Its best result was victory at the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix, where Pedro Rodríguez beat the second-placed March of Chris Amon by just 1.1 seconds.

In contrast to the other British teams, amongst whom the Cosworth DFV V8 had become nearly ubiquitous, BRM chose a different route for the P153's engine.

[2] Magneti Marelli supplied their Dinoplex ignition system, and Lucas provided mechanical fuel injection.

Its gearbox was a sequential BRM P151 type with 5-speeds with reverse, which was connected to the engine by a Borg & Beck clutch.

In 2024, the Mexican driver Adrián Fernández acquired BRM P153/05 from a private collector.