,800 €39,748

221

1969 Porsche 911E Coupe

119200650

$100,000 - 125,000
(NR)

$103,600
€91,917

222

1966 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2-Liter Roadster

1E12683

$100,000 - 140,000
(NR)

$145,600
€129,181

223

1929 Bentley 4½ Liter Sports Tourer

HB3410

$525,000 - 575,000

$472,500
€419,217

224

1950 Fiat 1100 Cabriolet

369815

$150,000 - 175,000

Not Sold

225

1939 Delage D6-70 Three-Position Drophead Coupe

51740

$500,000 - 600,000

Not Sold

226

1929 Packard Custom Eight 640 Touring

E# 172900

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$25,760
€22,855

227

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Coupe

111.026.12.
003702

$70,000 - 90,000
(NR)

$32,480
€28,817

228

1949 Jaguar XK120 Alloy Open Two-Seater

670181

$300,000 - 350,000

Not Sold

229

1971 Porsche 911T Targa

9111110088

$50,000 - 60,000
(NR)

$47,040
€41,735

230

1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Cabriolet

915922

$600,000 - 750,000

Not Sold

231

1954 Kurtis 500KK SR-100

MKK55

$200,000 - 250,000

Not Sold

232

1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster

ZA9RU37P4VLA
12621

$175,000 - 200,000
(NR)

$123,200
€109,307

233

1936 Bentley 4¼ Liter Tourer

B 138GA

$600,000 - 800,000

Not Sold

234

1923 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia Three Seater Torpedo Sports

BC002

$300,000 - 400,000

Not Sold

235

1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8 Roadster

880937

$200,000 - 250,000
(NR)

$100,800
€89,433

236

1974 Porsche 914 2.0

4742907096

$80,000 - 100,000
(NR)

$89,600
€79,496

237

1913 Renault Type DP 22/24CV Coupé-Chauffeur

37217

$200,000 - 300,000
(NR)

$190,400
€168,929

238

1964 Shelby Cobra 289

CSX 2328

$900,000 - 1,100,000

Not Sold

239

1960 Bentley S2 Continental Drophead Coupe

BC54LAR

$200,000 - 275,000
(NR)

$162,400
€144,086

240

1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16 Roadster

7-952

$1,250,000 - 1,500,000

$1,187,500
€1,053,588

241

ca. 1903 Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Runabout

 

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$50,400
€44,716

242

1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen Replica

 

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$52,640
€46,703

243

1911 Pierce-Arrow Model 48 Suburban

E# 8488

$250,000 - 350,000
(NR)

$207,200
€183,834

244

ca. 1904 Pope-Tribune 6HP Twin-Cylinder Runabout

E# 525

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$68,320
€60,615

245

1904 Peerless Type 8 Style K 24HP Four-Cylinder King of Belgium

E# 585

$400,000 - 480,000

$698,000
€619,288

246

1912 Locomobile Model 'M' Series I 48HP Roadster

E# 5113

$200,000 - 250,000
(NR)

$291,000
€258,184

247

1906 Pope-Toledo Model XII 35/40HP Roi De Belges

E# 35-40-1821

$280,000 - 350,000
(NR)

$318,500
€282,583

248

1912 Indian 7HP Big Twin

72D349

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$61,600
€54,653

249

1908 Welch Model 4-L 50HP Seven-Passenger Touring

25

$250,000 - 350,000
(NR)

$456,000
€404,578

250

ca. 1904 Pope-Waverley Model 27 Electric Stanhope

E# 3260

$50,000 - 70,000
(NR)

$100,800
€89,433

251

1911 Pope-Hartford Model W 50HP Portola-Style Roadster

E# 8705

$300,000 - 400,000

$291,000
€258,184

252

1907 Matheson 'Big Four' 50HP Seven-Passenger Touring

550

$250,000 - 350,000

$212,800
€188,803

253

1910 Knox Model R 40HP Seven-Passenger Touring

3481

$175,000 - 250,000
(NR)

$156,800
€139,118

254

ca. 1911 Pierce-Arrow Model 66-A Roadster

E# 66750

$220,000 - 300,000
(NR)

$324,000
€287,463

255

ca. 1904 Haynes-Apperson Model F 18HP Twin-Cylinder Rear-Entrance Tonneau

E# 613

$180,000 - 240,000
(NR)

$190,400
€168,929

256

1914 Oldsmobile Model 42 30HP Touring

84015

$20,000 - 25,000
(NR)

$18,480
€16,396

 

257

1907 Austin Model LX-T 60HP Seven-Passenger Touring

25

$400,000 - 500,000

$313,000
€277,703

258

ca. 1899 Knox Model A 5HP Single-Cylinder Three-Wheel Runabout

E# 28

$100,000 - 120,000
(NR)

$106,400
€94,401

259

ca. 1907 Tincher Model H 60HP Seven-Passenger Touring

B-15

$500,000 - 700,000

$423,000
€375,299

260

ca. 1904 Pope-Toledo 24HP Four-Cylinder Rear Entrance Tonneau

E# 2444

$150,000 - 220,000
(NR)

$134,400
€119,244

261

1913 Mercer Type 35J "Raceabout"

E# 1462

$800,000 - 1,000,000

$896,000
€794,960

262

1910 Pope-Hartford Model T 40HP Limousine

E# 6201

$160,000 - 190,000
(NR)

Not Sold

263

1910 Pierce Four

1811

$100,000 - 150,000
(NR)

$112,000
€99,370

264

1910 Packard Model UD '30' 40HP Seven-Passenger Touring

11982

$220,000 - 300,000
(NR)

$329,500
€292,343

265

1906 Rambler Type 3 18/20HP Surrey

7509

$60,000 - 80,000
(NR)

