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BRP
Full nameBritish Racing Partnership
BaseTring, Hertfordshire, UK
Founder(s)Alfred Moss
Ken Gregory
Noted staffTony Robinson
Noted driversUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss
United States Masten Gregory
United Kingdom Innes Ireland
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor
United States Jim Hall
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
Races entered43
ConstructorsCooper, BRM, Lotus, BRP
EnginesBorgward, BRM, Climax
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps2
Final entry1964 Mexican Grand Prix
BRP–BRM chassis no. 2-64, BRM Celebration Day, Bourne, Lincolnshire, 2012
United Kingdom BRP as a Formula One chassis constructor
Formula One World Championship career
EnginesBRM
EntrantsBritish Racing Partnership
First entry1963 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry1964 Mexican Grand Prix
Races entered13
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0

British Racing Partnership (BRP) was a racing team, and latterly constructor, from the United Kingdom. It was established by Alfred Moss and Ken GregoryStirling Moss's father and former manager, respectively – in 1957 to run cars for Stirling, when not under contract with other firms, along with other up-and-coming drivers.[1]

History

[edit]
The BRP BRM P25 which Stirling Moss drove to second place in the 1959 British Grand Prix, BRP's best result.

BRP ran a Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car and occasionally a BRM Formula One car in 1959, the latter being demolished in a spectacular crash at the Avus street circuit.[1] BRP was the first Formula One team to sell the entire identity of the team in return for sponsorship income; they were sponsored by the Yeoman Credit Ltd. hire-purchase company from August 1959 and became Yeoman Credit Racing for the 1960 season. BRP was given a sum of £40,000 just to buy their equipment plus £20,000/year to operate the team.[1] The team ran Coopers in both Formula One and Formula Two during 1960, with mixed success. During this time two of the team's drivers were killed while racing their cars,[2] and the Yeoman Credit management became concerned that the team was not generating solely positive publicity for their company. The Yeoman Credit deal was passed to Reg Parnell Racing at the end of the year, and for the 1961 and 1962 seasons BRP was renamed UDT Laystall Racing, as part of a new, similar sponsorship deal. UDT was United Dominions Trust, who among various holdings owned Laystall Engineering, the principal supplier of crankshafts to the British automotive and aviation industries.[1]

Mechanics work on the UDT Laystall team cars prior to the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix

For 1963, the team reverted to its original name and became a true constructor; they had been running Lotus 24s and Cooper T51s for the previous few seasons, and had tried to acquire the more modern, monocoque Lotus 25 without success. This caused chief designer, Tony Robinson, to design his own monocoque car, patterned very closely after the Lotus 25, but with a thicker skin and running a BRM V8 rather than the typical Coventry Climax engine run in the Lotus 25. This car is commonly referred to as the BRP-BRM and was raced by Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor.[1]

As a constructor, BRP took part in 13 Grand Prix rounds, scoring a total of 11 championship points. After 1964 the team was forced to withdraw from F1 when BRP were denied membership of the Formula 1 Constructors Association which effectively deprived them of start money, then a significant factor in a team's income. Instead, BRP was hired by Masten Gregory's stepfather George Bryant to build two cars for the 1965 Indianapolis 500, but enjoyed little success.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

[edit]

As a privateer

[edit]

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDriver1234567891011
1958British Racing PartnershipCooper T45Climax FPF 1.5 L4DARGMONNED500BELFRAGBRGERPORITAMOR
United Kingdom Tom BridgerRet
1959British Racing PartnershipMON500NEDFRAGBRGERPORITAUSA
Cooper T51Climax FPF 1.5 L4DUnited Kingdom Ivor BuebDNQ
Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L413
United Kingdom Chris Bristow10
BRM P25BRM P25 2.5 L4United Kingdom Stirling MossDSQ2
West Germany Hans HerrmannRet
1960Yeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper T51Climax Straight-4DARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITAUSA
United Kingdom Chris BristowRetRetRet
United Kingdom Tony Brooks4RetRet55Ret
United Kingdom Henry Taylor748DNS14
Belgium Olivier Gendebien329712
United Kingdom Bruce Halford8
United States Phil Hill6
1961UDT Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18
18/21
Climax FPF 1.5 L4DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERITAUSA
United Kingdom Cliff Allison8DNS
United Kingdom Henry TaylorDNQDNP10Ret11
Belgium Lucien BianchiRetRet
Argentina Juan Manuel BordeuDNS
United States Masten GregoryRetRet
1962UDT Laystall Racing TeamNEDMONBELFRAGBRGERITAUSARSA
Lotus 24
18/21
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
Climax FPF 1.5 L4
DUnited Kingdom Innes IrelandRetRetRetRet16Ret85
United States Masten GregoryRet7
Lotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DNQWDRet126
1963British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITAUSAMEXRSA
United States Jim HallRetRet811658108
United Kingdom Innes IrelandRetRet
1964British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX
United Kingdom Innes IrelandDNS
United Kingdom Trevor TaylorRet

