BRM
Debut season win at Monza; Spa 1966 crash.
Three titles in nine seasons, then a second career forcing Formula One to take safety seriously.
Ranked 8th of 818 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
3 of 3 timeline entries shown · 1965 — 1973
3 championship seasons in this range:1969 · 1971 · 1973
Win rate 27.0%Podium rate 43.0%Points 360Best season 1969 (6 wins, 7 podiums)Titles 1969, 1971, 1973
Debut season win at Monza; Spa 1966 crash.
1969 world champion.
Titles in 1971 and 1973; retired after 99 starts.
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From a Surrey shed to the Silver Arrows: Tyrrell became BAR, then Honda, then Brawn, then Mercedes — the same constructor entry, sold and renamed five times.
Read the Mercedes lineage from 1970 →A father-and-son workshop in Surbiton that moved the engine behind the driver and made every front-engined car obsolete.
Read the Cooper lineage from 1950 →A national project funded by British industry, famous for the shrieking H16 engine and one glorious 1962 championship.
Read the BRM lineage from 1951 →A French missile manufacturer that won a world championship in two seasons, then walked away to build V12 sports cars.
Read the Matra lineage from 1967 →