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Ferrari's first V12 Formula One engine was the supercharged 125 Colombo engine; with the 1.5 L engine configuration imposed by the FIA for forced induction engines, in 1950. After finding only modest success with the supercharged 1.5-litre engine, Ferrari decided to switch in 1950 to a naturally-aspirated engine formula for the series.
Ferrari 125 GPitaliaTO 1948 Sommer. The 125 F1 was powered by Colombo's 1.5-litre (1497 cc/91 in³) V12. The engine's name, and the car powered by it, the 125 S sports racer, were derived from the tiny 124.73 cc (7.6 cu in) 55 mm (2.17 in) by 52.5 mm (2.07 in) cylinders.
Like the 815, but unlike its inline-8 predecessor, partly developed from Fiat engine components, the 125 S featured a Ferrari designed and built engine; the Colombo V12 (the "125"), a trait it shared with most Ferrari cars of the following decades. The 125 S was replaced by the 159 S later in 1947.
Enzo Ferrari and his engine department work on the 125 S engine in 1947 The V12 engine used in the 125 F1 (early version) 125 S at the Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari. The first Ferrari-designed engine was the 1,496.77 cc (1.5 L; 91.3 cu in) V12 125, the work of Gioacchino Colombo and assistants Giuseppe Busso and Luigi Bazzi []. [1]
Colombo engine in a 1961 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Lampredi V12 in a 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus Jano V12 in a 1958 Ferrari 412 S Tipo 133 V12 in a 2001 Ferrari 550. Ferrari is best known for its V12 engines. Colombo (60° V angle) 1947 1497 cc – 125 S; 1947 1903 cc – 159 S; 1947–1953 1995 cc – 166; 1948–1950 1497 cc supercharged – 125 F1
By the end of the 1994 season, Ferrari's Tipo 043 V12 was putting out around 850 hp (634 kW) [38] @ 15,800 rpm, which is to date the most-powerful naturally-aspirated V12 engine ever used in Formula One. This was also the most powerful engine of 3.5-litre engine regulation era, before a reduction in engine capacity to 3 litres in 1995.
The first Ferrari-Colombo engine appeared on 11 May 1947. Colombo's most successful work for Ferrari was a tiny 1.5 litre V12, first used in the Tipo 125, 159, and then 166 sports cars. This engine, also known as the "Colombo engine", was produced
V12 engines have often been used in Formula One, particularly from the 1966 season to the 1969 season. The first V12 engine used in Formula One was in the 1964 Honda RA271 racing car, and continued through to the 1968 Honda RA301 racing car. The 1966 season saw V12 engines become popular, with new V12 engines from Ferrari, Maserati, and Weslake.