Cosworth

Cosworth Racing is a manufacturer Britannique of Moteur S of Automobile race. In 2007, Cosworth provides in particular the entirety of the plate of the Champ Because. Cosworth was also present in Formule 1 of 1967 at 2006, and in WRC of 1979 to 2005.

History

Cosworth was founded in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. Cosworth draws its name from the contraction of the patronyms of its two founders. Although independent, the Cosworth firm was quickly indissociable of the American car manufacturer Ford, which financed the design for its account of engines of competition.

In 1980, Cosworth is repurchased by group UEI (United Engineering Industries). After several successive resales, (whose one with the group Volkswagen), Cosworth is divided into two parts: a sporting branch (Cosworth Racing) and an industrial branch (Cosworth Technology). The sporting branch is resold in 1998 with Ford, the historical partner of Cosworth. But in 2004, Ford resells Cosworth Racing with two American contractors (Gerald Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven), in addition owners of the Champ Because, discipline whose Cosworth is since 2003 the exclusive supplier.

Cosworth in competition

Cosworth Formulates 1 of them

As of the beginning of the year 1960, Cosworth conceived for Ford of the engines of Formula Junior and Formula 3. This partnership between Ford and Cosworth knew its point of organ in 1967 with the construction of the famous V8 DFV 3 liters which was going to dominate Formula 1 during about fifteen years, gaining 155 races.

The advent of the turbo engines in F1 put a term at the domination of the Cosworth engines (always for the account of Ford, Cosworth will also design a turbo engine, which equipped in particular the stables Lola and Benetton in the middle of the years 1980, but without much success). It is necessary to await the return of the atmospheric regulation to find the Cosworth engines in the foreground. Thus, in 1994, Michael Schumacher offers to the Cosworth engine its last world title in date. On the whole, the Cosworth engines gained 176 successes in F1 to date (the last with the GP of Brazil 2003 with Fisichella on Jordan), which makes of it the most victorious motor mechanic of the history of Formula 1 behind Ferrari.

In spite of the loss of the support of Ford (which one saw it was owner of Cosworth only over one short period, but which financed the design of the engines since the years 1960), Cosworth remained present Formulates 1 until 2006 of them when Cosworth provided the team Toro Rosso (with attached V10 of the former season) as well as very new V8 to the stable Williams. In 2007, the signatures of Williams with Toyota and Red Bull (owner of Toro Rosso) with Renault left Cosworth without team be motorized.

Pilot world champion with the engine Cosworth

Others

Cosworth Racing was also implied in WRC until in 2005, always with dimensions of Ford. Cosworth was in particular in charge of the preparation of the engines of the various committed models. Let us quote in particular the Ford Sierra Cosworth, the Ford Escort Cosworth and the Ford Focus WRC.

Cosworth also shone in the American races. Always in partnership with Ford, the Cosworth engine shone in the championship CART and with the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, throughout the years 1980 and 1990. Since 2003, Cosworth is even the exclusive supplier of the plate of the Champ Because with turbo V8 of 2,65 L. Of 2003 to 2005, Cosworth was also present in the championship IndyCar Series, by designing the engines of race Chevrolet.

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