British Racing Motors

British Racing Motors (BRM) was a British Formula One motor racing team. Founded in 1945 and based in the market town of Bourne in Lincolnshire, it participated from 1951 to 1977, competing in 197 grands prix and winning seventeen. BRM won the constructors' title in 1962 when its driver Graham Hill became world champion. In 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1971, BRM came second in the constructors' competition.

BRM
Full nameBritish Racing Motors
BaseBourne, Lincolnshire, England
Founder(s)Raymond Mays
Peter Berthon
Noted staffAlfred Owen
Louis Stanley
Jean Stanley
Tony Rudd
Noted drivers Jo Bonnier
Tony Brooks
Ron Flockhart
Dan Gurney
Mike Hawthorn
Graham Hill
Niki Lauda
Reg Parnell
Clay Regazzoni
Pedro Rodríguez
Harry Schell
Jo Siffert
Jackie Stewart
John Surtees
Maurice Trintignant
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1951 British Grand Prix
Races entered197
EnginesBRM, Climax
Constructors'
Championships
1 (1962)
Drivers'
Championships
1 (1962)
Race victories17
Pole positions11
Fastest laps15
Final entry1977 Italian Grand Prix
BRM as a Formula One engine manufacturer
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1951 British Grand Prix
Last entry1977 Italian Grand Prix
Races entered200 (189 starts)
ChassisBRM, Lotus, Gilby, BRP, Scirocco, Brabham, Matra, McLaren, Cooper
Constructors' Championships1 (1962)
Drivers'
Championships
1 (1962)
Race victories18
Podiums65
Points499
Pole positions11
Fastest laps14
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