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52°01′19″N 1°08′42″W / 52.021964°N 1.144899°W / 52.021964; -1.144899

Brawn GP
Full nameBrawn GP Formula One Team
BaseBrackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Founder(s)Ross Brawn
Noted staffRoss Brawn
Nick Fry
Loïc Bigois
Jörg Zander
Noted driversUnited Kingdom Jenson Button
Brazil Rubens Barrichello
Formula One World Championship career
First entry2009 Australian Grand Prix
Races entered17
EnginesMercedes-Benz FO 108W
Constructors'
Championships		1
Drivers'
Championships		1
Race victories8
Podiums15
Pole positions5
Fastest laps4
Final entry2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Brawn GP Formula One Team, the trading name of Brawn GP Limited, was a Formula One motor racing team and constructor, born as essentially a management buy-out of Honda Racing F1 Team. Although they only competed in the 2009 Formula One season, they won both drivers' and constructors' championships that year, before being bought by their engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz, to become Mercedes Grand Prix.

Brawn GP was formed on 6 March 2009 when it was confirmed that Ross Brawn, the former technical director for the Honda Racing F1 Team, Ferrari and Benetton, had bought the team from Honda[1] in the wake of the Japanese marque's withdrawal from the sport in December 2008. On 17 March 2009 the FIA officially agreed to the name change from Honda Racing F1 Team to Brawn GP. Although the team can be seen as a continuation of the Honda team (indeed arguably the 4th incranation of Tyrrell/BAR/Honda), the FIA considered Brawn GP to be an entirely new entry, but agreed to waive the standard entry fee in recognition of the team's circumstances.[2]

The new team made its racing debut at the 2009 season-opening Australian Grand Prix on 28 March 2009, where they took pole position and 2nd place in qualifying. The team went on to win the top two positions in their debut Grand Prix race on 29 March 2009, with Jenson Button winning the race and Rubens Barrichello coming in second.

The team used Mercedes-Benz engines.[3] In the early part of the season, several sponsors were signed, including Virgin, M I G Investments, Henri Lloyd and PerkinElmer.

On 18 October 2009, at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Button secured the 2009 Drivers' Title, while teammate Barrichello contributed points to secure Brawn the Constructors' Championship on its maiden - and it later transpired, sole - season.

On 16 November 2009 it was confirmed that Mercedes-Benz in partnership with Aabar Investments had purchased a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP (Mercedes: 45.1%; Aabar: 30%),[4] essentially buying out the team which will be re-named Mercedes Grand Prix for the 2010 season.[5] Winning both titles in its only year of competition, the team is the first ever to achieve a 100% championship success rate, while its record of 8 wins in 17 races (a 47.05% success rate) is unlikely ever to be beaten.

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Sponsorship

The Brawn BGP 001 with the Terminator livery.
The Brawn GP motor home hosts all the team's sponsors.

The sponsors that were still with the Honda team at the end of the 2008 season, including Bridgestone, stayed on as sponsors for the start of the 2009 season.

On 26 March 2009, Brawn GP announced a partnership with British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd. The company agreed to supply the team with clothing and footwear, with their brand appearing on the BGP 001.[6] On 28 March 2009 Sir Richard Branson announced Virgin as a major sponsor for the team.[7] On April 17 Brawn announced an agreement with MIG Investments, who would sport their logo on the front of the car.[8] It was also confirmed on April 19 that Ray-Ban, a sunglasses manufacturer, would carry on sponsoring the team - their logo appears on the drivers' helmets.[9] At the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Virgin sported their Virgin Galactic logo instead of Virgin.[10] The team re-signed Endless Advance[11] and NCE Corporation[12] and signed a new supplier deal with safety harness supplier Willans before the Spanish Grand Prix.[13] Only for the Spanish Grand Prix, Sony Pictures joined the team with the cars featuring promotional imagery from the upcoming film Terminator Salvation.[14] At the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, Google co-founder Larry Page was rumoured to be in talks with Brawn to sponsor the team in 2010. Although a guest of McLaren-Mercedes, Page is believed to want the Google name to appear on a race-winning team.[15] The team took up sponsorship from Graham-London before the British Grand Prix, with their logo being shown on the BGP 001s' wing mirrors. In addition, Monster Energy added their logo to Button's helmet from Silverstone onwards.[16] However, Richard Branson indicated that Virgin were unlikely to continue their deal next season, citing cost as a hurdle.[17] For the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, the BGP001 sported the Italian zipper company Raccagni logo and name on the side wings in front of the side-pods.

