The Brawn BGP 001 driven by Jenson Button to the world title in 2009 will return to action at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Chassis 002 was used by Button at every round of his title-winning campaign and has not turned a wheel since it was last used at the end of the season. The car is still owned by Button's team boss at the time, Ross Brawn, and will be driven up the Festival of Speed's famous hillclimb by Martin Brundle.
"I'm absolutely delighted that one of only three Brawn BGP 001s built is coming to the Festival of Speed," Ross Brawn said. "I've had chassis 002, which is the very car Jenson Button used throughout his world title-winning season in 2009, in my collection since that time and can't wait for it to turn a wheel under its own power for the first time since that incredible season.
"The car was stripped and rebuilt before I took it and has been rarely seen in public since then. Frazer Deane at D3 Racing Solutions is meticulously going over it in readiness for its run up the hill at the Festival and some of the mechanics who worked on the car in period are giving up their time to help run it at FoS.
"I can't think of a better place to show off the car than at Goodwood. The event is remarkable. I've been many times and love getting up close to such important competition cars. In F1 you get very close to your own car, but not to anyone else's! The public's enthusiasm for the history of motorsport is one of the reasons the event is such a success. It's superbly well run and a real history lesson."