$67,200
€59,622

266

1914 Simplex 50HP "Speedcar"

E# A2-50-59

$600,000 - 800,000

$885,000
€785,200

267

1907 Columbus 10HP Two-Cylinder Autobuggy

E# 142

$30,000 - 50,000
(NR)

$62,720
€55,647

268

ca. 1906 Studebaker Model G Touring

944

$40,000 - 60,000
(NR)

$44,800
€39,748

269

1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL

WDBBA48D2KA
094740

$55,000 - 75,000
(NR)

$63,840
€56,640

270

1988 Ferrari Testarossa

76758

$85,000 - 105,000
(NR)

$64,400
€57,137

271

1951 Lancia Aurelia B20GT Pre-Series Coupe

1047

$175,000 - 225,000

Not Sold

272

1904 Thomas Model 22 3 Cyl. 24 HP "FLYER" REAR ENTRANCE TONNEAU

E# 1083

$400,000 - 500,000

$489,000
€433,856

273

1992 Porsche 964 Carrera RS Coupe

WP0ZZZ96ZNS
491688

$250,000 - 300,000
(NR)

$184,800
€163,960

274

1987 Ferrari 328 GTS

70141

$75,000 - 100,000
(NR)

$52,640
€46,703

275

1959 Jaguar Mk IX

790925BW

$40,000 - 50,000
(NR)

$35,840
€31,798

276

1938 Cadillac Series 90 5-Passenger Sedan

5270127

$50,000 - 60,000
(NR)

$41,440
€36,766

277

1912 Crow-Elkhart Model 52 Five Passenger Touring

5348

$45,000 - 55,000

$60,480
€53,659

278

1968-69 3-Liter Repco Brabham-Cosworth BT26/BT26A

BT26-3

$1,100,000 - 1,400,000

$1,105,000
€980,392

279

1968 Porsche 911S Coupe

11800240

$190,000 - 230,000

Not Sold

280

1901 De Dion Bouton 5hp Motorette

128

$150,000 - 180,000

$162,400
€144,086

281

1971 DeTomaso Pantera

THPNLJ02150

$120,000 - 140,000

Not Sold

282

1983 Renault 5 Turbo Hatchback

130000636

 

$110,000 - 130,000

Not Sold

283

1904 Knox 16/18HP "Tudor" 5-Passenger Touring

312

$250,000 - 300,000

$252,000
€223,582

284

1906 Stevens-Duryea Model U 5-Passenger Touring

13027

$175,000 - 225,000
(NR)

$173,600
€154,023

285

1913 Stutz Series A Bearcat

911

$250,000 - 350,000
(NR)

$201,600
€178,866

286

1930 Cord L-29 Convertible Sedan

2927299

$140,000 - 180,000
(NR)

$156,800
€139,118

287

1911 Stoddard-Dayton Model 11A Five Passenger Touring

334

$120,000 - 150,000
(NR)

$78,400
€69,559

288

1907 Buick Model G Roadster

4289

$75,000 - 95,000

$58,800
€52,169

289

1962 Lancia Flaminia Coupe

823024290

$35,000 - 45,000
(NR)

$22,400
€19,874

                         

290

1972 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 2+2 Coupe

UC1S73228BW

$40,000 - 55,000
(NR)

$29,120
€25,836

291

1907 Cadillac Model K 10HP Tulip Roadster

24306

$55,000 - 70,000

$44,800
€39,748

292

1923 Amilcar CGS Two Seater

7385

$80,000 - 95,000

$89,600
€79,496

293

2000 BMW Z3 M Coupe

WBSCM934XYLC
61257

$45,000 - 55,000
(NR)

$36,960
€32,792

294

1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MK III BJ8

HBJ8U/42311 G

$70,000 - 90,000
(NR)

$42,560
€37,760

295

1950 Veritas Scorpion Cabriolet

5095

$350,000 - 450,000

Not Sold

296

1991 Acura NSX Coupe

JH4NA1154MT
001707

$55,000 - 75,000
(NR)

$51,520
€45,710

297

1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 ½ 2+2 Coupe

1E77750

$45,000 - 65,000
(NR)

$34,720
€30,804

298

1964 Jaguar E-Types Series 1 3.8 Roadster

880875

$130,000 - 160,000
(NR)

$196,000
€173,897

299

1977 Chevrolet Nova Grand National

179

$175,000 - 225,000
(NR)

Not Sold

300

1971 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

50367414

$125,000 - 175,000

Not Sold

301

1999 Swift/Ford-Cosworth Single-Seater Racing Indycar

Swift 010.c #008

$100,000 - 150,000
(NR)

$56,000
€49,685

302

1926 Minerva AF Town Car

56543

$150,000 - 200,000

$120,400
€106,822

303

1956 Cooper-Climax 1.5 Liter T-39 'Bobtail' Sports-Racing, Center-Seater

CS11-12-56

$190,000 - 230,000

wdn

304

1969 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R

PGC10-000565

$150,000 - 180,000

$130,000
€115,340

305

2001 Rolls-Royce Corniche

SCAZK29E31CX
68509

$120,000 - 160,000

Not Sold

306

1939 BSA Scout Two-Seater Sports

E# A4363

$20,000 - 25,000
(NR)

$16,800
€14,905

 

307

1984 RUF Modified Porsche 911 "RUF RSR"

WP0AB0919ES
121843

$175,000 - 225,000

Not Sold

308

1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4

10196

$45,000 - 65,000
(NR)

$38,080
€33,785

309

1966 Meyers Manx Dune Buggy

118744375

$25,000 - 35,000
(NR)

$30,800
€27,326