| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | British Racing Motors | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Tony Rudd | ||||||||
| Predecessor | P57 | ||||||||
| Successor | P261 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | semi-monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, outboard spring/damper. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | de Dion tube, with double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Engine | BRM 56 1498cc V8 naturally aspirated Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | BRM 6 speed manual ZF differential | ||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Owen Racing Organization | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Graham Hill | ||||||||
| Debut | 1963 French Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The BRM P61 was a Formula One racing car built for the 1963 Formula One season. It was BRM's first attempt at the monocoque design introduced by Lotus a year earlier. Fundamental design issues would mean the car only competed 2 Grands Prix before being garaged in favor of the older, more reliable spaceframe P57. A redesigned monocoque car, dubbed the P261, was introduced for 1964.