BMW F1 Car BT52 1280 HP - Engine Assembly (HOW IT'S MADE - CAR FACTORY)

BMW F1 Car BT52 1280 HP - Engine Assembly (CAR FACTORY)
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The history of Formula One is replete with compelling stories. A number of particularly spectacular episodes will be recalled on Sunday, 21 June 2015, as part of the Austrian Grand Prix world championship event. Eight historic vehicles from motor sport's crowning discipline will be lining up for the Legends Parade at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg with former F1 racing drivers at the wheel - including a reunion with three-times Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet. In 1983 the Brazilian became the first driver in the history of Formula One to win the world championship title in a racing car powered by a turbo engine: the Brabham BMW BT52. At the Legends Parade in Spielberg, Piquet will once again be behind the wheel of his championship-winning car, which today belongs to the BMW Group Classic collection.
The engine that imbued the Brabham BMW BT52 with its legendary status was developed by BMW Motorsport GmbH under the guidance of its then Technical Director, Paul Rosche. His team furnished the British Brabham racing team with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder unit featuring 16 valves, a turbocharger and - in a first for Formula One - Digital Motor Electronics. This mix made for an awesome power potential, with experts estimating its maximum output at up to 1,400 hp. Rosche's response to such speculation was typically understated: "We don't know for sure as the dyno didn't go beyond 1,280 hp."
The BMW turbo engine was first deployed in a Formula One race at the start of the 1982 season; 630 days later Nelson Piquet drove the Brabham BMW BT52 to world championship victory. His title win marked the close of an unusually exhilarating season in which Piquet started from pole just once but clocked the fastest race lap four times and won three out of 15 races. He made eight podium appearances, collecting 59 world championship points over the season to take the 1983 Drivers' World Championship title.
The race car Piquet piloted along the road to victory continues to impress to this day with its 1980s-style arrow-shaped design and its extraordinary engine power. It is thanks to the BMW Group Classic team responsible for historic motor sport that the Brabham BMW BT52 is once again demonstrating its prowess on the race track. In 2013, exactly 30 years after Nelson Piquet's triumph, the racer was roused from its automotive retirement and ushered back onto the race track. Numerous mechanics who were involved in its development more than three decades ago were recruited for its extensive restoration - among them Paul Rosche. The upshot was experienced for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2013. The Brabham BMW BT52's involvement in the Legends Parade in Austria will be its third appearance since its revival.
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[@GommeBlog]

1.5 L ENGINE = 1280 HP !!! 👍

[@ma77rko7]

4 cylinders !

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Impressive, but there are 1,000hp 4 cylinders in street cars these days. .

[@nickyle7902]

and for how long do they run . . .

[@danielanggara5633]

... and so does this engine.. Do you think this F1 engine long lasting? It`s a race engine and last only for one race and then rebuild before another race.

[@nickyle7902]

the stress on this engine in one race is a lot more then a toyota doing 1000000 km just saying

[@rexhorrell]

N. Piquet. Driving a car with almost no down force and a 1000ish bph engine on the limit. Fearless. Under appreciated.

[@turmadocesaocarvalhos5997]

Nelson Piquet loves this car, here in Brazil Piquet is always remember about the tão championschip that Win with this cara.🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@hardwaylearner]

80+ psi of boost, almost 99% pure Toluene in the fuel tank , and no cover or safety gear to speak of. What a machine

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

This series of engine (used in the Brabham BT52 in 1983 season) did not produce 1280 HP. During this season it raced with approx 650bhp and could be raised to about 800bhp for qualifying. The "mesmerizing" power numbers (1400 bhp+) BMW managed to extract from later versions of this engine did not arrive until 1986, when running 5 bar boost (or maybe a little higher). Over the racing life of the engine (1982-1987: Boost pressure was severely curtailed for the 1988 season), BMW managed to add about 150hp per year on average to peak power output, which is very impressive. Having said that, the power in race trim did not follow the same curve. The 1982 engine in race trim was capable of about 600bhp. By the end of 1986 (unregulated boost still allowed) the race trim engines were thought to be developing 850-900bhp. Honourable mention also goes to Renault around this time. Their 1500cc V6 did not produce more power than their BMW competition, but they were still able to extract some 1300bhp from their engine in qualifying trim (I recall watching the Lotus mechanics simply bolting what appeared to be a a blanking plate onto the wastegate connection in 1986... allowing the engine in Senna's car to build as much manifold pressure as the turbos could provide...) The 4 bar boost limit for 1987 and 2.5 bar boost limit for 1988 effectively ended the "power race" turbo era in Formula 1... although engineers still worked very hard to find ways to force more air through the non-turbo engines in use from 1989 onwards of course.

