BRM: British Racing Motors – Racing for Britain
Britain’s First Formula One Team
BRM – Racing for Britain tells the story of patriotic racing driver Raymond Mays’ ambitious plan during the late 1940s to harness the power of the British automotive industry and create a new Formula 1 car with which to break the domination of teams from continental Europe.
“Without BRM, Britain’s £11bn motorsport industry would not exist in its cur-rent form.” Jackie Stewart
"It's an amazing story. They set out to take on the world." Damon Hill
Large-format, award-nominated, made in Britain.
Britain’s First Formula One Team
After a troubled start with the spectacular V16, BRM’s fortunes started to turn around, and in 1959 Jo Bonnier scored its first World Championship Grand Prix victory at Zandvoort.
The team’s crowning glory came in 1962, when Graham Hill became the first British driver to win the World Championship in a British car. That famous success helped to lay the foundations for the UK’s multi-billion-pound motorsport industry.
- Large-format hardback – 300 × 300 mm, 304 pages
- 400+ rare & unseen images
- Forewords by Sir Jackie Stewart, Damon Hill and the Owen family
- Printed & bound in Great Britain – premium, carbon-balanced production
- Signed Collector’s Edition available in limited numbers
'Widely regarded as one of the most exhaustive and informative single-marque histories yet published...'
The Automobile
'...this passionately written book captures the team's true spirit, and its legacy.'
Magneto
'...you get the best of all possible worlds: in-depth yet engaging text, authoritative captions.'
Book of the Month, Octane
Collector's Edition
Limited to 100 copies, individually numbered and signed by Nick, Paul and Simon Owen.
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Jackie Stewart Edition
Limited to 100 copies, individually numbered and signed by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE.
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Unique Edition
Limited to 17 copies, individually numbered and signed by Owen family members: David, John, Nick, Paul and Simon.
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Founded from Raymond Mays’ post-war vision to create a British Grand Prix team capable of beating Europe’s finest, BRM became one of the defining names in motor racing. From the dramatic and difficult early years of the V16 to the glory of the 1962 World Championship with Graham Hill, this Limited Edition charts the full story of a team that helped shape Britain’s modern motorsport industry.
Written by Ian Wagstaff and Doug Nye, and produced with the Owen family, this individually numbered edition is printed and bound in Great Britain and draws on the official BRM archive, leading image collections and expert historical research.
- Individually numbered Limited Edition
- Printed and bound in Great Britain
- The definitive history of British Racing Motors
- Covers BRM’s Formula 1 story from the V16 era to the V12 finale of the 1970s
- Includes BRM’s 17 World Championship Grand Prix victories
- Features legendary drivers including Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart
- Details the 1962 World Championship season, when Graham Hill beat Jim Clark to the title
- Includes BRM sports cars, the Rover-BRM gas turbine racer and Can-Am machinery
Rich in Formula 1 history, British engineering ambition and period detail, BRM: Racing for Britain is an essential book for BRM enthusiasts, Grand Prix historians, collectors and admirers of Britain’s golden age of motor racing.
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Made in Great Britain
All of our books are made in Great Britain