This engine was the result of a deal between BMW and Brabham, which resulted in the team's chassis being powered by BMW engines from 1982 until 1987, a period in which Nelson Piquet won the 1983 championship driving a Brabham BT52-BMW.
Este motor foi o resultado dun acordo entre BMW e Brabham, do que resultou os chasis do equipo impulsados por motores BMW de 1982 ata 1987, un período no que Nelson Piquet gañou o campionato de 1983 pilotando un Brabham BT52-BMW.