BR Engineering BR1

BR Engineering BR1
Category Le Mans Prototype
(LMP1)
Constructor BR Engineering / Dallara[1]
Designer(s) Luca Pignacca[2]
Technical specifications[3]
Chassis Carbon fibre composite monocoque
Suspension (front) Independent double wishbones with adjustable dampers
Suspension (rear) Independent double wishbones with adjustable dampers
Engine AER P60B 2.4 L V6 turbocharged
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 naturally aspirated
Transmission X-Trac 6-speed sequential manual
Tyres Michelin
Competition history
Notable entrants Russia SMP Racing
United States DragonSpeed
Notable drivers Russia Mikhail Aleshin
United Kingdom Jenson Button
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Hendrik Hedman
Russia Matevos Isaakyan
Russia Egor Orudzhev
Russia Vitaly Petrov
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Debut 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
RacesWinsPolesF.Laps
3000
Teams' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0

The BR Engineering BR1 is a sports prototype non-hybrid racing car built for the SMP Racing and DragonSpeed teams.[4] It is designed to meet the 2018 LMP1 regulations for Le Mans Prototypes in the FIA World Endurance Championship as well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The BR1 debuted at the 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Development

SMP Racing, were participating in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class, fielding a Dallara P217 chassis. In 2017, with the help of Dallara, BR Engineering and Russian university students was built a brand-new chassis BR1.[5] Mikhail Aleshin had an arm injury during the first test at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón due to car failure.[5] Prior the official launch at Bahrain the car was also tested by Kirill Ladygin, Vitaly Petrov,Viktor Shaytar and Sergey Sirotkin.[6]

Competition history

2018-19

The debut of the car in 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was overshadowed by a qualifying accident involving DragonSpeed's driver Pietro Fittipaldi, in which he sustained fractures to both legs. The BR1-Gibson car had an electric problem, which caused the car to hit the barriers at high speed.[7] While SMP Racing cars also had the technical issues. No. 11 car (Aleshin and Petrov) was able to set the fifth-fastest time, while No. 17 car (Matevos Isaakyan, Egor Orudzhev and Stéphane Sarrazin) didn't set any time at all.[8] In the race SMP No.17 car was involved into the airborne accident and had at least two back-flips.[9] No. 11 was the only car to finish the race behind two Toyota TS050 Hybrid, Rebellion R13 and Enso CLM P1/01.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Goodwin, Graham (17 November 2016). "BR Engineering, Dallara & ART Grand Prix Combine For New For 2018 BR1 LMP1 L Programme". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "New age of Russian motorsport as BR1 LMP1 is revealed for 2018/19 WEC". fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. The presentation of BR1 was attended by many VIPs including Boris Rotenberg, founder and head of BR Engineering; Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO; Gérard Neveu, FIA WEC CEO; Luca Pignaca, Dallara chief designer; Dmitry Samorukov, SMP Racing CEO; and Russian motorsport development program SMP Racing drivers: Mikhail Aleshin, Vitaly Petrov and Matevos Isaakyan.
  3. ↑ "BR1". www.brengineering.ru. BR Engineering. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Smith, Luke (17 November 2017). "DragonSpeed Confirms BR1 Gibson for WEC". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 Dagys, John (23 November 2017). "Dallara-Built BR1 a "Completely New" Car". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Luke (17 November 2017). "BR Engineering BR1 Unveiled". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Dagys, John (4 May 2018). "Fittipaldi Airlifted to Hospital With Broken Legs". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Dagys, John (4 May 2018). "Toyota Dominates Qualifying at Spa". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Dagys, John (9 May 2018). "Video Emerges of Isaakyan's Wild Airborne Crash at Spa". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Dagys, John (5 May 2018). "Alonso Holds Off Conway for Toyota 1-2 at Spa". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

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