B1
Clubmans Formula
Year of Manufacture: 1965
Number built: 2
Engine: 1500cc Ford
Race début: 3 July 1965, Kirkistown, Derek Bennett.
First win: 3 July 1965, Kirkistown, 1st overall and in class, Derek Bennett.
B2
Clubmans Formula
Year of Manufacture: 1966
Number built: 4
Engines: 1500cc Ford (3), 1000cc BMC (1)
B3
GT
Year of Manufacture: 1966
Number built: 2
Engine: 1598cc Ford twin-cam
Race début: 23 July 1966, Oulton Park, Digby Martland.
First win: 23 July 1966, Oulton Park, 1st overall Sports and GT race, Digby Martland.
B4
GT
Year of Manufacture: 1966
Number built: 1
Engine: 1991cc BMW
Race début: 6 August 1966, Crystal Palace, Derek Bennett.
First win: 6 August 1966, Crystal Palace, 1st class GT race, Derek Bennett.
B5
GT
Year of Manufacture: 1967
Number built: 1
Engine: 1938cc BRM V8
Race début: 1 April 1967, Oulton Park, Brian Redman.
First win: 1 April 1967, Oulton Park, 1st class Formule Libre race, Brian Redman.
B6
GT
Year of Manufacture: 1967
Number built: 7
Engines: 1598cc Ford twin-cam (1), 1991cc BMW (6)
Race début: 16 April 1967, Brands Hatch, Digby Martland (BMW) and Peter Taggart (Ford).
First win: 16 April 1967, Brands Hatch, 1st overall GT race, Digby Martland.
B7
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1967
Number built: 1
Engine: 1000cc Lucas
Race début: 8 October 1967, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
Best result: 4th, 29 October 1967, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
B8
GT/Group 4 Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1968-1970
Number built: 44
Engines: 1991cc BMW (34), 1598cc Cosworth FVA (5), 1598cc Ford twin-cam (1), 1600cc BMW (1), 1998cc Climax (1), 2700cc Climax (1), 1790cc Cosworth FVC (1)
Race début: 3 March 1968, Cadwell Park, John Bridges.
First win: 30 March 1968, Silverstone, 1st overall GT race, Phil Silverston.
B9
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Number built: 8
Engine: 1000cc
Race début: 31 March 1968, Barcelona, Chris Williams.
First win: 2 June 1968, Brands Hatch, Tim Schenken.
B9B
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Number built: 1
Engine: 1000cc
Race début: 2 September 1968, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
First win: 2 September 1968, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
B10
Formula 2/Libre
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Number built: 2
Engine: 1598cc Cosworth FVA
Race début: 7 April 1968, Hockenheim, Peter Gethin.
Best F2 result: 4th, Pau, 21 April 1968, Peter Gethin.
First win: 25 May 1969, Silverstone, Single-Seater race, Graham Eden.
B12
GT
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Number built: 1
Engine: 2996cc Repco 640 V8
Race début: 4 May 1968, Silverstone, John Woolfe.
First win: 4 May 1968, Silverstone, 1st overall Sports and GT race, John Woolfe.
B14
Formula B
Year of Manufacture: 1968
Number built: 3
Engine: 1598cc Ford twin-cam
B15
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1969
Number built: 14
Engine: 1000cc
Race début: 4 April 1969, Snetterton, Reine Wisell, Peter Hanson, Rene Ligonnet.
First win: 4 April 1969, Snetterton, Reine Wisell.
B15B
Formula B/Libre
Year of Manufacture: 1969
Number built: 7
Engines: 1598cc Ford twin-cam (6), 1598cc Cosworth FVA (1)
B15C
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Number built: 1
Engine: 1000cc
Race début: 26 April 1970, Silverstone, John Ralph.
(This was the last B15 to be built and was given a C suffix to denote its modified suspension pick-up points and Lockheed brakes.)
B16
Group 6/Group 5 Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1969-1970
Number built: 23
Engines: 1790cc Cosworth FVC (18), 1598cc Cosworth FVA (2), 2000cc BMW (2), 2000cc Mazda (1)
Race début: 7 September 1969, Nurburgring 500kms, Brian Redman, John Bridges.
First win: 7 September 1969, Nurburgring 500kms, Brian Redman.
B16-Spyder
Group 6 Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Number built: 1
Engine: 1790cc Cosworth FVC
Race début: 6 September 1970, Nurburgring 500kms, Brian Redman.
First win: 20 September 1970, Spa European 2-litre Championship race, Brian Redman.
B17
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Number built: 9
Engine: 1000cc
Race début: 27 March 1970, Snetterton, Bert Hawthorne, Norman Foulds.
First win: 26 April 1970, Barcelona, Jurg Dubler.
B17B
Formula B/Libre
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Number built: 5
Engines: 1598cc Ford twin-cam (4), 1598cc Cosworth FVA (1)
Race début: 19 April 1970, Riverside, Mike Eyerly.
First win: 19 April 1970, Riverside, Mike Eyerly.
B17C
Formula 2/Libre
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Number built: 2
Engine: 1598cc Cosworth FVA
Race début: 30 March 1970, Thruxton, Reine Wisell.
