Bmw F1 Engine

The BMW M12/13 turbo was a 1,499.8 cc four-cylinder turbocharged Formula One engine, based on the standard BMW M10 engine introduced in 1961, and powered the F1 cars of Brabham, Arrows and Benetton. The BMW M12/13 is the most iconic racing engine in BMW history. With 1,400 hp from 1.5 liters, Paul Rosche's masterpiece won championships and broke records.

A Formula One engine build around a block used in mass-produced cars, the turbocharged M12/13 is the most powerful engine ever produced by BMW. BMW F1 Engine Supplier BMW entered the big leagues in 1982, but with a caveat. The Brabham Formula 1 team was owned by marketing maestro and eventual Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

BMW V10 Formula One Engine on Display in BMW Museum Editorial Photo ...

Paul Rosche, BMW's engine doyenne for more than 40 years and responsible for the piston power of all M-branded models up until 1999, including that of the McLaren F1 supercar, chose this engine. This tiny 1.5-litre, four-cylinder engine born from a humble road car block, became the most powerful engine ever to race in F1. Under the visionary leaders.

Discover the story of the BMW M12/13, an ordinary road car engine transformed into F1's most powerful turbo. Learn how it won the 1983 title. This collaboration seamlessly transitioned from sports car racing to Formula 1 when BMW and Williams signed a six-year contract for BMW to supply engines and engineering support from 2000 through 2005.

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This was the pinnacle of F1's V10 era, where 3.0-liter, 18,000+ RPM engines provided the visceral soundtrack. The BMW M12 started life as a modest 1500cc engine powering a family sedan. Few imagined that 20 years later, it would grow into a 1,300 horsepower monster.

This engine was the result of a deal between BMW and Brabham, which resulted in the team's chassis being powered by BMW engines from 1982 until 1987, a period in which Nelson Piquet won the 1983 championship driving a Brabham BT52.