BRM P160 ...Having started 1971 with McLaren, Peter Gethin joined BRM for round eight at the Austrian GP before heading to round nine Monza. He qualified his powerful V12 P160 11th, with 1.9s covering the top 14 ... Peterson got back in the BRM's tow and pulled out to pass on the final run to the line, but missed out by 0.01s ... BRM P160B.
There were three iterations of the 721, none of which lived up to their billing and Lauda left the team at the end of the 1972 season in search of a better seat.BRM P160 ... BRM P160 Giorgio Piola ... Having switched allegiances for 1973, Lauda drove three iterations of the BRM car that season - C through E ... BRM P160D Giorgio Piola.