[@nnoddy8161]

This engine survived to '88 as the 'Megatron'.

[@tlovsoe4211]

Renault engine was more sophisticated with the use of pneumatic valve springs and variable vane dampers

[@ReinhardPriller-ck9ny]

BMW did remove or block the waste gate for qualifying. Depending on type of Turbo ( they tried a lot of different types for improving power and reducing turbo lag) they got more than 5 bars up to 5,5, even 5,8. There was recently a nice video, showing even a data sheet, but not from the works-bmw, but from Heini Mader‘s Meccachrome.

[@ReinhardPriller-ck9ny]

BMW did remove or block the waste gate for qualifying. Depending on type of Turbo ( they tried a lot of different types for improving power and reducing turbo lag) they got more than 5 bars up to 5,5, even 5,8. There was recently a nice video, showing even a data sheet, but not from the works-bmw, but from Heini Mader‘s Meccachrome. The weak Point was the head gasket. I did not find numbers for the torque, but with this boost figures I would estimate it was around 800 Nm. Maybe someone here has some more precise torque data.

[@Kimi38]

I just love the sound of this BMW engine. And the Brabham BT52 is one my absolute favorite F1 cars

[@shagirani5518]

This is one of my most favorite videos on youtube.... The fact that is the same block of a bmw family sedan makes it special...

[@bmw128racer]

An incredible engine (designed by Paul Rosche) mounted to a beautiful F1 car... Designed by the legendary Gordon Murray.

[@antonmothes3160]

6:54 the men himself.. Paul Rosche who engineered this engine .. great person

[@92trdman]

Passed away last year ....R.I.P.

[@NormanStansfield1]

Gorgeous Gordon Murray designed car and it is so small. I thought there was a story where Marc Surer (driving in the video) asked Paul Rosche back in the day how much BHP. The BMW dyno only went up to 1200 bhp, I think. Paul shrugged and said he thought 1400 bhp. Arrows later used them as customer engines badged as Megatron and one of the drivers said you could spin the tires on the straight away in 6th gear. Don't forget that this Gordon Murray-Paul Rosche-BMW relationship later created the McLaren F1 road car with a BMW V-12. The car won LeMans at it's first attempt. Beating prototype full race cars! Teams could run a full series of European races without a rebuild! RIP Paul.

[@superfast30]

Engine was a powerhouse. One of the greatest F1 cars of all time!

[@josedacunhafilho]

I saw this car and the BT53 race four times, and twice it won. The other two the engine broke down. It sounded as if it was about to explode lap after lap, and the contrast between the brutal noise from the engine with the graceful lines of the car made a combination almost like Jekyll & Hyde. No doubt one of the most beautiful F1 cars in history, along with the Eagle Mk1. Can anyone tell me how many Brabham BMW BT52 are still in existence today? As a footnote, the innitial livery with the blue nose for me, personally, was the most beautiful version of all. Thank you for posting this.

[@carlosalbertosantos7238]

Nelson piquet o melhor desenvolvedor de carros que ja vi !!!!!

[@ramosel]

The old picture of the factory crew with Paul Rosche is a gem. Friend and current director of F1 trackside support for Cozzy is in that picture. I'll send him your link.

[@MardenGimenes]

Nelson Piquet & BMW champions

[@CarlosCruz-uf6fj]

No power tools, only hand tools, the delicateness going into this engine is immaculate.

[@RichardSmith-ic1zw]

😭😭it’s so beautiful I’m crying 😭

[@fhhfgj]

This was the golden era of F1, late 70's to mid 80's.

[@boonamai8926]

I was born in 2000 and all F1 cars sound like vacuum cleaners now XD I wish I could have witnessed 80's F1, DTM or Group B racing...

[@ftyiogtyre7769]

Lol the 2004 ferrari was the best car ever in f1, after that it went downhill fast.

[@wildanh7806]

Back to the era when the sky is the only limit compare to nowaday f1

[@10mm]

GEAR DRIVEN VALVETRAIN!! My little M10 needs that.

[@aghowrath]

THE GENIUS ROSCHE HAD TO MAKE THE VIDEO COMPLETE. GERMAN INNOVATION, PRECISION AND ENGINEERING PROWESS REMAINS UNRIVALLED

[@sandynahar7667]

Beautiful f1 car with brutal power

[@fhhfgj]

My favorite Formula 1 car of the 80s beautiful and brutal

[@Slash1066]

The car is beautiful, like a minimalist view of the future, much better than the modern monstrosities

[@92trdman]

Killed the music !!!