For the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix, Brawn GP secured a sponsorship deal with Canon.[18]

For the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix, Brawn GP secured a single race sponsorship deal with Angfa Co. Ltd, maker of the medical shampoo Scalp-D, which has proved very popular in Japan since its launch in 2005.[19]

For the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix, the event in which they won the Constructors' Championship, Brawn GP had deals with Banco do Brasil and Petrópolis brewery to display their colours and beer brand Itaipava and TNT energy drink on both cars.[20] They also had a one-race partnership with Spanish insurance company Mapfre.[21]

Jenson Button driving at 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

For the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the team had a deal with Qatar Telecom.

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Sale to Mercedes

On 16 November 2009 it was officially announced that Daimler AG in partnership with Aabar Investments had purchased a 75.1% stake in Brawn GP (Daimler AG: 45.1%; Aabar: 30%).[4]. Reports suggest the partnership paid £110m for the 75.1%[22]. The team would be rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix for 2010 Formula One Season. The remaining 24.9% stake is Ross Brawn's in partnership with Nick Fry. The team will use the Brawn GP base in Brackley for its operations and Brawn will stay on as team principal.[4]

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC
2009 Brawn BGP 001 Mercedes-Benz FO 108W B AUS MAL‡ CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA ABU 172 1st
United Kingdom Jenson Button 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 6 5 7 7 Ret 2 5 8 5 3
Brazil Rubens Barrichello 2 5 4 5 2 2 Ret 3 6 10 1 7 1 6 7 8 4

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed

References

  1. ^ "Honda team to return as Brawn GP". BBC Sport. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ "Honda officially becomes Brawn GP". autosport.com. 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ "Ross Brawn buys Honda Racing F1 Team". AUSmotive.com. 2009-03-06.
  4. ^ a b c "Mercedes take ownership of Brawn". news.bbc.co.uk. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  5. ^ "Brawn set to go around the Benz". AUSmotive.com. 2009-11-16.
  6. ^ "Brawn GP announces new partnership with Henri Lloyd" (PDF). Brawn GP. 2009-03-26.
  7. ^ "Virgin announce deal with Brawn". ITV-F1.com. 2009-03-23.
  8. ^ Brawn announce partnership with MIG Brawn GP. 2009-04-17. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
  9. ^ Ray-Ban carry on sponsorship (PDF) Brawn GP. 2009-04-19. Retrieved on 2009-04-20
  10. ^ Brawn was running with increased Virgin branding on its car in practice (IMAGE) ITV-F1.com. 2009-04-24. Retrieved on 2009-04-24
  11. ^ "Brawn GP continue partnership with Endless Advance". Brawn GP.co.uk. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  12. ^ "Brawn GP continue partnership with NCE". Brawn GP.co.uk. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  13. ^ "Brawn GP sign supplier deal with Willans". Brawn GP.co.uk. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  14. ^ "The Official Formula 1 Website". Formula1.com. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  15. ^ "Brawn GP May Secure Google Sponsorship". AutoEvoltion. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  16. ^ "Brawn new deal with Graham London". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  17. ^ "Virgin set to end Brawn link-up". BBC. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  18. ^ Wong, Jonathan (2009-09-18). "Brawn-Canon tie-up for Singapore GP". motoring.asiaone.com. The Straits Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  19. ^ "BRAWN GP AGREES NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR JAPANESE GRAND PRIX$". http://www.brawngp.com/readstory.asp?bgp=j%C1%AA%C0rZz%5E. Brawn GP. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  20. ^ "Equipe de Barrichello terá patrocinador brasileiro no GP do Brasil, em Interlagos" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 2009-09-08.
  21. ^ "Official site of the Brawn GP Formula One Team". Brawngp.com. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
  22. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/brawngp/6584910/Mercedes-rule-out-increasing-offer-to-Jenson-Button-after-Brawn-GP-buy-out.html
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