Championship organisers SRO Motorsport Group have right now confirmed the marque will enter the invitational class of the brand new GT2 sequence, with an look coming at Paul Ricard on 1-3 October this yr, forward of a full season as a homologated marque in 2022.
The well-known Brabham identify returned to motor racing in 2019 by means of the BT62, which initially began life as a 691bhp horse energy trackday solely weapon, constructed in Adelaide, Australia.
Nevertheless, since them the model, run by David Brabham, the son of three-time Formulation 1 world champion Sir Jack Brabham, has returned to the monitor with a modified race prepared BT62 that has competed within the Britcar Endurance Championship in 2019.
A buyer entry has additionally been raced within the UK’s GT Cup Championship.
The identical crew that constructed the highway model of the BT62 will now assemble a GT2 iteration utilizing the identical platform, incorporating a wing, diffuser and splitter modelled on that automotive which is able to produce round 600 horse energy from its 5.4 litre V8 engine.
It’s going to be a part of the likes of Audi, KTM, Lamborghini and Porsche which have entered the GT2 class.
“Following on from the success of our buyer racing programme within the UK with the competitors spec BT62 in GT Cup, Brabham Automotive is happy that SRO has prolonged an invite for Brabham Automotive to race within the Fanatec GT2 European Sequence,” mentioned David Brabham, Brabham Automotive sporting director.
Brabham BT63 GT2 Idea
Picture by: Brabham Automotive
“Having personally competed in SRO sequence previously, I very a lot stay up for seeing a Brabham on monitor on this sequence.”
SRO founder Stephane Ratel added: “We’re delighted that Brabham Automotive will likely be making its debut within the Fanatec GT2 European Sequence in October this yr.
“I’d personally prefer to welcome again David Brabham to an SRO promoted sequence, particularly with the excellent Brabham BT63 GT2 Idea, a automotive bearing his identify.
“The BT63 GT2 will likely be a fantastic addition to the SRO GT2 class, and can contribute to the continued progress and success of the sequence.”
Brabham is but to call its drivers for its debut within the sequence at Paul Ricard, the circuit which the crew scored its remaining F1 win when Nelson Piquet triumphed in 1985.