BRM P48

BRM P48
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorBritish Racing Motors
Designer(s)Stewart Tresilian
PredecessorP25
SuccessorP57 Climax
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisSteel ladder frame
Suspension (front)double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Wheelbase90 in (228.6 cm)
EngineBritish Racing Motors 25 2,491 cc (152.0 cu in) S4 N/A, rear-mounted.
TransmissionBritish Racing Motors 4-speed transverse shaft. ZF differential.
Weight1,102 lb (499.9 kg) (Unladen)
FuelPetrol/alcohol mix.
TyresDunlop.
Competition history
Notable entrantsOwen Racing Organisation
Notable driversUnited Kingdom Graham Hill
United States Harry Schell
Sweden Joakim Bonnier
United States Dan Gurney
Debut1960 Monaco Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
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The BRM P48 was a Formula One racing car raced in 1960. It was BRM's first rear-engined car. With rear-engined cars in the ascendancy, BRM hastily reworked the front-engined, now five-year-old P25. The car proved to be slow and unreliable, and was replaced by the P48/57 the following year.

  1. ^ Ménard, Pierre (2000). The Great Encyclopedia of Formula One. London, England: Constable & Robinson Ltd. p. 432. ISBN 1-84119-259-7.