Matra Sports V12 engine


The Matra Sports V12 engine is an automotive internal combustion engine for motor racing and Formula One.

Characteristics

This engine has four-stroke petrol twelve-cylinder V-jacketed, open to 60°, aluminum block, water-cooled, with a crankshaft 7 with bearings head camshafts driven by a timing gear 2 aluminum heads OHV.

History

This engine was designed by engineer Georges Martin, who designed the Simca "Poissy engine". Martin joined Matra at the end of 1966 due to Philippe Guédon, his former colleague at Simca without knowing what was expected of him. Jean-Luc Lagardère announced that it is responsible to design an engine for Formula One which has to develop 150 horsepower per litre.

Partial Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantsChassisEngineTyresDrivers12345678910111213PointsWCC
Matra SportsMatra MS11Matra V12RSAESPMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERITACANUSAMEX89th
Matra SportsMatra MS11Matra V12 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseRet829RetRet5RetRetRet89th
Matra SportsMatra MS11Matra V12 Henri PescaroloRetDNS989th
Equipe Matra ElfMatra MS120Matra V12RSAESPMONBELNEDFRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSAMEX236th
Equipe Matra ElfMatra MS120Matra V12 Jean-Pierre Beltoise4RetRet3513RetRet638Ret5236th
Equipe Matra ElfMatra MS120Matra V12 Henri Pescarolo7Ret3685Ret614Ret789236th
Equipe Matra SportsMatra MS120BMatra V12RSAESPMONNEDFRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSA97th
Equipe Matra SportsMatra MS120BMatra V12 Chris Amon53RetRet5RetRet6101297th
Equipe Matra SportsMatra MS120BMatra V12 Jean-Pierre Beltoise6Ret977Ret897th
Equipe Matra SportsMatra MS120C
Matra MS120D
Matra V12ARGRSAESPMONBELFRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSA128th
Equipe Matra SportsMatra MS120C
Matra MS120D
Matra V12 Chris AmonRet15Ret6634155Ret615128th