GPL BRM P83

gpl67_brm

Used at THR from 2020 to 2025

Brand: GrandPrix Legends
Country: Great Britain
Class: race
Year: 1967
Power: 423 bhp
Torque: 287 Nm
Weight: 626kg
Top speed: 300+km/h
Acceleration: --s 0-100
Power / weight: 1.48kg/cv

The BRM P83 was a Formula One racing car designed by Tony Rudd and built by British Racing Motors for the new engine regulations of 1966. It used a highly unorthodox H16 engine which caused problems throughout the car's racing life, and despite the best efforts of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart took BRM from championship contenders to also-rans, leading it to be regarded alongside the BRM Type 15 as another embarrassing failure for the British marque caused by a fetish for overcomplicated engineering. BRM decided to hedge their bets by developing their existing 16 valve 1.5 litre V8 into a 32 valve 3 litre H16, effectively two flat 8s one on top of the other and geared together. The sheer complexity of the engine led to a truly terrible record of unreliability; engine, transmission and related problems caused 27 of the powerplants 30 retirements from 40 entries. Jackie Stewart said of the engine: it was unnecessarily large, used more fuel, carried more oil and needed more water - all of which added weight and diminished the vehicle's agility. The 64 valve engine produced 423 horsepower at 10,500 RPM. The H16 had an extremely narrow power band and was by some distance the heaviest engine on the grid, starting out weighing 250kg when introduced in 1966 with the final lightweight version lowering this to 180kg.

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Championships10

Events24

Race sessions31

Drivers16

Years active2020–2025

Starts44

Wins2

Race laps1,031

Race distance5,286 km

Race time28.6 h

Championship	Period	Events	Starts	Wins	Drivers	Race laps
GPL Championship 7	2025	7	13	1	3	454
GPL Championship 7 - Practice Races	2025	3	6	0	1	108
GPL 1967 Mod at Zolder - Fun Event	2024	1	2	0	2	82
GPL Championship 6 - Casual Cup	2024	1	0	0	1	0
GPL Championship 6 - Top Cup	2023	2	3	0	2	93
Supporters Race - GPL at Oulton Park - Fun Event	2022	1	2	0	2	82
GPL Championship 5	2021	3	2	0	3	67
GPL Championship 4 (Throwback)	2021	2	4	0	2	32
GPL Championship 4 (Throwback) – Practice Races	2021	1	2	0	1	24
GPL Championship 3	2020	3	10	1	2	89