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BRM V16 The powerful 1.5 litre supercharged wonder.

Some will say that the BRM V16 was a failure. As a car intended to take on the World at the top level of motor sport, only one World Championship point is not a dominant performance. (That would come after another ten years hard work.) The Formula One 1.5 litre rules were abandoned as the car was reaching maturity. The car did have a successful career away from the spotlight of the World Championship as the following results show.
Wins – 15
Second places – 13
Third places – 9

BRM P25 The 2.5 litre four cylinder that gave BRM it's first win.

BRM P48 in its later form in 1961. In this first year of the 1.5 litre formula the cars used Coventry Climax four cylinder in the F1 events and the old 2.5 litre BRM engine in non F1 events.

BRM P57 The 1962 World championship came to BRM thanks to the P578 (type 57 with the V8 engine)

BRM P61 of 1963. The team's first monocoque in it's original form with a stop-gap tubular rear sub-frame.

BRM P261 (or the mark 2 version of the P61). Once the P61 was produced in the form originally intended, the team was again close to the World Championship in 1964 and 1965.

BRM P67 Four Wheel Drive (4wd) 1.5litre V-8 Practiced by Richard Attwood , British GP 1964 but not raced. The car later won British Hill Climb Championship.

BRM H16 P83 & P115

An early example of the P126/P133/P139 range,

BRM P153 The car that took the V12 to Grand Prix success.

(This picture from"Grand Prix Racing - the whole story" - for information on Grand Prix teams, including BRMs like this P207.)

BRM P230 The final car.

The Other cars linked with BRM - including .......

BRP-BRM V8 1.5litre Formula One
Chrysler (Hillman) Avenger 1.6litre
Cooper T86-BRM V12 3litre Formula One
Gilby-BRM V8 1.5litre Formula One
Lotus Elan BRM
McLaren M4A - BRM V8 2.1litre Formula One
McLaren M5A - BRM V12 3litre Formula One
Raymond Mays 20
Rover 200 BRM LE
Scirrocco-BRM V8 1.5litre Formula One
Talbot Sunbeam BRM
Techcraft-BRM V8 1.5litre

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V1.4 - 25 April 2003.