Cosworth HB engine
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The Cosworth HB engine is a highly successful 3.5-liter V8 Formula One racing engine used by multiple top teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cosworth HB engine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13315345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cosworth HB engine Context triple: [Cosworth, notableProduct, Cosworth HB engine]
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Cosworth DFR engine
The Cosworth DFR engine is a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V8 racing engine developed for Formula One and other top-tier motorsport series during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Cosworth DFV 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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C.
Ford-Cosworth BDA engine
The Ford-Cosworth BDA engine is a high-performance, twin-cam, four-cylinder racing and rally engine developed by Cosworth for Ford in the late 1960s, renowned for its success in motorsport and its advanced belt-driven camshaft design.
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Ford-Cosworth YB engine
The Ford-Cosworth YB engine is a high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant famed for its success in motorsport and its use in iconic Ford Sierra and Escort RS Cosworth models.
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Cosworth
Cosworth is a renowned British engineering company specializing in high-performance racing and road-car engines and advanced powertrain technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cosworth HB engine Target entity description: The Cosworth HB engine is a highly successful 3.5-liter V8 Formula One racing engine used by multiple top teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
Cosworth DFR engine
The Cosworth DFR engine is a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V8 racing engine developed for Formula One and other top-tier motorsport series during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
Cosworth DFV 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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C.
Ford-Cosworth BDA engine
The Ford-Cosworth BDA engine is a high-performance, twin-cam, four-cylinder racing and rally engine developed by Cosworth for Ford in the late 1960s, renowned for its success in motorsport and its advanced belt-driven camshaft design.
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D.
Ford-Cosworth YB engine
The Ford-Cosworth YB engine is a high-performance turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant famed for its success in motorsport and its use in iconic Ford Sierra and Escort RS Cosworth models.
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E.
Cosworth
Cosworth is a renowned British engineering company specializing in high-performance racing and road-car engines and advanced powertrain technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Formula One engine
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racing engine ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| bore | approx. 95 mm ⓘ |
| category |
Cosworth engines
NERFINISHED
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Formula One V8 engines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | V8 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| cylinderBankAngle | 75 degrees ⓘ |
| displacement | 3.5 litres ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | electronic fuel injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | electronic ignition ⓘ |
| introducedAtGrandPrix | 1989 French Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Cosworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumEngineSpeed | over 13,000 rpm ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Ayrton Senna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Brundle NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Schumacher NERFINISHED ⓘ Mika Häkkinen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Piquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfValves | 32 GENERATED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | over 650 bhp ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Cosworth DFR engine
NERFINISHED
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Cosworth DFZ engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| regulationEra | 3.5-litre Formula One era ⓘ |
| stroke | approx. 62.7 mm ⓘ |
| successor | Cosworth Zetec-R engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByTeam |
Andrea Moda Formula
NERFINISHED
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Benetton Formula NERFINISHED ⓘ Brabham NERFINISHED ⓘ Fondmetal NERFINISHED ⓘ Footwork Arrows NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ Larrousse NERFINISHED ⓘ Ligier NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotus NERFINISHED ⓘ McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ Minardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasolid Modena Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Scuderia Italia NERFINISHED ⓘ Scuderia Italia Dallara NERFINISHED ⓘ Simtek NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition | Formula One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInSeason |
1989 Formula One World Championship
NERFINISHED
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1990 Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1991 Formula One World Championship ⓘ 1992 Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1993 Formula One World Championship ⓘ 1994 Formula One World Championship ⓘ 1995 Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valvetrain | DOHC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosworth HB engine Description of subject: The Cosworth HB engine is a highly successful 3.5-liter V8 Formula One racing engine used by multiple top teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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