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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.
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.
The 125 S debuted at the Circuito di Piacenza, driven by Franco Cortese, [5] but was unable to finish the race, despite a favorable showing against the strong Maserati 6CS 1500s. Two weeks later, the 125 S claimed Ferrari's first victory at the Grand Prix of Rome on the Terme di Caracalla Circuit, where it was also driven by Cortese. [5]
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
1948 125 F1 Ferrari 125 F1; 1950 275 F1; 1950 340 F1; 1950 375 F1; 1951 212 F1; 1954 553 F1; 1954 625 F1 Ferrari 625 F1; 1955 555 F1; 1955 Ferrari-Lancia D50; 1957 801 F1; 1958 246 F1; 1959 256 F1; 1960 246 P F1; 1961 156 F1; 1964 158 F1; 1964 512 F1 (aka 1512) 1966 246 F1-66; 1966 312 F1 Ferrari 312B; 1970 312 B; 1971 312 B2; 1973 312 B3; 1975 ...
1994 Ferrari Tipo 043 3.5 V12 engine; the most powerful 3.5-litre engine in F1 history. 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 ...
The Matra Sports V12 engine is a family of automotive internal combustion engines built for Formula One (F1) and sports car endurance racing. Cars powered by versions of the engine won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and gave Matra the World Championship for Makes title in 1973 and 1974.