Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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Constructor | British Racing Motors | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Tony Southgate | ||||||||
Predecessor | P160 | ||||||||
Successor | P201 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,473 mm (58.0 in) Rear: 1,499 mm (59.0 in) | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,540 mm (100 in) | ||||||||
Engine | BRM 2,998 cc (182.9 cu in) V12 naturally aspirated, mid-mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | BRM 161 5-speed manual | ||||||||
Weight | 550 kg (1,210 lb) | ||||||||
Fuel | BP | ||||||||
Tyres | Firestone | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Marlboro BRM | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Peter Gethin Howden Ganley Jean-Pierre Beltoise Brian Redman | ||||||||
Debut | 1972 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. |
The BRM P180 was a Formula One racing car, built by BRM and designed by Tony Southgate which raced in the 1972 Formula One season. It was powered by a BRM 3.0-litre V12 engine.[2] One of the main features of the P180 was that the radiators had moved to the rear of the car, allowing the nose of the car to be very wide and flat.[3] It competed in five World Championship Grands Prix, with a total of seven individual entries. The car scored no World Championship points, its best finish being eighth at the 1972 Italian Grand Prix.[1]