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{{Racing car
|Car_name         = BRM P133
|Image            = Rodriguez, Pedro - BRM 1968.jpg
|Caption          = Rodríguez in his BRM P133 in the [[1968 German Grand Prix]]
|Category         = [[Formula One]]
|WC_results_only  = Y
|Constructor      = [[British Racing Motors]]
|Designer         = [[Len Terry]]
|Predecessor      = [[BRM P126|P126]]
|Successor        = [[BRM P138|P138]]
|Team             = [[British Racing Motors|Owen Racing Organisation]]
|Drivers          = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodriguez]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Oliver]]
|Technical ref    = <ref name=StatsF1>{{cite web|last=Stats F1|title=BRM P133|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/brm-p133.aspx|accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref>
|Chassis          = Aluminium alloy [[monocoque]]
|Front suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]]
|Rear suspension  = coil springs over dampers
|Wheelbase        = {{convert|2375|mm|in||abbr=on}}
|Track            = F: {{convert|1575|mm|in||abbr=on}}<br />R: {{convert|1575|mm|in||abbr=on}}
|Engine name      = [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] ''P142''
|Capacity         = {{convert|2998|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}
|Configuration    = [[V12 engine|V12]]
|Turbo/NA         = [[Naturally aspirated]],
|Engine position  = [[RMR layout|mid-mounted]]
|Gearbox name     = Hewland DG300
|Gears            = 5-speed
|Type             = [[manual gearbox|manual]]
|Differential     =
|Weight           = {{convert|565|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|Fuel             = [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]]
|Tyres            = [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]
|Debut            = [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix]]
|Races            = 15
|Wins             = 0
|Cons_champ       = 0
|Drivers_champ    = 0
|Poles            = 0
|Fastest_laps     = 1
}}
The '''BRM P133''' was a [[Formula One]] [[racing car]] which raced in the [[1968 Formula One season|1968]] and [[1969 Formula One season]]s.
== Design ==
The P133 was the [[Works team|works built]] version of the [[Len Terry]] designed [[BRM P126|P126]], the three examples of which had been built by Terry's Transatlantic Automotive Consultants concern. It was powered by a 3.0-litre [[V12 engine]].
== Racing history ==
Its best results were a second place at the [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix]], two third places at the [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix]] and [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix]], as well as a [[fastest lap]] at the [[1968 French Grand Prix]] all by [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]].<ref name="Wouter">{{cite web |first=Wouter |last=Melissen |title=BRM P133 |url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/615/BRM-P133.html |publisher=Ultimatecarpage.com |date=20 June 2005 |accessdate=1 May 2014}}</ref>
=== 1968 ===
Rodríguez drove all but two races in the [[Owen Racing Organisation]] P133 in [[1968 Formula One season|1968]].
[[File:Rodríguez at 1968 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|left|Rodríguez at the [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix]]]]
The [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish]] and [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] Grands Prix saw the Mexican qualify second and ninth respectively and retire both times when he crashed. At [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], Rodríguez qualified eighth and finished second. The [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]] saw the Mexican qualify 11th and finish third. At [[1968 French Grand Prix|France]], Rodríguez qualified 10th and was not classified. The [[1968 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] saw the Mexican qualify 13th and retire when his engine blew. At [[1968 German Grand Prix|Germany]], Rodríguez qualified 14th and finished sixth. The P133 was not used in the [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] but was used for the [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] when the Mexican qualified 12th and finished 3rd. In the [[1968 United States Grand Prix|United States]], Rodríguez qualified 11th and retired with broken suspension. The final race of 1968 was the [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexican Grand Prix]] saw the Mexican qualify 12th and finish 4th in front of his home crowd.
At the end of the year, despite Rodríguez's good performances, BRM team manager [[Louis Stanley]] released him to the [[Reg Parnell Racing]] privately entered BRM team for [[1969 Formula One season|1969]].
=== 1969 ===
[[Jackie Oliver]] replaced him for {{f1|1969}}.
The first race of the year was the [[1969 South African Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]] when the Englishman qualified 14th and finished 7th. At [[1969 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] Oliver qualified 10th and retired with a broken oil pipe. The [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] saw him qualify 13th and retire when he crashed into the back of [[Richard Attwood]]'s [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]. At [[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|Holland]] Oliver qualified 13th and retired with a broken gearbox. The team skipped the [[1969 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] but entered the [[1968 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] when Oliver qualified 13th and retired when his transmission failed.
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==Formula One World Championship results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])(results in '''bold''' indicate pole position, results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!Year
!Entrant
!Engine
!Tyres
!Drivers
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
!Points
!WCC
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Owen Racing Organisation]]
| rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1968 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1968 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1968 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1968 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| rowspan="2"| '''28†'''
| rowspan="2"| '''5th†'''
|-
|align="left"| [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''NC''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1969 Formula One season|1969]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Owen Racing Organisation]]
| rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Dunlop}}
|
| [[1969 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1969 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1969 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1969 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1969 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1969 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1969 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1969 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
|
| rowspan="2"| '''7‡'''
| rowspan="2"| '''5th‡'''
|-
|align="left"| [[Jackie Oliver]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="19"|{{center|{{small|''Source:''<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|pages=321 and 271|isbn=0851127029}}</ref>}}}}
|}
<small>‡ Points scored by P138 and P139 chassis<br>† Points scored by P126 chassis</small>
==Non-Championship Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])(results in '''bold''' indicate pole position, results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!Year
!Entrant
!Engine
!Tyres
!Drivers
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Owen Racing Organisation]]
| rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1968 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1968 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1968 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1969 Formula One season|1969]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Owen Racing Organisation]]
| rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Dunlop}}
|
| [[1969 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1969 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1969 Madrid Grand Prix|MAD]]
| [[1969 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|align="left"| [[Jackie Oliver]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Robert Lamplough|Lamplough Racing]]
| rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Firestone}}
|
| [[1971 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1971 Race of Champions|ROC]]
| [[1971 Questor Grand Prix|QUE]]
| [[1971 Spring Trophy|SPR]]
| [[1971 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1971 Jochen Rindt Gedächtnisrennen|RIN]]
| [[1971 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
| [[1971 World Championship Victory Race|VIC]]
|-
|align="left"| [[Robert Lamplough]]
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12
|
|
|}
==References==
{{commonscat|BRM P133}}
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[[Category:BRM Formula One cars]]