As a constructor

[edit]

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine(s)TyresDrivers12345678910PointsWCC
1963British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1BRM V8DMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITAUSAMEXRSA66th
United Kingdom Innes IrelandRet47Ret4
1964British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1
BRP Mk2
BRM V8DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX57th
United Kingdom Innes Ireland10Ret1055Ret12
United Kingdom Trevor TaylorRet7RetRetDNQ6Ret

Non-championship F1 results

[edit]
YearEntrantChassisEngine(s)Drivers123456789101112131415161718192021
1958British Racing PartnershipCooper T45Climax L4United Kingdom Tom BridgerBUEGLV
Ret
SYRAININTCAE
United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-EvansBUEGLVSYRAIN
5
INT
7
Cooper T43CAE
5
1959British Racing PartnershipCooper T51Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4United Kingdom Ivor BuebBUEGLVAIN
Ret
INT
8
OULSIL
United Kingdom George WickenBUEGLVAIN
8
INTOULSIL
United Kingdom Chris BristowSIL
5
Climax L4BUEGLVAININTOUL
3
1960Yeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper T51Climax L4United States Harry SchellBUE
5
GLV
Ret
INT
DNS†
SILLOMOUL
United Kingdom Chris BristowBUEGLV
3
INT
DNS
SILLOMOUL
United Kingdom Henry TaylorBUEGLVINTSIL
5
LOM
Ret
OUL
7
United States Dan GurneyBUEGLVINTSIL
7
LOMOUL
United Kingdom Bruce HalfordBUEGLVINTSIL
8
LOMOUL
8
United Kingdom Tony BrooksBUEGLVINTSIL
Ret
LOMOUL
New Zealand Denis HulmeBUEGLVINTSILLOM
5
OUL
1961UDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18/21Climax FPF 1.5 L4United Kingdom Cliff AllisonLOM
2
GLV
8
PAUBRX
5
VIEAIN
15
SYR
WD
NAPLON
8
SIL
WD
SOLKANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
United Kingdom Henry TaylorLOM
4
GLV
6
PAUBRX
Ret
VIEAIN
Ret
SYR
WD
NAPLON
2
SIL
8
SOLKANDAN
4
MOD
Ret
FLGOUL
8
LEWVALRANNATRSA
United Kingdom Stirling MossLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSIL
1
SOL
Ret
KAN
1
DAN
1
MODFLGOULLEWVALRANNAT
2
RSA
2
Sweden Jo BonnierLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSIL
11
SOLKANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
Sweden Carl HammarlundLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOLKAN
Ret
DANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
United States Masten GregoryLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOLKANDAN
Ret
MOD
NC
FLGOUL
5
LEWVALRAN
Ret
NAT
Ret
RSA
Ret
1962UDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18/21Climax FPF 1.5 L4United States Masten GregoryCAP
4
BRX
Ret
LOM
Ret
LAVGLV
5
PAUAIN
Ret
MAL
5
CLP
Lotus 24Climax FWMV 1.5 V8INT
8
NAP
BRM P56 1.5 V8RMS
Ret
SOL
DNA
KAN
1
MEDDAN
2
OUL
6
MEX
5
RANNAT
Lotus 18/21Climax V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandCAPBRX
3
LOM
Ret
LAVGLV
3
PAUAIN
Ret
Ferrari 156INT
4
Lotus 24NAPMALCLP
1
RMS
3
SOL
DNA
KAN
4
MEDDAN
3
OULMEX
3
RAN
Ret
NAT
Lotus 18/21Climax V8United Kingdom Stirling MossCAPBRXLOM
7
LAVGLV
Ret
PAUAININTNAPMALCLPRMSSOLKANMEDDANOULMEXRANNAT
1963British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandLOM
3
GLV
1
PAUIMOSYRAIN
2
INT
4
ROMKANMEDAUTOUL
13
RAN
BRP Mk1SOL
3
Lotus 24United States Jim HallLOM
6
GLV
4
PAUIMOSYRAIN
Ret
INT
Ret
ROMSOL
6
KANMEDAUTOULRAN
United Kingdom Mike BeckwithLOMGLVPAUIMOSYRAININTROMSOLKANMEDAUTOUL
Ret
RAN
1964British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1BRM V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandDMT
1
NWT
Ret
SYRAIN
Ret
INT
12
SOL
Ret
MED
3
RAN
United Kingdom Trevor TaylorAIN
Ret
INT
Ret
SOLMED
Ret
RAN
Lotus 24DMT
Ret
NWT
3
SYRSOL
6
1966Stirling Moss Racing TeamBRP Mk2BRM V8United States Richie GintherRSA
Ret
SYRINTOUL
John Willment AutomobilesBRPClimax V8United Kingdom John Campbell-JonesRSASYRINTOUL
DSQ

