It used a highly unorthodox H16 engine which caused problems throughout the car's racing life, and despite the best efforts of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart took BRM from championship contenders to also-rans, leading it to be regarded alongside the BRM Type 15 as another embarrassing failure for the British marque caused by overcomplicated ...

The BRM P75 was a 3-litre (183 cu. in.) H16 motor racing engine, developed by BRM. The engine was relatively competitive but highly unreliable, and was used in Formula One from 1966 to 1968.

2025年2月27日 · The BRM H16 engine was an ambitious attempt to push the limits of Formula 1 engineering, featuring an innovative 16-cylinder H-configuration. Though it struggled with weight and reliability, its unique design and engineering lessons continue to influence modern high-performance motorsport engines.

2021年6月7日 · Despite the more complicated design of the latter, BRM eventually decided to go with the H16. Featuring eight camshafts, four ignition systems, and a separate radiator, distributor, and water...

BRM H16 engine at the Caister Castle Car Collection. This engine is reputed to have been used for the type's only ever Grand Prix victory at the US GP 1966, Watkins Glen in the back of Lotus Type 43, chassis 43/1.

2018年6月19日 · The BRM H16 made around 420 hp, but it was much heavier than any of the V8s and V12s on the grid, and 16 cylinders meant that it required a lot of fuel and fluids to run.

2024年7月23日 · The H16 sounded simple in it’s concept. Take the championship-winning 1.5-liter V8 engine, lay it flat, and then stack two on top of each other for a championship-winning 3.0-liter engine. Simple as baking a pie, right?

BRM P83 H16 1967 specification. Miroslav Sanytrák/ Václav Král | 3.11.04 | Historie F1 - vozy. F1 history cars. This car appeared in Czechoslovakia, presented by Mike Spencer in an exhibition ride during an intermission in the Czech Grand Prix international race in Brno, September 3, 1967.

2016年3月9日 · The H16 was a clear descendent of BRM’s 1.5 litre V8 engine. The H16 utilised the same valves, springs, tappets and cam forms. It was originally planned that the H16 would use the same pistons, liners and connecting rods as the V8.

2016年4月2日 · The H16 used BRM’s ‘three-hemisphere’ combustion chamber that had been developed on the later 1.5 litre V8. On the V8, this combustion chamber had caused a 15-20% increase in combustion speed above 10,500rpm. This in turn caused engine power to keep increasing with engine speed up to 11,750 rpm.