BRM P48
| Debut | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The BRM P48 was a
Development
Aside from the placement of the driver and engine, the P48 was mechanically the same as the outgoing P25. It featured the same 2.5 litre straight-4 engine producing 275 horsepower. The P48 also featured a single brake disc at the rear mounted directly to the gearbox. The rear bodywork was cut off to aid cooling, which exposed the unlovingly nicknamed "bacon slicer" rear brake.
During 1960 Tony Rudd designed his Mark II version of the car, with a conventional 2 disc rear brake layout, simple rear wishbone suspension and a much lower profile. This resulted in a much better handling car, and for the 1961 Formula One season BRM based their chassis designs on the Mark II.
Racing record
For 1960, BRM campaigned three P48s for
The Mark II cars were raced in the 1961 Intercontinental Formula races.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | WCC |
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| 1960 | Owen Racing Organisation | L4
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D | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | 8 | 4th | |
| Graham Hill | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||
Joakim Bonnier
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5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | |||||||||
| Dan Gurney | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret |
References
- Nye, Doug (2003). BRM: The Saga of British Racing Motors: Rear-Engined Cars, 1960-79. Vol 2. Motor Racing Publications. ISBN 1-899870-00-8.
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