Sources

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Jacobson, Curtis. "Kurt DelBene's 1964 B.R.P. (BRP-BRM) Grand Prix Race Car". www.britishracecar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Yeoman Credit Racing Team". Racing Retro. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

    BRP
    Full nameBritish Racing Partnership
    BaseTring, Hertfordshire, UK
    Founder(s)Alfred Moss
    Ken Gregory
    Noted staffTony Robinson
    Noted driversUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss
    United States Masten Gregory
    United Kingdom Innes Ireland
    United Kingdom Trevor Taylor
    United States Jim Hall
    Formula One World Championship career
    First entry1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
    Races entered43
    ConstructorsCooper, BRM, Lotus, BRP
    EnginesBorgward, BRM, Climax
    Race victories0
    Pole positions0
    Fastest laps2
    Final entry1964 Mexican Grand Prix
    BRP–BRM chassis no. 2-64, BRM Celebration Day, Bourne, Lincolnshire, 2012
    United Kingdom BRP as a Formula One chassis constructor
    Formula One World Championship career
    EnginesBRM
    EntrantsBritish Racing Partnership
    First entry1963 Belgian Grand Prix
    Last entry1964 Mexican Grand Prix
    Races entered13
    Race victories0
    Pole positions0
    Fastest laps0

    British Racing Partnership (BRP) was a racing team, and latterly constructor, from the United Kingdom. It was established by Alfred Moss and Ken Gregory – Stirling Moss's father and former manager, respectively – in 1957 to run cars for Stirling, when not under contract with other firms, along with other up-and-coming drivers.[1]

    History

    The BRP BRM P25 which Stirling Moss drove to second place in the 1959 British Grand Prix, BRP's best result.

    BRP ran a Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car and occasionally a BRM Formula One car in 1959, the latter being demolished in a spectacular crash at the Avus street circuit.[1] BRP was the first Formula One team to sell the entire identity of the team in return for sponsorship income; they were sponsored by the Yeoman Credit Ltd. hire-purchase company from August 1959 and became Yeoman Credit Racing for the 1960 season. BRP was given a sum of £40,000 just to buy their equipment plus £20,000/year to operate the team.[1] The team ran Coopers in both Formula One and Formula Two during 1960, with mixed success. During this time two of the team's drivers were killed while racing their cars,[2] and the Yeoman Credit management became concerned that the team was not generating solely positive publicity for their company. The Yeoman Credit deal was passed to Reg Parnell Racing at the end of the year, and for the 1961 and 1962 seasons BRP was renamed UDT Laystall Racing, as part of a new, similar sponsorship deal. UDT was United Dominions Trust, who among various holdings owned Laystall Engineering, the principal supplier of crankshafts to the British automotive and aviation industries.[1]

    Mechanics work on the UDT Laystall team cars prior to the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix

    For 1963, the team reverted to its original name and became a true constructor; they had been running Lotus 24s and Cooper T51s for the previous few seasons, and had tried to acquire the more modern, monocoque Lotus 25 without success. This caused chief designer, Tony Robinson, to design his own monocoque car, patterned very closely after the Lotus 25, but with a thicker skin and running a BRM V8 rather than the typical Coventry Climax engine run in the Lotus 25. This car is commonly referred to as the BRP-BRM and was raced by Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor.[1]

    As a constructor, BRP took part in 13 Grand Prix rounds, scoring a total of 11 championship points. After 1964 the team was forced to withdraw from F1 when BRP were denied membership of the Formula 1 Constructors Association which effectively deprived them of start money, then a significant factor in a team's income. Instead, BRP was hired by Masten Gregory's stepfather George Bryant to build two cars for the 1965 Indianapolis 500, but enjoyed little success.