[@tiagofauth6372]

Nelson Piquet best car

[@fw1421]

Those were grand days in F-1. Drivers were still the masters of their steeds,no computer driver aids,just their skill and driving by the seats of their pants.

[@sunnygxracer]

...... Plus three pedals and an 'H' pattern box !

[@alexandrebento196]

Um dos carros mais bonitos da F1.

[@ericp.9497]

In the workshop parking lot is a bulldozer with it's hood up and it's turbo missing.

[@jaja-te8gw]

Was für ein Lader .....unglaublich !

[@bobl78]

look at movies of that area... during qualifying they ran these engines so rich that they were constantly blowing black smoke, almost like a diesel engine... to prevent things from melting

[@mukinfagic69]

Very minimal cooling on the qualifying car for minimal drag probably didn't the engines to much either

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

At the tail end of the unregulated boost era, 1985/6, this was quite true. How well the 'running rich' plan worked I can't say (lots still blew up...), but it was common practise. Experienced observers used to watch the cars in qualifying and try to guess how much boost/power they were running by the black haze coming out of the engine cover as they went... I was never able to accurately do that, but others claimed to be!

[@45Mang]

What nobody notices, this isn’t a valve timing variant for fuel efficiency. This is a direct power, raw, angry! Smiles per gallon!

[@TheCKgriff]

Static shots of the car are 👌hats of to whoever did the lights and camera.

[@codyclingerman2159]

Im a NASCAR fan an not really into F1/INDY racing but any hot rodder can appreciate an see the work put into these motors. And 1200+hp from 1.5L is amazing, anyone who dont realize the engineering marvel these motors are regardless of what you favor is crazy. Fords V8s will always be my #1 but i respect these guys an there capabilities.

[@alycestapleton]

Cody Clingerman wtf is a hot rod der it’s just called modify cars . A hot rod is a type of car style in the car world . And your a car enthusiast wow

[@alycestapleton]

Cody Clingerman even the too other muppets that liked your sad comment are clueless

[@alycestapleton]

Cody Clingerman also then why do V8 need to swap cylinder heads and all this other stuff too make horsepower? Don’t the stock components work or aren’t build to take more forces or power .

[@codyclingerman2159]

Damn are yall so insecure you cant accept a compliment? Lmao idk were yall come from but you need to stay there. An the term "Hot rodder" is used here in the good ole U.S.A. have you ever read a copy of hot rod magazine? Sure dont look like it

[@jansteen5640]

Gaz Girl Someone seems to be a little annoyed.

[@privateer0561]

I read that modern F1 engine tolerances are so tight that at room temperature the pistons are stuck in the bore; the blocks must be warmed up before they will move/can be started.

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

That's one of the most beautiful f1 cars ever. It looks very f16ish.

[@cel-o-comento]

COULD ANYONE TELL IF ONE OF THOSE BMW CLASSIC MECHANICS IS A ONE SO CALLED REINER DIPPELHOFFER? I THINK I MET HIM AND SOME OTHERS AT THE MEXICAN GP 1986...

[@motorlibro]

Perhaps there were several versions of this engine but I heard that they used titanium rods, fabricated from sheet/plate?

[@muhammadnurakbar4188]

Better sounding than V6 turbo

[@jacksmith3189]

Used stock iron block AMAZING

[@iaf142]

How could anyone dislike this video 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@RichardSmith-ic1zw]

iaf142 the ones who dislikes the video drive Toyota’s minivan

[@matetolli7875]

I wish Bmw would still race in F1☹️

[@ChuckBeefOG]

2 bolt caps on the crank thats it?! At those RPM? Must be some good bolts.

[@FairladyS130]

Doubt that the engines lasted long, the flex around those main caps must have been significant.

[@johnparrish9215]

I was thinking the same thing. It looks like something you would see in 1955.

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

In this year (1983), the engines weren't turning outrageous rpm. As I recall the BMW and Hart 4 cylinder engines redlined at around 10,500-11,000 rpm. The Ferrari, Renault and Honda V6s would have been turning 11,500 tops. Until Renault developed the 'pneumatic' valve spring system in 1985/6, their engines did not rev significantly higher than anyone else's.

