Brabham BT18

Brabham BT18

Formula 2 Naturally-aspirated, 10,000 - 11,000 RPM
Competition history
Notable drivers	Jack Brabham Denny Hulme
Wins Podiums 12 22

The Brabham BT18 was an

The BT18 was designed as a Formula 2 and Formula 3 racing car. The car had a space frame that was reinforced by load-bearing plates. Two cars, F2-18-66 and F2-19-66, were used by the factory Brabham team with revised Honda RA302E engines, which now gave 150 bhp at 11,000 rpm.^[4] 32 were Formula 2 racing cars and designated BT18A. Six copies were equipped with a Cosworth SCA engine for private teams. A special version BT18B of 8 examples was fitted for the Honda Racing School with Ford Kent engines for the upcoming 1966 Formula Ford. A total of 46 examples of the BT18 (+A+B) were produced.^[5][6]

In 1966, Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme achieved a total of 11 wins in 12 races with the Brabham-Honda BT18. Brabham won the 1966 Trophées de France championship and Hulme was runner-up.^[7]

The European Formula Two Championship began in 1967 and the results for 1966, in which the works BT18 competed in, are made up of races in the British and French national championships and one-off F2 races.

Year	Driver	1*	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1966		Oulton Park	Goodwood	Pau	Montjuïc	Zolder	Crystal Palace	Reims-Gueux	Rouen-Les-Essarts	Karlskoga	Keimola	Linas-Montlhéry	Bugatti Circuit	Circuit d'Albi	Brands Hatch
	Jack Brabham		1	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	Ret	1	2
	Denny Hulme		2	2	3**	2	2	Ret	1	2	2	3	1
	Chris Irwin													3	Ret
		Round 1	Round 2	Round 2	(Non-Championship)	(Non-Championship)	Round 3	Round 2	Round 3	(Non-Championship)	(Non-Championship)	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 4

• * *Cancelled due to snowfall
• ** Used Cosworth SCA engine^[8]

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Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyre	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	WCC
1966	Caltex Racing Team	Cosworth SCA	D		MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	—
				Kurt Ahrens						Ret
	Roy Winkelmann Racing			Hans Herrmann						11
				Alan Rees						Ret