Cosworth DFV engine

E1033501
V8 engine internal combustion engine racing engine

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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Cosworth DFY engine 1
Cosworth V8 Formula One engines 1
Ford Cosworth DFV 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf V8 engine ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ
racing engine ⓘ
alsoUsedIn Formula Two (derivatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mike Costin NERFINISHED ⓘ
displacement 3.0 litres ⓘ
dominatedEra 1970s ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
firstRace 1967 Dutch Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstUseInSeason 1967 Formula One season GENERATED ⓘ
firstWin 1967 Dutch Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstWinningCar Lotus 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstWinningDriver Jim Clark GENERATED ⓘ
fuelSystem fuel injection ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
fundedBy Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedUse Formula One NERFINISHED ⓘ
layout mid-mounted in F1 cars ⓘ
manufacturer Cosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning Double Four Valve NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature compact and lightweight design ⓘ
high specific output for its time ⓘ
stressed-member chassis mounting ⓘ
notableTeamUser Brabham NERFINISHED ⓘ
McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Team Lotus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tyrrell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfFamily Cosworth DF engine family NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerOutput around 400 bhp at introduction ⓘ
over 500 bhp in later developments ⓘ
productionStart 1967 ⓘ
stroke 64.77 mm ⓘ
successor Cosworth DFY engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInChampionships FIA Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ
valvesPerCylinder 4 ⓘ
valvetrain double overhead camshafts ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cosworth DFY engine
Cosworth → notableProduct → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cosworth V8 Formula One engines
Hesketh Racing → usedEngine → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ford Cosworth DFV
Wolf Racing → engineSupplier → Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ford-Cosworth DFV