Brawn GP 001: The car that helped write F1’s greatest underdog story

Facing a global financial crisis, Honda announced its departure from Formula 1 in late 2008, yet that didn’t mean the team folded.

Instead, the Honda team’s former technical director, Ross Brawn, led a team buyout.

Now fitted with a Mercedes powerplant, the team returned to the grid in 2009 as Brawn GP with drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.

What transpired that season was nothing short of a fairytale miracle: Eight first-place finishes out of a total of 15 podium wins, enough to secure the 2009 World Constructor’s Championship.

Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, Mercedes-Benz bought the rights to the team, creating Mercedes GP.

This car, chassis No. 001, was driven by Barrichello to nine top-10 finishes and was later gifted to Jenson Button after the 2009 season.

Chassis 001 also represents the only Brawn GP race car ever offered for public sale.

Find this 2009 Brawn GP 001 Chassis no. 001/01 for auction from Bonhams | Cars.

 

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