The BRM P160 was a Formula One racing car designed by Tony Southgate for the British Racing Motors team, which raced in the 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974 Formula One seasons. It was powered by a 3.0-litre V12 engine .

2011年12月6日 · One of the leading teams during Formula 1's '1.5 litre era', BRM returned to the bad old ways when the displacement limit was doubled ahead of the 1966 season. The British squad fielded a needlessly complex and overweight machine powered by a 16-cylinder engine that basically consisted of two of the successful 1.5 litre V8s stacked on top of ...

Compared to its predecessor the P160 featured a lower monocoque, sharper lines and revised suspension geometry. Tweaked once again by engineer Aubrey Woods, the V12 could now safely rev to 10,800 rpm. Cooling was also improved.

2024年3月5日 · Inheriting and developing another's design can be a source of frustration for someone with his own clear idea of how things should be; but occasionally — as with the BRM P160 — it proves a revelation. I was impressed by the BRM P160, designed by Tony Southgate.

1971 - 1973 BRM P160: 37-shot gallery, full history and specifications

Peter Gethin obtained a legendary victory at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, in his second participation with the BRM P160/01. The victory at Monza in 1971 was achieved after an epic fight, in a race what for more than three decades, remained the fastest Grand Prix in history, at an average speed of 242,615 km/h.

2024年1月11日 · BRM (British Racing Motors) was founded in 1947. It had its best results in the 1960s. In 1962, for instance, BRM with its driver Graham Hill not only won the drivers’ but also the constructors’ championship. Other well known BRM drivers were, besides others, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Niki Lauda.

Yardley Team BRM: P160 F: Pedro Rodríguez: Ret: 4th 9th 2nd: Ret: Jo Siffert: Ret: Ret: 6th 4th 9th DSQ: 1st: 9th 9th 2nd: Vic Elford: 11th Peter Gethin: 10th 1st: 14th 9th Howden Ganley: Ret: 5th DNS: 4th George Eaton: 15th Helmut Marko: 13th 1972; Marlboro BRM Austria Marlboro BRM España Marlboro BRM: P160B P160C F: Howden Ganley: 9th NC ...

1971 BRM P160 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures.

The first P160 built, chassis 01 served the BRM works team for three seasons. It was used in the first half of 1971 by Pedro Rodriguez and for the remainder of the year by Peter Gethin. He used it to score the legendary victory in the Italian Grand Prix at record speed with the 2nd through 5th place cars finishing less than a second behind.