The BRM Type 15, or Mk.1 was the first car produced by British Racing Motors. The car was fitted with a revolutionary and highly complex supercharged 1.5-litre British Racing Motors V16 which produced considerably more power than any of its contemporaries. The car made his first appearance during the 1950 British Grand Prix when Raymond Mays gave the car a demonstration run in front of the very large Silverstone crowd. The car raced in few F1 World Championship and non-Championship races in 1950-51, as well as in F1 and Formula Libre races in 1952-1953.
The race debut for Type 15 was at 1950 BRDC International Trophy, where two BRM V16 cars entered for Raymond Sommer, Peter Walker, Raymond Mays and Reg Parnell. Of the two cars, only Raymond Sommer’s car was fit to start at the back of the qualifying race, and at the start the car lurched forward only a few inches before being stranded by a drive shaft failure. The car’s second race meeting at Goodwood a month later was considerably more encouraging despite very wet conditions, with Reg Parnell winning not only the minor Woodcote Cup but also the full Formula One Goodwood Trophy later that same day.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1950 | F1 | Goodwood Trohy |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Reginald Parnell | 1 | Owen Racing Organization |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | SMTS | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| RL53-55 | 
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