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1970 BRM P261

The 1970 BRM on exhibit at the San Diego Automotive Museum

The BRM P261, also known as the BRM P61 Mark II, was designed and built by the British Racing Motors (BRM) team in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The BRM P261 was introduced for the 1964 Formula One season, and its design was an evolution of Tony Rudd's one-off BRM P61 car of 1963. The P261 had a relatively long racing career; variants of the car were still being entered for Formula One World Championship Grands Prix as late as 1970. BRM P261s won six World Championship races, in the hands of drivers Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, and finished second in both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship standings in 1964 and 1965.

Stewart, Hill and Richard Attwood also used works P261s to compete in the Tasman Series in 1966. The BRMs dominated, with Stewart winning four, Hill two, and Attwood one of the 1966 Tasman Series' eight races. Stewart also won the title. The Reg Parnell Racing team returned in 1967 with Stewart and Attwood, where Stewart added another two wins to his tally. In terms of races won and total championship points scored, the P261 was the most successful car in BRM's history.

Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart drove the 1970 BRM 261 during its Formula 1 career. Hill won six World Championship races with the P261, while Stewart also achieved significant success with this car, including a victory at Monaco.

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