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BRM’S HISTORY WITH SHELSLEY WALSH

As part of our 60th anniversary, BRM has put together a unique programme of high profile events and activations to celebrate the 1962 victory. At the forefront of these is Shelsley Walsh’s Classic Nostalgia.  It is entirely fitting that BRM will be returning to Shelsley Walsh. BRM was founded during the late 1940s by Raymond Mays, who had a long and successful history at the prestigious Worcestershire Hill Climb.  Mays

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60TH ANNIVERSARY: 1962 MONACO GRAND PRIX

Today marks 60 years since the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo. It was held over 100 laps of the compact 3.145 km circuit for a race distance of just over 195 miles. Credit: Motorsport Images Lotus’s Jim Clark claimed the first pole position of his career, ahead of BRM’s Graham Hill, Cooper’s Bruce McLaren and Ferrari’s Willy Mairesse. Mairesse got an excellent start from

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60TH ANNIVERSARY: 1962 DUTCH GRAND PRIX

Hill Wins at 1962 Dutch Grand Prix Today marks 60 years since the start of the 1962 Formula 1 season, the season that would end with Graham Hill steering his P57 ‘Old Faithful’ V8 to win the World Drivers’ Championship and, together with Richie Ginther, secured the World Constructor’s Title for BRM. This was the first time that a British Car with a British Driver had won both the Drivers

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50 YEARS SINCE BRM’S LAST GRAND PRIX WIN

On the 14th May, 1972, BRM saw their final Grand Prix finish as a Formula 1 team at the Monaco GP. The race was won by Jean-Pierre Beltoise; it was the only win of his Formula One World Championship career, which he secured in the BRM P160B. The conditions for the race were some of the worst seen up to that point on the track – the rain was so

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REMEMBERING TONY BROOKS

Tony Brooks, one of the defining Formula 1 drivers of the 1950s and driver of the P48 for BRM in the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died aged 90. Brooks, who had been the last surviving F1 race winner of the 1950s, left a considerable mark on the sport – between 1956 and 1959, he won 46% of the races he finished, in an era when mechanical reliability was

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BRMA TRACK DAY AT BLYTON PARK

This week, the BRM team headed to Blyton Park to join the BRMA and over 15 BRMs for a shakedown and drive around the track to get the cars running for the season ahead. This year’s lineup included: a Motul P201; the Marlboro P160E originally driven by Niki Lauda; two P153 Yardley cars, one of which was driven by Esteban Gutierrez ahead of this year’s Monaco Classic; a P578; a P25; a P133; a P48;

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BRM ON CAR CHAT PODCAST

Simon Owen, grandson of Sir Alfred Owen, caught up with Sam Moores, host of the CarChat podcast, for a discussion about all things BRM. From the early roar of the V16 all the way through to the build of the 2021 Mk1 P15 V16 that ran at Goodwood Revival last year, the podcast covers insights into the re-awakening from an Owen perspective. You can listen to the podcast by clicking

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NEW COFFEE TABLE BOOK ‘RACING FOR BRITAIN’ TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF WINNING THE FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

We’re thrilled to announce that pre-orders are open for our new coffee table book entitled ‘Racing for Britain’ to mark the 60th Anniversary of winning the Formula 1 Constructors Championship in 1962.  Written by award-winning author Ian Wagstaff and world-renowned motor sport historian, Doug Nye, edited by Gavin Green (former Editor of Car magazine) and James Page (former Editor of Classic & Sports Car magazine), ‘Racing for Britain’ has seen a remarkable

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BRM DISCOVER THE ORIGINAL BODY BUCK FROM BRITAIN’S FIRST FORMULA ONE CAR

Built in 1949, the body buck for the original Mark 1 P15 V16 was handcrafted to help build Britain’s first Formula One car. After 5 years of searching, 70 years since the car was last seen, the body buck has been discovered. Work has commenced building the P15 V16 MK 1 Chassis V car to the very first specification The first version of this iconic V16 has not been seen

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INTRODUCING THE BRM PRINT STORE!

British Racing Motors is Britain’s original F1 Team. World Champions in 1962, BRM raced over three decades, driven by legends of motor racing including Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Sir Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda. “We recognise the wonderful history of BRM, and as we delved into the archive, it became very clear to us that there is a whole visual aspect to share, both old and

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