BRM Type 15

BRM Type 15

Car: BRM Type 15  / Engine: 135º V16 Supercharged / Maker: BRM / Bore X Stroke: 49.5 mm x 47.8 mm / Year: 1950 / Capacity: 1,496 cc / Class: Special / Power: 525 bhp / 392 KW @ 10,500 rpm / Wheelbase: 2489 mm / Track: Front: 1321 mm Rear: 1295 mm/ Weight: 737 kilo / 1,625 lbs

On the 29th of December, 1962 in East London, South Africa at the South African Grand Prix twelve years of futility finally ended for British Racing Motors when Graham Hill crossed the finish line as the new World Driving Champion and the team became World Manufacturer Champion. By that time Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Maserati let alone the German Mercedes were no long racing and upstart Cooper with an Australian driver had already won two Championships but all that paled when the “rightful” knight of British motorsports claimed it’s first title. In light of recent British supremacy in motorsports it’s hard to imagine the utter futility of British efforts in earlier years. One such effort was British Racing Motors, (BRM).