Best F2 result: 14th, 3 May 1970, Nurburgring, Reine Wisell.
First win: 13 June 1970, Castle Combe Single-Seater and Sports Car race, Steve Thompson.
B18
Formula 2/Atlantic/B/3
Year of Manufacture: 1970-1971
Number built: 13
Engines: 1598cc Cosworth FVA (4), 1790cc Cosworth FVC (1), 1598cc Ford twin-cam (6), 1600cc Cosworth BDA (1), 1600cc BRM twin-cam (1)
Race début: 30 August 1970, Mantorp Park F2, Reine Wisell.
First F2 win: 7 February 1971, Bogota, Jo Siffert.
First Atlantic win: 20 June 1971, Brands Hatch, Cyd Williams.
(The Formula Atlantic car was known as a B18C although there is some doubt as to whether the C suffix appeared on the chassis plates.)
Best F3 result: 2nd, 3 October 1971, Snetterton, Barrie Maskell.
B19
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1971
Number built: 35.
Engines: 1790cc Cosworth FVC (32), 2000cc Abarth (1), 3000cc BMW Alpina (1)
Race début: 20 March 1971, Oulton Park, John Bridges.
First win: 20 March 1971, 1st class Oulton Park Sports, GT and Clubmans race, John Bridges.
B20
Formula 2/Atlantic/B/3
Year of Manufacture: 1971-1972
Number built: 9
Engines: 1900cc Cosworth BDA-Smith (1), 1930cc Cosworth BDA-RES (1), 2000cc BDA-Hart (1), 1598cc Ford twin-cam (5), 1600cc Cosworth BDA-Richardson (1)
Race début: 20 February 1972, Bogota Formula B, Bobby Brown, Jim Grob.
First F2 win: 7 May 1972, Pau, Peter Gethin.
First Atlantic win: 6 August 1972, Croft, John Lepp.
First Formula B win: 27 February 1972, Bogota, Bobby Brown.
Best F3 result: 3rd, 14 May 1972, Silverstone, Chris Skeaping.
B21
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1972
Number built: 28.
Engines: 1790cc Cosworth FVC (20), 2000cc Cosworth BDA-Hart (2), 2000cc BMW (1), 1300cc BDA (1), 1995cc Cosworth Vega EA (2), 2000cc Hart alloy BDA (1)
Race début: 25 March 1972, Sebring 12-Hours, Hugh Kleinpeter/Tony Belcher.
First win: 21 May 1972, Salzburgring, Dieter Quester.
B23
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1973
Number built: 26.
Engines: 1900cc Smith BDA, 1930cc Smith FVC, 2000cc Smith FVC, 2000cc Schnitzer BMW, 2000cc Tecno, 2000cc Alfa, 2000cc Hart alloy BDA
Race début: 25 March 1973, Vallelunga 6-Hours, "Amphicar"/Ignazio Capuano.
First win: 8 April 1973, Paul Ricard, John Lepp.
B24
Formula 5000
Year of Manufacture: 1972-1973
Number built: 10
Engine: 5000cc Chevrolet
Race début: 29 May 1972, Oulton Park, Brian Redman.
First win: 29 May 1972, Oulton Park, Brian Redman.
B25
Formula 2/Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1973
Number built: 16
Engines: 1600cc BDA, 2000cc Smith FVI, 1930cc Smith FVC
Race début: 6 January 1973, Cape Town, Peter Gethin, Ian Scheckter, John Love.
First win: 8 April 1973, Cadwell Park Formule Libre race, Martin Webb.
First Atlantic win: 13 May 1973, Oulton Park (non-championship), John Lepp.
Best F2 result: 2nd, 12 August 1973, Karlskoga, Peter Gethin.
B26
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1973-1974
Number built: 9
Engines: 2000cc Hart alloy BDA, 1900cc Richardson-FVD, 2000cc Hart 420, 1300cc FVC, 2000cc BDA
Race début: 3 November 1973, Kyalami 9-Hours, John Watson/Ian Scheckter.
First win: 17 November 1973, Cape Town 3-Hours, John Watson/Ian Scheckter.
B27
Formula 2/Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1974
Number built: 16
Engines: 1600cc BDA, 2000cc BMW, 2000cc Hart BDA, 2000cc Schnitzer BMW
Race début: 10 March 1974, Mallory Park, James King, Chip Mead, Wink Bancroft.
First Atlantic win: 18 August 1974, Halifax Nova Scotia, Bill Brack.
Best F2 result: 2nd, 2 June 1974, Salzburgring, David Purley. (Purley was also 2nd at Enna on 25 August 1974 and at Rouen in a non-championship race on 30 June 1974.)
B28
Formula 5000
Year of Manufacture: 1974
Number built: 2
Engine: 5000cc Chevrolet
Race début: 16 March 1974, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
First win: 16 March 1974, Brands Hatch, Peter Gethin.
B29
Formula 2/Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1975
Number built: 27
Engines: 1600cc BDA, 1600cc twin-cam, 2000cc Chrysler, 2000cc Hart BDA, 2000cc BMW
Race début: 2 March 1975, Brands Hatch (Atlantic), Alo Lawler, Richard Morgan.
