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 Rodríguez in his BRM P133 in the1968 German Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | British Racing Motors | ||||||||
| Designer | Len Terry | ||||||||
| Predecessor | P126 | ||||||||
| Successor | P138 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium alloymonocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | coil springs over dampers | ||||||||
| Axle track | F: 1,575 mm (62.0 in) R: 1,575 mm (62.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,375 mm (93.5 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | BRMP142 2,998 cc (182.9 cu in)V12Naturally aspirated,mid-mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 5-speedmanual | ||||||||
| Weight | 565 kg (1,246 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Shell | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Owen Racing Organisation | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Pedro Rodriguez Jackie Oliver | ||||||||
| Debut | 1968 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
TheBRM P133 was aFormula Oneracing car which raced in the1968 and1969 Formula One seasons.
The P133 was theworks built version of theLen Terry designedP126, the three examples of which had been built by Terry's Transatlantic Automotive Consultants concern. It was powered by a 3.0-litreV12 engine.
Its best results were a second place at the1968 Belgian Grand Prix, two third places at the1968 Dutch Grand Prix and1968 Canadian Grand Prix, as well as afastest lap at the1968 French Grand Prix all byPedro Rodríguez.[2]
Rodríguez drove all but two races in theOwen Racing Organisation P133 in1968.
TheSpanish andMonaco Grands 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 Prix saw the Mexican qualify 11th and finish third. AtFrance, Rodríguez qualified 10th and was not classified. TheBritish Grand Prix saw 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 Prix but was used for theCanadian Grand Prix when 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 Prix saw 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 Stanley released him to theReg Parnell Racing privately entered BRM team for1969.
Jackie Oliver replaced him for1969.
The first race of the year was theSouth African Grand Prix when the Englishman qualified 14th and finished 7th. AtSpain Oliver qualified 10th and retired with a broken oil pipe. TheMonaco Grand Prix saw him qualify 13th and retire when he crashed into the back ofRichard Attwood'sLotus. AtHolland Oliver qualified 13th and retired with a broken gearbox. The team skipped theFrench Grand Prix but entered theBritish Grand Prix when Oliver qualified 13th and retired when his transmission failed.
(key)(results inbold indicate pole position, results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | WCC |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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‡ Points scored by P138 and P139 chassis
† Points scored by P126 chassis
(key)(results inbold indicate pole position, results initalics indicate fastest lap)
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