[@Ferg451]

Now I know how to make one in my garage

[@flavortown3781]

Wow, mechanical fuel injection, I didn't see a single gasket either, the tolerances on that block must be mad tight

[@alycestapleton]

Jacob Westphal too funny you and six people are clueless how you need a big ring gap to make big horsepower, not to mention you need lot of engine oil . Wow another Zionist of Israel slave you and 6 other people are even those in the comments with not a clue nor know anything about automotive industry or car in general

[@alycestapleton]

Jacob Westphal nine muppets without a clue in the comments. Troll

[@flavortown3781]

Gaz Girl 😂

[@flavortown3781]

Gaz Girl what's your problem dood? 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@alycestapleton]

Sean Price stfu you Zionist of Israel slave . Assume too much who said anything about being a Palestinian ?!

[@KeuzySC]

'Gotta wipe off every spec of dust from the crankshaft. It has to be absolutely perfect. There... now we can just TOSS IT IN CARELESSLY, HIT A FEW CORNERS ON THE WAY IN, IT DOESNT MATTER'

[@arride4590]

This turbo is giant. My bmw 135i has a tiny turbo.

[@Putinhuylo3]

That should be the Formula BMW classics series. Make 20 of them and sell them really expensive. Gentleman series with the right everything.

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

This was not a BMW built car. BMW built the engine for the Brabham formula 1 team from 1982-1987. I am assuming that this car was either purchased from the Brabham team or donated to BMW by Brabham as 'thanks' for their considerable support for the team. It is perhaps the most beautiful F1 car of the modern era (though the Maserati 250F is hard to top!), agreed.

[@ricardopralon4763]

It is not a BMW F1 Car BT52 but a BRABHAM BMW BT52 ... this car is a Brabham , the constructor.

[@Mish93Will]

Amazing! Formula 1 cars of today should be making at least 1500hp reliably in my opinion. The cars are too safe for lack of a better word.

[@RingoYote]

"too safe" I'd rather not have drivers dying..would you rather have wheel to wheel action or cars leading by more than 20 seconds?

[@willbennett7508]

Not a torque wrench in sight purely feel

[@Stormas3000]

I just need that 16v head to put on my 2002.

[@nicoleibundgut534]

You will have your flow cut because you dont have such much air flowing through.

[@mattgixxer776]

Throttle body is on the turbo?! Interesting setup. No need for a bov? Good for boost surge too I bet

[@vladutz76]

I think it had a mechanical spring bov somewhere....and external wastegate.

[@mattgixxer776]

Vlad very cool setup regardless. This is the first I've seen it done this way. Surprised I don't see others try it . Especially in the drag racing world

[@bluethunderbug]

matt, they used a valve on the compressor inlet to push it into surge during deceleration as a form of anti-lag. (compressorwheel will spin faster if it does not displace air). The turbo's needed good seals to prevent oil being sucked in the compressor from the cartridge.

[@1TOPSPEEDPERFORMANCE]

Wow did I see that right alloy block with 2 bolt mains!!!!!!!!!

[@Velocitist]

I see that all the engines are still cast and then the cylinders are sprayed with materials such as Nikasil, have manufacturers considered billet engine blocks with forged internals yet? Or are billet engines not suited for F1? If so, why?

[@aj24z42]

Is it just this car or do all f1 cars have 2 head - for valve springs etc and 1 for camshafts I’ve only ever seen cars with 1 head for both

[@Rodfather72]

is this the episode where sergeant Schultz walks in to Colonel Klink and says “I know nothing”?

[@eduardwaldherr9261]

Das wohl sehenswerteste Formel 1 Auto der Geschichte 👽🖖😎

[@sadenehikageru7509]

Like theme song too🤖

[@Francis_Castiglione]

Is the compressor housing made of composite?

[@TheMatrixcube]

Amazing! Thx

[@TheCheesenChips]

They use engine blocks from BMW road cars that have done over 100000 miles, they would also leave the blocks outside to be weathered so that they would not fail during the race.

[@Zgurkogel]

true fact as said on several motoring tv programs.

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

says many old cars with cracked engines

[@ChuckBeefOG]

I heard the employees used to piss on them for good measure. Something in the urine corroded them a certain way. Not shitting you.

[@thijsgadella]

Chuck Beef true actually worked aswell.

[@RubberMuffin]

i think it was like the phneumonia from the urine or something

[@parthochakrabarti2298]

All d Maestros

[@seig977]

AWESOME concept

[@abcdefgh-db1to]

It's not a concept. It's an 1980's F1 car.

[@stevesloan6775]

Is this remastered?

[@jannovak6806]

500 kg and over 1000 hp rwd toy for fearless boy...Catch me if you can :-)) Little bit scary in the rain in Monaco's walls...