First Atlantic win: 9 March 1975, Mallory Park, Richard Morgan.
Best F2 result: 4th, 31 March 1975, Thruxton, Hector Rebaque; 14 September 1975, Zolder, Hans Binder.
B30
Formula 5000
Year of Manufacture: 1975
Number built: 1
Engine: 3412cc Cosworth Ford V6
Race début: 15 March 1975, Brands Hatch, David Purley.
First win: 15 March 1975, Brands Hatch, David Purley.
B31
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1975
Number built: 6
Engines: 2000cc Hart 420R, 1600cc Ford
Race début: 23 March 1975, Mugello WCM, John Hine/Ian Grob.
First win: 23 March 1975, 1st class Mugello WCM, John Hine/Ian Grob.
B32
Hillclimb
Year of Manufacture: 1975
Number built: 1
Engine: 5700cc Chevrolet
B34
Formula 3/Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1976
Number built: 33
Engines: 1600cc BDA, 2000cc Toyota
Race début: 24 January 1976, Cape Town Formula Atlantic, Tony Martin, Bill Brack
First Atlantic win: 22 February 1976, West Palm Beach Florida, Bobby Brown.
First F3 win: 19 April 1976, Zandvoort, Riccardo Patrese.
B35
Formula 2
Year of Manufacture: 1976
Number built: 8
Engines: 2000cc BMW, 2000cc Chrysler, 2000cc Hart 420R, 2000cc Swindon BDX
Race début: 11 April 1976, Hockenheim, Willi Lovato, Roberto Marazzi, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Juan Cochesa, Jose Dolhem.
First win: 7 November 1976, Suzuka, Jacques Laffite.
(Kim Mather raced a chassis known as a B35D in Britain during 1977 and 1978, which was said to have been built up to Formula 2 specification from the remnants of the prototype B39 Atlantic car which Gilles Villeneuve raced in South Africa at the start of 1977.)
B36
Sports Car
Year of Manufacture: 1976-1978
Number built: 21
Engines: 2000cc BMW, 1598cc FVA, 2000cc Chrysler, 2000cc BDG
Race début: 25 April 1976, Monza 4-Hours WSC, Francois Servanin/Laurent Ferrier, Piazzi/Cinotti.
First win: 5 September 1976, 1st class Dijon WSC, Jean-Louis Lafosse/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud.
B37
Formula 5000
Year of Manufacture: 1976
Number built: 1
Engine: 5000cc Chevrolet
Race début: 9 May 1976, Pocono.
Best result: 2nd, 6 February 1977, Australian GP Oran Park, Peter Gethin. (Gethin was also 2nd at Surfers Paradise on 13 February 1977.)
B38
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1977
Number built: 28
Engine: 2000cc Toyota
Race début: 6 March 1977, Silverstone, Beppe Gabbiani, Derek Warwick, Derek Daly, Eje Elgh, Geoff Lees.
First win: 20 March 1977, Paul Ricard, Beppe Gabbiani.
B39
Formula Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1977
Number built: 11
Engine: 1600cc BDA
Race début: 15 January 1977, Pietermaritzburg, Gilles Villeneuve, Tony Martin.
First win: 26 June 1977, Donnybrook Rhodesia, Tony Martin.
B40
Formula 2
Year of Manufacture: 1977
Number built: 11
Engines: 2000cc BMW, 2000cc Chrysler, 2000cc Hart 420R, 2000cc Ferrari V6, 2000cc Swindon BDX
Race début: 6 March 1977, Silverstone, Ray Mallock, Wink Bancroft.
First win: 24 July 1977, Enna, Keke Rosberg.
B41
Formula 1
Year of Manufacture: 1978/79
Number built: 1
Engine: 2993cc Cosworth DFV
Race début: 1 April 1979, Zolder, Tiff Needell.
Best result: 2nd, 1 April 1979, Zolder British F1, Tiff Needell.
B42
Formula 2
Year of Manufacture: 1978
Number built: 21
Engines: 2000cc BMW, 2000cc Chrysler, 2000cc Hart 420R, 2000cc Ferrari V6
Race début: 27 March 1978, Thruxton, Beppe Gabbiani, John David Briggs, Boy Hayje, Elio de Angelis, Derek Daly, Jochen Mass, Don Briedenbach, Giacomo Agostini, Keke Rosberg.
First win: 28 May 1978, Mugello, Derek Daly.
B43
Formula 3
Year of Manufacture: 1978
Number built: 16
Engine: 2000cc Toyota
Race début: 19 March 1978, Misano, Siegfried Stohr; Silverstone, Michael Bleekemolen.
First win: 19 March 1978, Misano, Siegfried Stohr.
B45
Formula Atlantic
Year of Manufacture: 1978
Number built: 4
Engine: 1600cc BDA
Race début: 4 February 1978, Kyalami, Tony Martin.
First win: 23 April 1978, Westwood, Keke Rosberg.
B46
Formula Super Vee
Year of Manufacture: 1978
Number built: 1
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