The BRM P126 was a

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which raced in the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

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s. It was powered by a 3.0-litre

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. Design was contracted out to former

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and

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designer

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and the three examples built were constructed by his Transatlantic Automotive Consultants company due to pressure of work at

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Owen Racing Organisation

The

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entered Pedro Rodríguez in the

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, He qualified 10th and retired with a fuel system failure. The team hired Richard Attwood to drive six races. The first event Attwood competed at was

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, he qualified sixth and finished second. At the

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Attwood qualified 18th and retired with a broken oil pipe. At

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, he qualified 15th and finished seventh. The French Grand Prix saw the Englishman qualify 12th and finish 7th. At Britain, Attwood qualified 15th and retired with a broken radiator. At the German Grand Prix he qualified 20th and finished 14th. Atwood was replaced by

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for the

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who set a fast time in the early qualifying session. It had been Unser's intention to fly back to the United States for the Hoosier Hundred, at Indiana State Fair grounds, the following day and then return to

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and race in the Grand Prix. The event organisers announced that if he returned to the United States and race, he would be banned from competing in the Grand Prix, under a ruling which forbade drivers to complete in another event within 24 hours of the start of the Grand Prix. So Unser flew back to the US and did not return. The Owen Racing Organisation thereafter, concentrated their efforts on the

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Reg Parnell Racing

Reg Parnell Racing entered Piers Courage in the Spanish Grand Prix. He qualified 11th and retired with fuel pump failure. At

Courage qualified 11th and retired with a chassis problem. The

saw the Englishman qualify 7th and retire when his engine blew. At

, Courage qualified 14th and retired when he spun off. At the French Grand Prix the Englishman qualified 14th and finished 6th. At Britain, Courage qualified 16th and finished 8th. The German Grand Prix saw the Englishman qualify 8th and finish 8th. At

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Courage qualified 17th and finished 4th. The

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saw the Englishman qualify 14th and retire with a broken gearbox. At the

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, Courage qualified 14th and retired when he ran out of fuel. The Mexican Grand Prix saw the Englishman qualify 19th and retire when his engine blew. Courage left at the end of the year to drive a

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entered by Frank Williams. The Team hired Pedro Rodríguez for

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but he only took part in three races. In the

the Mexican qualified 15th and retired with a water leak. At the Spanish Grand Prix he qualified 14th and retired when his engine blew, At

the Mexican qualified 14th and retired when his engine blew.

Formula One World Championship results

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)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ Points scored by P138 and P139 chassis
† Points scored by P133 chassis

Non-Championship Formula One results

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)(results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

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