[@NotPoliticallyCorrect407]

Nice Conrods ...

[@crusherbmx]

Let's see them scarifice one of these engines by giving it the full 1280hp and letting a younger driver try a qualifying lap in it.

[@Dane33781]

Does anyone know the name of the song near the end?

[@Hesbonful]

If these gentlemen went through my 10 year old engine... they would probably tell me to throw it away 😁

[@neilmcmahon]

What was the stroke and RPM of this unit ?

[@Gigi-ei4ew]

Great

[@jacksmith3189]

Production BMW Automobile with cast iron block Meticulous skill Impressive

[@jskip27]

Music: Festuca - For The Music and Who We are - Hans Atom

[@benettholmstrom1563]

I knew someone in the comments would have it, thank you so much!

[@jskip27]

ALoafOfBagels _ This was one of the more difficult ones to find. The song is a compilation of samples. I kept finding songs that used the lyrics, or the background music, but couldn’t find the exact song. I was about to give up before stumbling across it. The creator of the song did a great job and the editor of the video picked a perfect song to showcase that open wheel beast

[@benettholmstrom1563]

@@jskip27 Of course. I love that style of electronic music, it's very nostalgic and such an epic accompaniment for the BT52, which is hands down one of my favorite racecars of all time

[@bestopinion9257]

Simple and reliable. Wait what?

[@bahimoi4476]

Bugatti veyron : sweats prefusly

[@mrreal6953]

whats the name of the song,,

[@warrengalliano6103]

At $400 meat medley is more like MONEY MEDLEY for the seller.

[@gabrielwisniewski5857]

What's the name of the song?

[@Themayseffect]

It's got the wheelbase of an original mini Cooper...

[@huheng4052]

good

[@BourbonJawnt]

wait why 16 cylinders?

[@MarsRed]

What is the name of the song playing at the end?

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Darude - Sandstorm.

[@DannyColmenaresV]

Estos tipos si armaban un motor como hombres. Ponían el aceite, el sellador con la mano. Levantaban el cigüeñal y lo que les tocara.

[@baybeetank23]

They have great diversity

[@ThabaniTBowseHadebe0909]

I heard they left the block in the Rain and peed on it. That's where the mad power comes from lol..Would it fit on my E30 ??

[@92trdman]

Yes! no doubt !!!

[@kdcobra64]

My friend Harold Drinkwater worked on this car... Has some great stories

[@scpfoundationtm1249]

I thought they used pressurized nitrogen instead of valve train springs

[@steveballmersbaldspot2.095]

That's in the newer high revving cars, these engines from the 80s had more in common with road cars.

[@beniaminsg]

Does it have Aircondition 😂?

[@adityachauhan3205]

no, but at 350km/h and no closed cabin you won't need it😂

[@rallyivan1234]

The secret is the turbo?

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

More air + more fuel + efficient combustion = power.... so, more or less, yes it is the boost pressure and combustion efficiency that is the 'secret'. Just bolting on a 'bigger' turbo, however, would not necessarily produce the desired outcome...

[@Blackbullet_racing]

Not a torque wrench in site 😂

[@Stug9680]

Very good engine but, is the fuel legal ? Upsss, I know... It's forbidden to talk about that... :D

[@nicoleibundgut534]

What kind of fuel has been used. Methanol?

[@marcioresenderesende3240]

4 cilindros????

[@robj2704]

All these parts look really old.

[@abdulghanibinothman]

The fangtech love New engine before installation engine parts it need technic work to the engine.

[@Maltanx]

3:17 (GONE SEXUAL)

[@InvincibleRage]

Nax FM If you want her to moan, you have to please her first. She moans loud and excites.

[@NinjazBTRIPPIN]

Gotta lube that cylinder for this piston

[@jackripper5712]

car lore

[@文德嗣]

这车的外观， 怎么看都不像是f1， 可能是f3 吧。。发动机的功率倒是不小。

[@leochai4536]

这可是bt52啊，皮奎特的冠军车，给你一下说成f3了。。。

[@alycestapleton]

Need this engine in a E30 or e9 chassis

[@zachogdahl210]

The block is actually a m10 block lol. If we could get a dual overhead cam cylinder head to fit then we could have a pretty killer 4 cylinder

[@4363654]

from what era is this engine, it looks like low tech, much like a car tech engine. No F1 engines uses spring valves for instance, and cylinder wall are not so thick.

[@ЕвгенийСергеевич-ю5и]

А в цилиндрах то зеркало!

[@АртёмМоторист]

да,а земля плоская