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Grand Prix History in Scale Models

1959, BRM, Spark, Stirling Moss

1959 BRM P25 Moss

The Type 25 was BRM’s second car after Type 15 V16 designed in 1950. The P25 began racing in non-championship events in September 1955, and was used by works team until beginning of the 1960 season.  The car designed by Tony Rudd used an extremely oversquare (4.05 x 2.95 in, 102.87 x 74.93 mm) 2.5 L atmospheric four-cylinder engine designed by Stewart Tresilian. The P25 was initially unsuccessful, not winning a race until a Jo Bonnier’s victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1959.

In the 1959, Stirling Moss raced mostly for R.R.C. Walker Racing Team driving Cooper T51. He also drove the P25 in the 1959 season for British Racing Partnership team in two Championship  races – French and British Grand Prix, as well as in the non-championship BRDC International Trophy. In the British GP at the Aintree circuit Moss finished second, BRP’s best result ever.

SeasonSeriesEvent
1959F1WCBritish GP
Driver No.Entrant
Stirling Moss6British Racing Partnership
Scale ManufacturerCollection
1:43Spark
Cat. No.QualityRarity
S5730

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