The 1960s marked the most successful decade in BRM’s history – a period of sustained competitiveness, technical innovation, and world championship glory. Across the decade, the team secured multiple Grand Prix victories and firmly established itself among Formula One’s elite.

1962 stands as the definitive year. With the P57 V8 “Old Faithful”, Graham Hill claimed the World Drivers’ Championship, while BRM secured the Constructors’ title – finally realising the vision first set out by Raymond Mays more than a decade earlier.

The momentum continued with the introduction of the elegant P261 in 1965, which also marked the first Formula One drive for future world champion Jackie Stewart. Beyond Formula One, BRM collaborated with Rover to create an experimental gas turbine car for Le Mans, while ever more ambitious power units followed – including the formidable H16 and V12 engines that powered the P83, P115, P138 and P139. By the close of the decade, with John Surtees joining the team in 1969, BRM had cemented its place at the forefront of Grand Prix engineering.