{"id":342843,"date":"2015-05-01T14:48:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T18:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=342843"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:48:17","slug":"brabham-bt46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/","title":{"rendered":"1978 Brabham BT46"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brabham-Alfa BT46<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Car:<\/strong> Brabham-Alfa BT46 \u00a0\/ <strong>Engine:<\/strong> Flat-12 Alfa Romeo \/ <strong>Maker:<\/strong> Brabham \/ <strong>Bore X Stroke:<\/strong> 77 x 53.9 mm \/ <strong>Year:<\/strong> 1978 \/ <strong>Capacity:<\/strong> 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) \/ <strong>Class:<\/strong> Formula 1 \/ <strong>Power:<\/strong> 500 bhp \/ 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm \/ <strong>Wheelbase:<\/strong> 2,590 mm (102 in) \/ <strong>Track:<\/strong> 1,549 mm (61.0 in) \/ 1,626 mm (64.0 in) \/ <strong>Weight:<\/strong> 585 kilo \/ 1,290 lbs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b.jpeg 715w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b-300x80.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b-100x27.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46b-293x78.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\">The Brabham BT46 was designed for the 1978 Formula One season by Gordon Murray. Born to Scottish immigrant parents, Murray was born and grew up in Durban, South Africa. Murray studied mechanical engineering at Natal Technical College. Murray moved to England in 1969, hoping to find a job at Lotus but a meeting with then Brabham designer Ron Tauranac saw him join the Australian firm. When Bernie Ecclestone took over the Brabham team, he appointed Murray Chief Designer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\">It was powered by Alfa-Romeo\u2019s sportscar-derived flat-12 engine had a capacity of 2995 cc and employed fuel injection and electronic ignition. The engine featured a cast magnesium alloy engine block with aluminum alloy crankcase and magnesium cylinder heads. There were four gear driven valves per cylinder. Initially it delivered about 520 bhp at 11,500 rpm, about 50 bhp more than the Cosworth DFV engines used by most teams, however the power came at the expense increased fuel and oil consumption and about 40 kg more weight. Brabham designed the gearbox casing, which was cast by Alfa Romeo and used Hewland gears.<\/p>\n<p>The BT46 was an aluminum alloy monocoque featuring the trapezoidal cross section. The most radical feature of the car was its use of flat plate heat exchangers mounted flush to the surface of the bodywork in place of conventional water radiators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-598911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as-100x54.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46as-293x158.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The absence of standard radiators allowed Murray to compensate somewhat for the large engine and fuel tanks. Unfortunately the heat exchangers did not provide enough cooling capacity, and had to be replaced with standard radiators in the nose of the car compromising its aerodynamic efficiency. The car also employed a very early version of the carbon brakes that would become universal in the next decade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-598912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46hs-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The BT46 debuted at the third race of the 1978 season, the South African Grand Prix on 4 March 1978, with the revised nose mounted radiators. The cars, driven by Niki Lauda and John Watson were immediately competitive, although reliability was suspect. Defending World Champion, Lauda took his first pole for Brabham but was out before midway with an engine failure. Watson was able to secure third place on the cars debut. At the Swedish Grand Prix the team the famous &#8220;fan car&#8221;, the BT46B.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46d-293x200.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodyText\">Having seen the Chaparral 2J &#8220;sucker car&#8221;, Murray designed a version driven by a complex series of clutches running from the engine to a large single fan at the back of the car. This resulted in the faster the engine ran, the stronger the suction effect. Much to the indignation of the other teams, Niki Lauda won the first and last race for the radical car. Brabham&#8217;s lead driver, Niki Lauda, realized he had to alter his driving style primarily while cornering. He found that if he accelerated around corners, the car would &#8220;stick&#8221; to the road as if it were on rails.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-100x75.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-293x220.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-598915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e-100x67.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e-370x247.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46e-293x195.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-598916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c-100x68.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c-770x526.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46c-293x200.