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1977 BRM P207
The BRM P207 was a Formula One racing car, designed by Len Terry and constructed by British Racing Motors, which raced in the 1977 Formula One season. It was powered by a 3.0-litre V12 engine, with a claimed output of 488bhp. London-based Swiss watchmakers Rotary Watches provided sponsorship money. The car failed to score any points during the season. The team made a total of nine entries during the season, but only qualified in one instance, at the 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix.
The P207 was also BRM's last entry in the Formula One World Championship. In 1978, a second P207 was entered in the domestic Aurora F1 Championship with Teddy Pilette driving. He finished thirteenth in the series with a fourth and a fifth place finish. In the following years one of the P207s was used in the second tier Aurora FX championship with a couple of fourths as the best result. No BRMs competed in a Grand Prix again, making the 1977 an unfortunate and undeserved finale of one of Formula 1's pioneers.
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