BRM P48
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | British Racing Motors | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Stewart Tresilian | ||||||||
| Predecessor | P25 | ||||||||
| Successor | P57 Climax | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Steel ladder frame | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 90 in (228.6 cm) | ||||||||
| Engine | British Racing Motors 25 2,491 cc (152.0 cu in) S4 N/A, rear-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | British Racing Motors 4-speed transverse shaft. ZF differential. | ||||||||
| Weight | 1,102 lb (499.9 kg) (Unladen) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Petrol/alcohol mix. | ||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop. | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Owen Racing Organisation | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Graham Hill Harry Schell Joakim Bonnier Dan Gurney | ||||||||
| Debut | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The BRM P48 was a Formula One racing car raced in 1960. It was BRM's first rear-engined car. With rear-engined cars in the ascendancy, BRM hastily reworked the front-engined, now five-year-old P25. The car proved to be slow and unreliable, and was replaced by the P48/57 the following year.