V12 Matra Sports 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.

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.

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.

() (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)