Matra Sports V12 engine
| Matra Sports V12 engine | |
|---|---|
 The V12 Matra MS12 the MS120 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Matra |
| Production | 1968–1982 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3000 cc V12 |
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.[1]
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 (who later became CEO of Matra), 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.[2][3]
Partial Formula One World Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrants | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Matra Sports | Matra MS11 | Matra V12 | D | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 8 | 9th | ||
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Ret | 8 | 2 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
| Henri Pescarolo |
Ret | DNS | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Equipe Matra Elf | Matra MS120 | Matra V12 | G | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 23 | 6th | |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | |||||||
| Henri Pescarolo |
7 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 1971 | Equipe Matra Sports | Matra MS120B | Matra V12 | G | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 9 | 7th | |||
 Chris Amon |
5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
6 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | Equipe Matra Sports | Matra MS120C Matra MS120D |
Matra V12 | G | ARG | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 12 | 8th | ||
| Chris Amon |
Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 15 |