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BR Engineering BR01

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| Car_name = BR01

| Image = 250px

| Category = Le Mans Prototype
(LMP2)

| Constructor = BR Engineering

| Designer = Paolo Catone

| Team = {{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

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| Chassis = Carbon fibre monocoque

| Front suspension =

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| Engine name = Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L

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| Configuration = V8

| Turbo/NA = naturally aspirated

| Engine position = mid-engined, longitudinally mounted

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| Gears = 6-speed

| Type = {{nowrap|Hewland sequential manual}}

| Differential =

| Weight = 900kg

| Fuel =

| Tyres = Michelin, Dunlop, or Continental

| Debut = 2015 4 Hours of Imola

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The BR Engineering BR01 is a Le Mans Prototype built by BR Engineering in 2015. The car made its debut at the 4 Hours of Imola run by SMP Racing.

Racing History

=2015=

In 2015 SMP originally planned a full-season program in the European Le Mans Series. After missing the first round, in which the team ran the Oreca 03, the car with its livery was unveiled at Imola.{{cite news|last=ten Caat|first=Marcel|title=30 Entries for 4H Imola|url=http://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/30-entries-for-4h-imola/|accessdate=February 10, 2016|newspaper=Sportscar365|date=May 5, 2015}} SMP Racing entered a pair of BR01s at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a single prototype at the 6 Hours of Bahrain.{{cite news|last=Dagys|first=John|title=AF Racing Enters BR01 for 6H Bahrain|url=http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/af-racing-enters-br01-for-bahrain/|accessdate=February 10, 2016|newspaper=Sportscar365|date=October 8, 2015}}

=2016=

SMP Racing entered the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona, ahead of their planned 2-car assault on the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season in 2016. Mikhail Aleshin took pole position{{cite news|last=Dagys|first=John|title=Aleshin Puts SMP Racing BR01 on Prototype Pole at Daytona|url=http://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/aleshin-puts-smp-racing-br01-on-prototype-pole-at-daytona/|accessdate=February 10, 2016|newspaper=Sportscar365|date=January 28, 2016}} in a wet qualifying session however the car fell back during the race, eventually finishing 38th overall.

=2021=

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Four of the BR 01s are being raced in the Masters Endurance Legends. The car has claimed six class wins in the G2/P2 class so far, as of 13 June, as well as six overall podiums finishes.

Competition History

= Complete European Le Mans Series results =

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

class="wikitable"

|+Complete European Le Mans Series results

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Entrant

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" |Drivers

! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Rds.|Rounds Driven}}

! colspan="6" |Rounds

!{{Abbr|Pts.|Total points collected by team entries during the season}}

!{{Abbr|Pos.|Final position of the team in the championship standings}}

1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

! rowspan="2" |0

! rowspan="2" |NC

rowspan="4" |2015

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan="4" |LMP2

|{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Mediani
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian

|27

|2-3
2-3
2-3

|SIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IMO
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RBR
Ret

|LEC

|EST

|

{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Ladygin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Ladygin

|37

|2-3
2-3
2-3

|SIL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMO
8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|RBR
3

|LEC

|EST

|

!19

!9th

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} AF Racing

|{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Mediani
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian

|20

|4-5
4-5
4-5

|SIL

|IMO

|RBR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LEC
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|EST
5

|

!22

!8th

{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Ladygin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Shaytar

|21

|4-5
4-5
4-5

|SIL

|IMO

|RBR

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LEC
2

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|EST
3

|

!33

!5th

rowspan="2" |2016

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti
{{flagicon|DEU}} Andreas Wirth
{{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal
{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

|32

|All
All
1-4
5-6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|SIL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IMO
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|RBR
4

|style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LEC
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|EST
3

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|83

!style="background:#FFDF9F;”|3rd

{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans
{{flagicon|IDN}} Sean Gelael
{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Giovinazzi

|44

|1
1
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SIL
5

|IMO

|RBR

|LEC

|SPA

|EST

!10

!13th

colspan="14" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=2015 LMP2 Teams Classification |url=https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/ranking/2015?type=36 |access-date=22 July 2024 |publisher=European Le Mans Series}}{{Cite web |title=2016 LMP2 Teams Classification |url=https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/ranking/2016?type=36 |access-date=22 July 2024 |publisher=European Le Mans Series}}{{Cite web |title=Complete Archive of BR 01 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/BR/01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228154807/https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/BR/01.html |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=22 July 2024 |publisher=Racing Sports Cars |pages=[https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/BR/01.html 1], [https://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/BR/01.html?page=2 2]}}

= Complete World Endurance Championship results =

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

class="wikitable"

|+Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Entrant

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" |Drivers

! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Rds.|Rounds Driven}}

! colspan="9" |Rounds

!{{Abbr|Pts.|Total points collected by team entries during the season}}

!{{Abbr|Pos.|Final position of the team in the championship standings}}

1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

! rowspan="2" |0

! rowspan="2" |NC

rowspan="3" |2015

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan="3" |LMP2

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Mediani
{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian

|27

|3
3
3

|SIL

|SPA

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |LMN
6

|NUR

|COA

|FUJ

|SHA

|BHR

|

{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Ladygin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Ladygin

|37

|3
3
3

|SIL

|SPA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;”" |LMN
13

|NUR

|COA

|FUJ

|SHA

|BHR

|

!0

!NC

{{flagicon|RUS}} AF Racing

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian
{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov

|44

|8
8
8

|SIL

|SPA

|LMN

|NUR

|COA

|FUJ

|SHA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BHR
5

|

!0

!NC

rowspan="2" |2016

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

| rowspan="2" |LMP2

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Mediani
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian
{{flagicon|RUS}} David Markozov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin

|27

|All
All
2
3, 7-9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SIL
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SPA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|LMS
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NÜR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MEX
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|COA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SHA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BHR
8

!62

!8th

{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Viktor Shaytar
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Ladygin

|37

|All
All
All

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SIL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
9

|style="background:#FFDF9F;”|LMS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NÜR
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MEX
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|COA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|FUJ
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SHA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BHR
7

!71

!6th

colspan="17" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=WEC Classification – 2016 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship |url=http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122111254/http://www.fiawec.com/courses/classification.html?y=2016 |archive-date=22 November 2016 |access-date=22 July 2024 |publisher=FIA World Endurance Championship |df=dmy-all}}

= Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results =

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap. (key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

class="wikitable"

|+

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Entrant

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" |Drivers

! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Car number}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Rds.|Rounds Driven}}

! colspan="10" |Rounds

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pts.|Total points collected by team entries during the season}}

! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|Pos.|Final position of the team in the championship standings}}

1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

2016

|{{flagicon|RUS}} SMP Racing

|P

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Aleshin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kirill Ladygin
{{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Mediani
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian

|37

|1
1
1
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DAY
9

|SEB

|LBH

|LGA

|DET

|WGL

|MOS

|ELK

|COA

|PET

!23

!14th

colspan="18" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Point Standings |url=http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/16_2016/20_Road%20Atlanta/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Official%20Points.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111075050/http://imsa.alkamelsystems.com/Results/16_2016/20_Road%20Atlanta/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Official%20Points.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=results.imsa.com}}

References

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://smpracing.ru/ SMP Racing]

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