Weslake was a dispensary of manufacture of engines of Formule 1 British founded by Harry Weslake and based with Rye in East Sussex English. The Weslake engines, designed by engineer Aubrey Woods, old from BRM took the departure of 18 GP of Formula 1 between 1966 and 1968. They exclusively motorized the single-seaters of the stable Eagle of daN Gurney. Weslake made it possible Eagle to mark 13 points in championship of the world and to gain 1 GP (daN Gurney on Eagle T1G with the GP of Belgium 1967).

Gurney-Weslake 58 (1966, 1967 and 1968)

  • 12 cylinders out of V
  • Rolled: 2.997 Cm3
  • driving Mode: 9.500 turns/min (1966), 10.000 turns/min (1967) then 10.200 turns/min (1968)
  • Power: 375 ch (1966), 410 ch (1967), 415 ch (1968)

Gurney-Weslake MK1 has (1968)

  • 12 cylinders out of V with 60°
  • Rolled: 2.997 Cm3
  • Weight: 165 kg
  • Power: 413 ch
  • driving Mode: 10.200 turns/min

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