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One of the most successful and longest-lived projects of Cosworth has been its Indy car engine program. In 1975; Cosworth developed the DFX, by destroking the engine to 2.65 L and adding a turbocharger, the DFX became the standard engine to run in IndyCar racing, ending the reign of the Offenhauser, and maintaining that position until the late 1980s.
1935 Miller IndyCar chassis was the first to use a Ford engine. IndyCars with Ford engines first competed in 1935 using a production-based Ford V8 in the Miller-Ford racer. [10] [11] A pushrod Ford V8 raced with Lotus in 1963, and Ford's first Indy win was in 1965 with a DOHC V8.
Minardi also used re-badged Cosworth engines until 2005. Williams began testing the new CA2006 2.4-litre V8 in November 2005, which produced about 755 bhp @ 19,250 rpm (314.7 hp/L), [24] and began using Cosworth V8 engines for the 2006 season. In the same year, Scuderia Toro Rosso used detuned V10 engines based on the 2005 units.
The Lola T92/00 is a highly successful open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1992 IndyCar season. It was extremely competitive, winning 10 out of the 16 races that season, and clinching 14 total pole positions, including the opening round in ...
IndyCar: Constructor: McLaren Racing: Designer(s) Gordon Coppuck John Barnard: Predecessor: McLaren M16: Technical specifications; Chassis: Aluminium monocoque: Engine: Ford-Cosworth DFX 2,650 cc (161.7 cu in) V8 turbocharged Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted: Transmission: Hewland 3-speed manual: Tyres: Goodyear: Competition history; Notable ...
Technical specifications; Chassis: Aluminum Monocoque: Suspension: Inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing: Engine: Cosworth DFX 2,650 cc (161.7 cu in) V8 80° Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted: Transmission: Weismann / Barnard 4 speed Manual Transverse ...
The Chaparral 2K is an open-wheel racing car chassis, designed and built by Lola Cars that competed in the CART open-wheel racing series, for competition in the 1979 IndyCar season, and competed until 1981. It famously won the 1980 Indianapolis 500, being driven by Johnny Rutherford. [4] [5] [6]
1995 Indianapolis 500-winning chassis of Jacques Villeneuve. The Reynard 95I is an open-wheel racing car designed and built by Reynard Racing Cars that competed in the 1995 and 1996 IndyCar seasons, notable for winning the first CART race it entered, and later going on to win the constructors' and drivers' titles later that year, being driven by Jacques Villeneuve.