    Complete Formula One World Championship results

    As a privateer

    (key)

    YearEntrantChassisEngineTyresDriver1234567891011
    1958British Racing PartnershipCooper T45Climax FPF 1.5 L4DARGMONNED500BELFRAGBRGERPORITAMOR
    United Kingdom Tom BridgerRet
    1959British Racing PartnershipMON500NEDFRAGBRGERPORITAUSA
    Cooper T51Climax FPF 1.5 L4DUnited Kingdom Ivor BuebDNQ
    Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L413
    United Kingdom Chris Bristow10
    BRM P25BRM P25 2.5 L4United Kingdom Stirling MossDSQ2
    West Germany Hans HerrmannRet
    1960Yeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper T51Climax Straight-4DARGMON500NEDBELFRAGBRPORITAUSA
    United Kingdom Chris BristowRetRetRet
    United Kingdom Tony Brooks4RetRet55Ret
    United Kingdom Henry Taylor748DNS14
    Belgium Olivier Gendebien329712
    United Kingdom Bruce Halford8
    United States Phil Hill6
    1961UDT Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18
    18/21
    Climax FPF 1.5 L4DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERITAUSA
    United Kingdom Cliff Allison8DNS
    United Kingdom Henry TaylorDNQDNP10Ret11
    Belgium Lucien BianchiRetRet
    Argentina Juan Manuel BordeuDNS
    United States Masten GregoryRetRet
    1962UDT Laystall Racing TeamNEDMONBELFRAGBRGERITAUSARSA
    Lotus 24
    18/21
    Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
    Climax FPF 1.5 L4
    DUnited Kingdom Innes IrelandRetRetRetRet16Ret85
    United States Masten GregoryRet7
    Lotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DNQWDRet126
    1963British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITAUSAMEXRSA
    United States Jim HallRetRet811658108
    United Kingdom Innes IrelandRetRet
    1964British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM P56 1.5 V8DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX
    United Kingdom Innes IrelandDNS
    United Kingdom Trevor TaylorRet

    As a constructor

    (key)

    YearEntrantChassisEngine(s)TyresDrivers12345678910PointsWCC
    1963British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1BRM V8DMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITAUSAMEXRSA66th
    United Kingdom Innes IrelandRet47Ret4
    1964British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1
    BRP Mk2
    BRM V8DMONNEDBELFRAGBRGERAUTITAUSAMEX57th
    United Kingdom Innes Ireland10Ret1055Ret12
    United Kingdom Trevor TaylorRet7RetRetDNQ6Ret

