[1][2] The Brabham BT30 used a complex tubular space frame and was powered by the FVA Cosworth engine.
[3] In 1969 Piers Courage finished fifth in the BT30 of the Frank Williams Racing Cars team in the Formula 2 European Championship.
Driving a privately entered BT30, Peter Westbury finished sixth overall at the end of the year, one place behind Courage.
Additionally, Westbury entered the car to race in the 1969 European Formula 5000 Championship.
Of the 40 drivers who scored points in Formula 2 this season, 22 started with a BT30.