Brawn GP

Brawn GP was a Formula One motor racing team that competed in the 2009 Formula One World Championship. It was formed from the Honda Racing F1 team after Honda withdrew from the sport in December 2008 due to the global financial crisis. Ross Brawn, the former team principal of Honda Racing F1, purchased the team for a nominal sum and renamed it Brawn GP.

The team achieved remarkable success in its single season of competition. Brawn GP utilized a loophole in the 2009 regulations regarding the design of the double diffuser, giving their car a significant aerodynamic advantage at the start of the season. Drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello secured a dominant 1-2 finish in the opening race of the season in Australia, signaling their arrival as a serious contender.

Jenson Button went on to win six of the first seven races, establishing a commanding lead in the Drivers' Championship. Despite increasing competition from rival teams later in the season, Button and Brawn GP maintained their advantage.

Brawn GP secured both the Drivers' Championship (with Jenson Button) and the Constructors' Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with two races to spare. This achievement made them the first and only team in Formula One history to win both championships in their debut season.

At the end of the 2009 season, Brawn GP was acquired by Mercedes-Benz and renamed Mercedes GP (later Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team), marking the return of Mercedes as a constructor in Formula One. The team's legacy remains as one of the most remarkable stories of success against the odds in motorsport history.