First Brabham BT62 Competition delivered

Brabham Automotive has built and delivered its first Brabham BT62 hypercar, despite the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The first Brabham BT62 Competition, which went to Horsepower Racing in the UK and is set to compete in this year's Britcar Endurance Championship, became reality following sustained production at the start-up car-maker's plant in Adelaide.

Following the first successful delivery of its BT62, Brabham says it will continue to push ahead as planned on the creation of both track and road variants, with further deliveries due in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.Brabham has already declared it plans to produce 70 handbuilt-to-order BT62s, including street-legal Road, track-ready Ultimate and race-ready Competition.

The BT62 Competition gets the same level of performance as the Ultimate Track version, but is 'stripped back and ready for racing’.

Using the same 5.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine and lightweight FIA compliant carbon safety cell with roll cage, the Competition is lighter than the Ultimate and has no passenger seat.

Featuring an exposed carbon interior, it also gets a competition-ready gauge display and a removable multi-function steering wheel.

The 522kW mid-mounted V8, meanwhile, is paired to a six-speed sequential gearbox while the BT62’s advanced aerodynamics are good for 1200kg of downforce.

Underneath is a pneumatic jacking system, centre-locking wheels, carbon-on-carbon brakes, motorsport ABS and traction control.

Competition variants will have the ability to be upgraded to Ultimate track car specs or road-compliant specification, should the owner wish.

Local pricing for the BT62 Competition Spec is $1.3 million plus GST, while $1.8 million plus taxes bags you the Ultimate track car or the BT62R road car.

Commenting on the BT62's UK delivery during the pandemic, Dan Marks CEO of Brabham said: "The Brabham Automotive team is highly skilled and has shown great resilience in what has been a trying time for everybody around the world. We are extremely proud of what has been achieved.”