British Racing Motors V16 - Wikipedia
The British Racing Motors V16 was a supercharged 1.5-litre (90.8 cu. in.) V-16 cylinder racing engine built by British Racing Motors (BRM) for competing in Formula One motor racing in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
Sweet sixteen: the story of the BRM V16 and its comeback
Sep 17, 2021 · Here’s the key fact: largely indebted to the British aviation industry, and despite having 16 cylinders, the inaugural BRM engine displaced just 1,490cc and produced 600bhp at almost 12,000rpm....
BRM TAKES MAJOR STEP AS IT ADVANCES BUILD OF ‘NEW’ V16 FORMULA ONE …
Britain’s original Formula 1 team, British Racing Motors (BRM), took a major step forward with its plans to build three authentic ‘new’ 1950s V16 race cars with the successful dyno test of an original engine after a painstaking restoration.
1950 - 1951 BRM Type 15 'V16' - Images, Specifications and …
The gathered British crowd was possibly even more taken by a striking, pale green BRM (British Racing Motors) racer that put in some demo laps before the Grand Prix. It sounded like nothing they had ever heard and more importantly it was the first serious British Grand Prix car built in over two decades.
V16 BRM P15: the sensational GP car that's forever England
Dec 22, 2020 · The BRM Project 15 was perhaps Mays/Berthon’s greatest stroke of automotive theatre. Its stunningly complex 135-degree V16 engine, with Rolls-Royce-developed aviation-style two-stage centrifugal supercharging offering higher boost than ever previously applied to a road-racing unit, made it perhaps the most sensational GP car ever.
RICHARD MILLE ORDERS ‘NEW’ V16 FORMULA 1 CAR – BRM
British Racing Motors, the iconic British Formula 1 marque, has confirmed that it has reached an agreement to build the second of three all-new P15 V16 racing cars to be built in celebration of the brand’s 70 th anniversary.
BRM V16: How F1's greatest sound has returned to the track - Motorsport.com
Sep 17, 2022 · The first of three new BRM V16s is bringing the greatest-sounding engine to a new audience – and back to the race track - at the Goodwood Revival this weekend. Here is the story of the ambitious...
Legendary BRM V16 F1 monster set to roar at Silverstone Festival
Aug 1, 2023 · The hugely ambitious BRM V16 was Britain’s first great hope in grand prix racing – and the project almost collapsed under the weight of expectation. The 600bhp brute garnered more derision than adulation in its early ’50s day, almost solely down to a hopeless reliability record, but also due to its litany of mechanical foibles.
After 70 years, the BRM V-16 will live again - Hagerty Media
Nov 4, 2020 · British Racing Motors is to revive its landmark V-16 Formula 1 car. Seven decades after the Type 15 Mk1 BRM V-16 appeared a run of three “new” cars is being built. BRM founder Raymond Mays was determined to build a Grand Prix winner to …
The BRM V16 continuation's engine has come to life - Top Gear
Mar 21, 2021 · In 1999 it was 'comprehensively lunched'. Now a special F1 engine lives again. Crikey. The BRM V16 is making a glorious comeback, both the car and the engine it’s named after. And this is the...