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BRM P133

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BRM P133
Rodríguez in his BRM P133 in the1968 German Grand Prix
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorBritish Racing Motors
Designer(s)Len Terry
PredecessorP126
SuccessorP138
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisAluminium alloymonocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones
Suspension (rear)coil springs over dampers
Axle trackF: 1,575 mm (62.0 in)
R: 1,575 mm (62.0 in)
Wheelbase2,375 mm (93.5 in)
EngineBRMP1422,998 cc (182.9 cu in)V12Naturally aspirated,mid-mounted
TransmissionHewland DG300 5-speedmanual
Weight565 kg (1,246 lb)
FuelShell
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsOwen Racing Organisation
Notable driversMexicoPedro Rodriguez
United KingdomJackie Oliver
Debut1968 Spanish Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
15001
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

TheBRM P133was aFormula Oneracing carwhich raced in the1968and1969 Formula One seasons.

Design

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The P133 was theworks builtversion of theLen TerrydesignedP126,the three examples of which had been built by Terry's Transatlantic Automotive Consultants concern. It was powered by a 3.0-litreV12 engine.

Racing history

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Its best results were a second place at the1968 Belgian Grand Prix,two third places at the1968 Dutch Grand Prixand1968 Canadian Grand Prix,as well as afastest lapat the1968 French Grand Prixall byPedro Rodríguez.[2]

1968

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Rodríguez drove all but two races in theOwen Racing OrganisationP133 in1968.

Rodríguez at the1968 Dutch Grand Prix

TheSpanishandMonacoGrands Prix saw the Mexican qualify second and ninth respectively and retire both times when he crashed. AtBelgium,Rodríguez qualified eighth and finished second. TheDutch Grand Prixsaw the Mexican qualify 11th and finish third. AtFrance,Rodríguez qualified 10th and was not classified. TheBritish Grand Prixsaw the Mexican qualify 13th and retire when his engine blew. AtGermany,Rodríguez qualified 14th and finished sixth. The P133 was not used in theItalian Grand Prixbut was used for theCanadian Grand Prixwhen the Mexican qualified 12th and finished 3rd. In theUnited States,Rodríguez qualified 11th and retired with broken suspension. The final race of 1968 was theMexican Grand Prixsaw the Mexican qualify 12th and finish 4th in front of his home crowd.

At the end of the year, despite Rodríguez's good performances, BRM team managerLouis Stanleyreleased him to theReg Parnell Racingprivately entered BRM team for1969.

1969

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Jackie Oliverreplaced him for1969.

The first race of the year was theSouth African Grand Prixwhen the Englishman qualified 14th and finished 7th. AtSpainOliver qualified 10th and retired with a broken oil pipe. TheMonaco Grand Prixsaw him qualify 13th and retire when he crashed into the back ofRichard Attwood'sLotus.AtHollandOliver qualified 13th and retired with a broken gearbox. The team skipped theFrench Grand Prixbut entered theBritish Grand Prixwhen Oliver qualified 13th and retired when his transmission failed.

Formula One World Championship results

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(key)(results inboldindicate pole position, results initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points WCC
1968 Owen Racing Organisation BRMV12 G RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX 28† 5th†
Pedro Rodríguez Ret Ret 2 3 NC Ret 6 3 Ret 4
1969 Owen Racing Organisation BRMV12 D RSA ESP MON NED FRA GBR GER ITA CAN USA MEX 7‡ 5th‡
Jackie Oliver 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret
Source:[3]

‡ Points scored by P138 and P139 chassis
† Points scored by P126 chassis

Non-Championship Formula One results

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(key)(results inboldindicate pole position, results initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1968 Owen Racing Organisation BRMV12 G ROC INT OUL
Pedro Rodríguez 2 Ret
1969 Owen Racing Organisation BRMV12 D ROC INT MAD OUL
Jackie Oliver 5
1971 Lamplough Racing BRMV12 F ARG ROC QUE SPR INT RIN OUL VIC
Robert Lamplough 12

References

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  1. ^Stats F1."BRM P133".Retrieved1 May2014.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^Melissen, Wouter (20 June 2005)."BRM P133".Ultimatecarpage.com.Retrieved1 May2014.
  3. ^Small, Steve (1994).The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who.Guinness. pp. 321 and 271.ISBN0851127029.