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brabham-Alfa BT46 Car: Brabham-Alfa BT46 \u00a0\/ Engine: Flat-12 Alfa Romeo \/ Maker: Brabham \/ Bore X Stroke: 77 x 53.9 mm \/ Year: 1978 \/ Capacity: 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) \/ Class: Formula 1 \/ Power: 500 bhp \/ 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm \/ Wheelbase: 2,590 mm (102 in) \/ Track: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) \/ 1,626 mm (64.0 in) \/ Weight: 585 kilo \/ 1,290 lbs The Brabham BT46 was designed for the 1978 Formula One season [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":796426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2187,6139,9348,17100],"tags":[3919,6833,8618,21698,21699,13061,18326,13288,18325,6722,13286,245,604],"class_list":["post-342843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1970s","category-brabham","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","tag-1970s","tag-1970s-cars","tag-brabham","tag-brabham-model-guides-all","tag-brabham-model-guides-race-cars","tag-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-f1-cars","tag-gp-history-f1-car-profiles","tag-model-guides-grand-prix-cars","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-formula-1-cars","tag-race-car","tag-f1"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1978 Brabham BT46<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1978 Brabham BT46\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brabham-Alfa BT46 Car: Brabham-Alfa BT46 \u00a0\/ Engine: Flat-12 Alfa Romeo \/ Maker: Brabham \/ Bore X Stroke: 77 x 53.9 mm \/ Year: 1978 \/ Capacity: 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) \/ Class: Formula 1 \/ Power: 500 bhp \/ 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm \/ Wheelbase: 2,590 mm (102 in) \/ Track: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) \/ 1,626 mm (64.0 in) \/ Weight: 585 kilo \/ 1,290 lbs The Brabham BT46 was designed for the 1978 Formula One season [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dennis David\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dennis David\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dennis David\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698\"},\"headline\":\"1978 Brabham BT46\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":506,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bt46g-1.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"1970s All\",\"1970s Cars\",\"Brabham\",\"Brabham Model Guides (All)\",\"Brabham Model Guides (Race Cars)\",\"Model Guides (All)\",\"Model Guides (F1 Cars)\",\"Model Guides (F1)\",\"Model Guides (Grand Prix Cars)\",\"Model Guides (Race Cars All)\",\"Race (Formula 1 - The Cars)\",\"Race Cars\",\"Series (Formula 1)\"],\"articleSection\":[\"1970s Cars\",\"Brabham\",\"Model Guides (All)\",\"Model Guides (Race Cars)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/\",\"name\":\"1978 Brabham BT46\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bt46g-1.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bt46g-1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/05\\\/bt46g-1.jpeg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":960},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/brabham-bt46\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"1978 Brabham BT46\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supercars.net\",\"description\":\"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698\",\"name\":\"Dennis David\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg\",\"caption\":\"Dennis David\"},\"description\":\"Founder of Grand Prix History website (now part of Sports Car Digest), David is a walking encyclopedia of all things Grand Prix. He has researched and written about the history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/dennis-david\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1978 Brabham BT46","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"1978 Brabham BT46","og_description":"Brabham-Alfa BT46 Car: Brabham-Alfa BT46 \u00a0\/ Engine: Flat-12 Alfa Romeo \/ Maker: Brabham \/ Bore X Stroke: 77 x 53.9 mm \/ Year: 1978 \/ Capacity: 2,995 cc (182.8 cu in) \/ Class: Formula 1 \/ Power: 500 bhp \/ 373 KW @ 11,500 rpm \/ Wheelbase: 2,590 mm (102 in) \/ Track: 1,549 mm (61.0 in) \/ 1,626 mm (64.0 in) \/ Weight: 585 kilo \/ 1,290 lbs The Brabham BT46 was designed for the 1978 Formula One season [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/","og_site_name":"Supercars.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_published_time":"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dennis David","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@supercars_net","twitter_site":"@supercars_net","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dennis David","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/"},"author":{"name":"Dennis David","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698"},"headline":"1978 Brabham BT46","datePublished":"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/"},"wordCount":506,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg","keywords":["1970s All","1970s Cars","Brabham","Brabham Model Guides (All)","Brabham Model Guides (Race Cars)","Model Guides (All)","Model Guides (F1 Cars)","Model Guides (F1)","Model Guides (Grand Prix Cars)","Model Guides (Race Cars All)","Race (Formula 1 - The Cars)","Race Cars","Series (Formula 1)"],"articleSection":["1970s Cars","Brabham","Model Guides (All)","Model Guides (Race Cars)"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/","name":"1978 Brabham BT46","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg","datePublished":"2015-05-01T18:48:19+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-27T12:48:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bt46g-1.jpeg","width":1280,"height":960},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-bt46\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"1978 Brabham BT46"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/","name":"Supercars.net","description":"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/247d9ab416cee2cb2cf071819688a698","name":"Dennis David","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dennis-David-293x293.jpeg","caption":"Dennis David"},"description":"Founder of Grand Prix History website (now part of Sports Car Digest), David is a walking encyclopedia of all things Grand Prix. He has researched and written about the history of Grand Prix Motor Racing through the lives of its greatest drivers, people and events with a special focus on the history of Formula 1.","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/dennis-david\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/796426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}