Cosworth DFV engine

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The Cosworth DFV engine is a legendary 3.0-liter V8 racing engine that dominated Formula One from the late 1960s through the 1980s, powering numerous championship-winning cars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ
racing engine ⓘ
alsoUsedIn Formula Two (derivatives) ⓘ
sports car racing (derivatives) ⓘ
aspiration naturally aspirated ⓘ
bore 85.67 mm ⓘ
category Formula One engine ⓘ
configuration 90-degree V8 ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cycleType four-stroke ⓘ
cylinderCount 8 ⓘ
designer Keith Duckworth ⓘ
Mike Costin ⓘ
displacement 3.0 litres ⓘ
dominatedEra 1970s ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
firstRace 1967 Dutch Grand Prix ⓘ
firstUseInSeason 1967 Formula One season ⓘ
firstWin 1967 Dutch Grand Prix ⓘ
firstWinningCar Lotus 49 ⓘ
firstWinningDriver Jim Clark ⓘ
fuelSystem fuel injection ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
fundedBy Ford Motor Company ⓘ
intendedUse Formula One ⓘ
layout mid-mounted in F1 cars ⓘ
manufacturer Cosworth ⓘ
nameMeaning Double Four Valve ⓘ
notableFeature compact and lightweight design ⓘ
high specific output for its time ⓘ
stressed-member chassis mounting ⓘ
notableTeamUser Brabham ⓘ
McLaren ⓘ
linked to: McLaren-Ford

Team Lotus ⓘ
linked to: Lotus F1 Team

Tyrrell ⓘ
Williams ⓘ
partOfFamily Cosworth DF engine family ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
powerOutput around 400 bhp at introduction ⓘ
over 500 bhp in later developments ⓘ
productionStart 1967 ⓘ
stroke 64.77 mm ⓘ
successor Cosworth DFY engine ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
usedInChampionships FIA Formula One World Championship ⓘ
linked to: Formula One
valvesPerCylinder 4 ⓘ
valvetrain double overhead camshafts ⓘ

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Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth DFY engine ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth V8 Formula One engines ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Hesketh Racing → usedEngine → Ford Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Wolf Racing → engineSupplier → Ford-Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Gulf-Mirage racing team → usedEngine → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
John Wyer Automotive → usedEngine → Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Tyrrell → initiallyRacedWith → Ford-Cosworth DFV engines ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Matra MS80 → engineModel → Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
1967 Formula One World Championship → notableEngine → Ford Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Cosworth DFV engine → successor → Cosworth DFY engine ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Cosworth DFV engine → partOfFamily → Cosworth DF engine family ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine
Cosworth DFR engine → basedOn → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
Cosworth DFR engine → predecessor → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
McLaren M7A → engine → Ford-Cosworth DFV ⓘ
linked to: Cosworth DFV engine