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The HB is a series of 3.5-litre, naturally-aspirated V8 Formula One racing engines, designed, developed and produced by Cosworth, in partnership with Ford; and used between 1989 and 1994. The customer engines were used by Benetton , Fondmetal , McLaren , Lotus , Minardi , Footwork , Simtek , and Larrousse .
Producing approximately 900 bhp (671 kW; 912 PS), the turbocharged V6 is the most powerful Formula One engine designed and built by Cosworth. With Haas Lola not competing in 1987, Benetton, having lost the use of the 4 cylinder BMW engines when the German giant pulled out of Formula One, signed with Ford to race their V6 for the season.
The Cosworth HB engine, which has been in use since 1989, was considered reliable, but despite continuous further development, depending on the source, had a significant performance deficit compared to the ten or twelve-cylinder engines from Renault and Honda, so that Benetton had no prospect of winning the early 1990s championships. 1992 and ...
1989–1993 Ford-Cosworth HB engine ... 1999–2005 Ford-Cosworth CR engine (Formula One engine) 2001 5.8 L DOHC 90° Modular V10, 4 valves/cyl. (Experimental). Ford ...
[8] [9] [10] The DFX engine was the Indy car version of the highly successful 3-liter Ford-Cosworth DFV Formula One engine developed by former Lotus engineer Keith Duckworth and Colin Chapman backing from Ford for the Lotus 49 to campaign the 1967 season. This engine had 155 wins between 1967 and 1985 in F1.
Pages in category "Formula One engines" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. ... Ford-Cosworth HB engine; H. Hart 415T engine; Hart 830 ...
In Formula 1, no engine comes close to matching the success of this 3.0-liter V-8. The engine was so good it became critical to the success of the sport; F1 might not have survived without it.
One of the main changes was the change of the engine and gearboxes, as Simtek were given the old 1994 Benetton gearbox alongside the Ford-Cosworth EDB engine, which replaced the Ford-Cosworth HB engines. The Benetton gearboxes were used as part of the team's deal to employ Verstappen, who was loaned from his position as Benetton's test driver.