Constructor · United Kingdom · Bourne
BRM
A national-effort project that took eleven years to win a championship. Built the extraordinary H16 engine.
British racing greenUnited Kingdom's international racing colour, under the convention that painted a car for the country that entered it until sponsor liveries took over around 1968. Not this team's own livery.
- Seasons
- 1951–197723 seasons
- Entries
- 560
- Wins
- 17
- Podiums
- 61
- Poles
- 11
- Drivers
- 71
- Constructors' titles
- 11962
- Drivers' titles
- 1
Wins by season
Every season entered, winless ones included, so a drought is visible as a gap. A shared drive counts once, to the car.
The numbers behind this chart, Wins by season
| Season | Wins | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 5 |
| 1956 | 0 | 5 |
| 1957 | 0 | 6 |
| 1958 | 0 | 22 |
| 1959 | 1 | 22 |
| 1960 | 0 | 23 |
| 1961 | 0 | 16 |
| 1962 | 4 | 20 |
| 1963 | 2 | 25 |
| 1964 | 2 | 37 |
| 1965 | 3 | 29 |
| 1966 | 1 | 25 |
| 1967 | 0 | 34 |
| 1968 | 0 | 33 |
| 1969 | 0 | 26 |
| 1970 | 1 | 37 |
| 1971 | 2 | 38 |
| 1972 | 1 | 50 |
| 1973 | 0 | 45 |
| 1974 | 0 | 40 |
| 1975 | 0 | 11 |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | 0 | 10 |
Season by season
| Season | Entries | Drivers | Wins | Podiums | Poles | Best | Points scored | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P2 | 10 | 7 |
| 1973 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P4 | 13 | 7 |
| 1972 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P1 | 14 | 7 |
| 1971 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | P1 | 42 | 2 |
| 1970 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P1 | 25 | 6 |
| 1969 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1968 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P2 | 28 | 5 |
| 1967 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P2 | 21 | 6 |
| 1966 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | P1 | 34 | 4 |
| 1965 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | P1 | 81 | 2 |
| 1964 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | P1 | 70 | 2 |
| 1963 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | P1 | 65 | 2 |
| 1962 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | P1 | 62 | 1 |
| 1961 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P3 | 9 | 5 |
| 1960 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P3 | 8 | 4 |
| 1959 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | P1 | 22.5 | 3 |
| 1958 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P2 | 24 | 4 |
| 1957 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | 2 | — |
Every win
Cars built
| Chassis | Years | Engine | Power (bhp) | Races | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P15 | 1951 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| P25 | 1956–1960 | BRM 25 | — | 21 | 1 |
| P48 | 1960 | British Racing Motors 25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P48/57 | 1961–1962 | British Racing Motors 25 | — | 9 | 0 |
| P57 | 1962–1965 | 1961: Coventry Climax FPF 1496cc S4 naturally aspirated Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted. ; 1962: BRM P56 1498cc V8 naturally aspirated Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted. | — | 17 | 0 |
| P61 | 1963 | BRM 56 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P261 | 1964–1968 | BRM P56 | — | 20 | 3 |
| P67 | 1964 | BRM P56 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P83 | 1966–1967 | BRM P75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P115 | 1967–1968 | BRM P75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P126 | 1968–1969 | BRM P101 | — | 14 | 0 |
| P133 | 1968–1969 | BRM P142 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P138 | 1968–1969 | BRM | — | 0 | 0 |
| P139 | 1969–1970 | BRM P142 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P153 | 1970–1972 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| P160 | 1971 | BRM P142 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P160B | 1972 | BRM P142 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P160C | 1972–1973 | BRM P142 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P180 | 1972 | BRM | — | 0 | 0 |
| P160D | 1973 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| P160E | 1974 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| P201 | 1974–1975 | BRM | — | 11 | 0 |
| P201B | 1976–1977 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| P207 | 1977 | BRM | — | 0 | 0 |
Photographs
From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.
8 more photographs
A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
Where this comes from
- Full name
- British Racing Motors
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Base
- Bourne, United Kingdom
- Wins
- 17 derived · 17 published
- Poles
- 11 derived · 11 published
- Confidence
- high