    Non-championship F1 results

    YearEntrantChassisEngine(s)Drivers123456789101112131415161718192021
    1958British Racing PartnershipCooper T45Climax L4United Kingdom Tom BridgerBUEGLV
    Ret
    SYRAININTCAE
    United Kingdom Stuart Lewis-EvansBUEGLVSYRAIN
    5
    INT
    7
    Cooper T43CAE
    5
    1959British Racing PartnershipCooper T51Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4United Kingdom Ivor BuebBUEGLVAIN
    Ret
    INT
    8
    OULSIL
    United Kingdom George WickenBUEGLVAIN
    8
    INTOULSIL
    United Kingdom Chris BristowSIL
    5
    Climax L4BUEGLVAININTOUL
    3
    1960Yeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper T51Climax L4United States Harry SchellBUE
    5
    GLV
    Ret
    INT
    DNS†
    SILLOMOUL
    United Kingdom Chris BristowBUEGLV
    3
    INT
    DNS
    SILLOMOUL
    United Kingdom Henry TaylorBUEGLVINTSIL
    5
    LOM
    Ret
    OUL
    7
    United States Dan GurneyBUEGLVINTSIL
    7
    LOMOUL
    United Kingdom Bruce HalfordBUEGLVINTSIL
    8
    LOMOUL
    8
    United Kingdom Tony BrooksBUEGLVINTSIL
    Ret
    LOMOUL
    New Zealand Denis HulmeBUEGLVINTSILLOM
    5
    OUL
    1961UDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18/21Climax FPF 1.5 L4United Kingdom Cliff AllisonLOM
    2
    GLV
    8
    PAUBRX
    5
    VIEAIN
    15
    SYR
    WD
    NAPLON
    8
    SIL
    WD
    SOLKANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
    United Kingdom Henry TaylorLOM
    4
    GLV
    6
    PAUBRX
    Ret
    VIEAIN
    Ret
    SYR
    WD
    NAPLON
    2
    SIL
    8
    SOLKANDAN
    4
    MOD
    Ret
    FLGOUL
    8
    LEWVALRANNATRSA
    United Kingdom Stirling MossLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSIL
    1
    SOL
    Ret
    KAN
    1
    DAN
    1
    MODFLGOULLEWVALRANNAT
    2
    RSA
    2
    Sweden Jo BonnierLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSIL
    11
    SOLKANDANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
    Sweden Carl HammarlundLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOLKAN
    Ret
    DANMODFLGOULLEWVALRANNATRSA
    United States Masten GregoryLOMGLVPAUBRXVIEAINSYRNAPLONSILSOLKANDAN
    Ret
    MOD
    NC
    FLGOUL
    5
    LEWVALRAN
    Ret
    NAT
    Ret
    RSA
    Ret
    1962UDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus 18/21Climax FPF 1.5 L4United States Masten GregoryCAP
    4
    BRX
    Ret
    LOM
    Ret
    LAVGLV
    5
    PAUAIN
    Ret
    MAL
    5
    CLP
    Lotus 24Climax FWMV 1.5 V8INT
    8
    NAP
    BRM P56 1.5 V8RMS
    Ret
    SOL
    DNA
    KAN
    1
    MEDDAN
    2
    OUL
    6
    MEX
    5
    RANNAT
    Lotus 18/21Climax V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandCAPBRX
    3
    LOM
    Ret
    LAVGLV
    3
    PAUAIN
    Ret
    Ferrari 156INT
    4
    Lotus 24NAPMALCLP
    1
    RMS
    3
    SOL
    DNA
    KAN
    4
    MEDDAN
    3
    OULMEX
    3
    RAN
    Ret
    NAT
    Lotus 18/21Climax V8United Kingdom Stirling MossCAPBRXLOM
    7
    LAVGLV
    Ret
    PAUAININTNAPMALCLPRMSSOLKANMEDDANOULMEXRANNAT
    1963British Racing PartnershipLotus 24BRM V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandLOM
    3
    GLV
    1
    PAUIMOSYRAIN
    2
    INT
    4
    ROMKANMEDAUTOUL
    13
    RAN
    BRP Mk1SOL
    3
    Lotus 24United States Jim HallLOM
    6
    GLV
    4
    PAUIMOSYRAIN
    Ret
    INT
    Ret
    ROMSOL
    6
    KANMEDAUTOULRAN
    United Kingdom Mike BeckwithLOMGLVPAUIMOSYRAININTROMSOLKANMEDAUTOUL
    Ret
    RAN
    1964British Racing PartnershipBRP Mk1BRM V8United Kingdom Innes IrelandDMT
    1
    NWT
    Ret
    SYRAIN
    Ret
    INT
    12
    SOL
    Ret
    MED
    3
    RAN
    United Kingdom Trevor TaylorAIN
    Ret
    INT
    Ret
    SOLMED
    Ret
    RAN
    Lotus 24DMT
    Ret
    NWT
    3
    SYRSOL
    6
    1966Stirling Moss Racing TeamBRP Mk2BRM V8United States Richie GintherRSA
    Ret
    SYRINTOUL
    John Willment AutomobilesBRPClimax V8United Kingdom John Campbell-JonesRSASYRINTOUL
    DSQ

    Sources

    • Forix article on BRP
    • Team Profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia
    • F1 Database entry
    • Results from Formula1.com

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e Jacobson, Curtis. "Kurt DelBene's 1964 B.R.P. (BRP-BRM) Grand Prix Race Car". www.britishracecar.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
    2. ^ "Yeoman Credit Racing Team". Racing Retro. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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