Nine French Formula One engine manufacturers have produced engines either for their own cars or those of other Formula One constructors. Bugatti, Gordini, Matra, Peugeot, Renault and Talbot have designed and produced engines. Renault engines are associated with 12 World Constructors' Championship titles and 11 World Drivers' Championship titles.
All engine manufacturers have followed the regulations of Formula One enacted by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Alphabetical list of French Formula One engine manufacturers
Bugatti Molsheim-based Bugatti, which competed in Grand Prix racing before the Second World War, created a Formula One engine for its T251. It was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and took part in only one race in 1956. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearT2.5 L8I82.5Naturally-aspirated230 hp @ 8000 rpm1956
CTA-Arsenal CTA designed an engine for its racing car in 1946. Designed by Albert Lory and manufactured in Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, it only competed in two races, in 1947 and 1949. The project was abandoned before the creation of the Drivers' World Championship in 1950. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYear -V81.5Supercharged (two-stage)275 hp @ 8000 rpm1946
Gordini Amédée Gordini has designed several F1 engines for French automobile manufacturer Simca and for his own company. Simca took part in 14 Grands Prix, from 1951 to 1953, and Gordini took part in 33, from 1952 to 1956. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearT15CI41.5 -195 hp @ 6500 rpm1950T20I62.0160 hp @ 7000 rpm1952T232.5228 hp @ 6500 rpm1954T25I8260 hp @ 7500 rpm1955
Matra Sports
Matra Sports supplied V12 engines to Formula One Matra from 1968 to 1972, Shadow in 1975, and Ligier from 1976 to 1978 and 1981 and 1982. These engines were designed by Georges Martin. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearMS09V123.0Naturally-aspirated395 hp @ 10500 rpm1968MS12485 hp @ 11400 rpm1970MS71440 hp @ 11000 rpm1971MS72485 hp @ 11800 rpm1972MS73490 hp @ 11500 rpm1975MS76520 hp @ 12300 rpm1977MS78520 hp @ 12300 rpm1978MS81520 hp @ 12300 rpm1981
Mecachrome Mecachrome manufactured engines designed by Renault (RS9) from 1998 to 2000. They were rebadged as Playlife for Benetton, and rebadged as Supertec for Williams and BAR. GC3701-RS09 (1998): V10, 3.0 L, 775 hp @ 17,000 rpm.
Peugeot
Peugeot Sport supplied V10 engines to a few Formula One teams: McLaren in 1994, Jordan from 1995 to 1997, and Prost from 1998 to 2000. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearA4V103.5Naturally-aspirated700 hp @ 14,250 rpm1994A6760 hp @ 14,500 rpmA103.0760 hp @ 15,500 rpm1995A12720 hp @ 16,000 rpm1996A14750 hp @ 16,000 rpm1997A16765 hp @ 17,000 rpm1998A18785 hp @ 17,000 rpm1999A20800 hp @ 17,500 rpm2000
Renault
Renault engines equipped Renault's F1 cars from 1977 to 1985, from 2002 to 2011, and 2016 to the present day.
They have also supplied other teams:
Team Lotus (1983–1986) Équipe Ligier (1984–1986, 1990, 1992–1994) Tyrrell Racing (1985–1986) Williams Grand Prix Engineering (1990–1997, 2012–2013) Benetton Formula (1995–1997, 2001) Red Bull Racing (2007–2015) Caterham F1 (2011–2014) Lotus F1 (2012–2014) Scuderia Toro Rosso (2014–2015, 2017) McLaren F1 Team (2018-2020) Alpine F1 Team (2021)
Turbocharged V6 engines Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearEF1V61.5Turbocharged510 hp @ 11000 rpm1977650 hp @ 12000 rpm1983EF4750 hp @ 11500 rpm1984EF4B760 hp @ 11500 rpmEF15810 hp @ 11500 rpm1985EF15B900 hp @ 12500 rpm1986
Naturally-aspirated V10 engines Engine nameBank angle (°)ConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearWinsRS167V103.5Naturally-aspirated650 hp @ 12,500 rpm1989N/ARS2660 hp @ 12,800 rpm1990RS3700 hp @ 12,500 rpm1991RS4750 hp @ 13,000 rpm1992Nigel Mansell (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS5760-780 hp @ 13,800 rpm1993Alain Prost (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS6/RS6B/RS6C790-830 hp @ 14,300 rpm1994Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS73.0675-700 hp @ 15,200-15,600 rpm1995Michael Schumacher (World Drivers' Championship) Benetton-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS8700-760 hp @ 14,500-16,000 rpm1996Damon Hill (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS971730-760 hp @ 14,600-16,000 rpm1997Jacques Villeneuve (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS21112780 hp @ 17,400 rpm2001N/ARS22825 hp @ 17,500 rpm2002RS23830 hp @ 18,000 rpm2003RS2472880-900 hp @ 19,000 rpm2004RS25900+ hp @ 19,000 rpm2005Fernando Alonso (World Drivers' Championship) Renault (World Constructors' Championship)
Naturally-aspirated V8 engines Engine nameBank angle (°)ConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearWinsRS2690V82.4Naturally-aspirated775-800 hp @ 20500 rpm2006Fernando Alonso (World Drivers' Championship) Renault (World Constructors' Championship)RS27770 hp @ 19000 rpm2007N/A>770 hp @ 19000 rpm2008>750 hp @ 18000 rpm2009>750 hp @ 18000 rpm2010Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)2011Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)>750 hp @ 18000 rpm2012Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)>750 hp @ 18000 rpm2013Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship)
Turbocharged V6 engines with ERS Engine nameBank angle (°)ConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearR.E. F190V61.6Turbocharged760 hp @ 10500 rpm2014850 hp @ 10500 rpm2015875 hp @ 10500 rpm2016>900 hp @ 10500 rpm2017>900 hp @ 10500 rpm2018>950 hp @ 10500 rpm2019>950 hp @ 10500 rpm2020>950 hp @ 10500 rpm2021
Supertec Supertec supplied Renault-designed, Mecachrome-built 1998 season engines updated for 1999 and 2000. Founded by Flavio Briatore, the company supplied Williams, Benetton and BAR in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000, with Mecachrome engines. Engine nameWeightBank angle (°)ConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYearFB01121 kg71V103.0Naturally-aspirated780 hp @ 15800 rpm1999FB02117 kg2000
Talbot Talbot made two engines for Talbot-Darracq and Talbot-Lago Formula One cars. Engine nameConfigurationDisplacement (L)AspirationOutputYear700I81.5 Supercharged165 hp @ 7200 rpm195023 CVI64.5 -280 hp @ 5000 rpm
References
Further reading Luc Melua : « Compresseurs et turbos, la suralimentation », Editions EPA, Paris, 1985. Leo Turrini & Daniele Amaduzzi : « F1 91 », Vallardi & Associat Editeur (Milano) 1991. Luc Domenjoz, Steve Domenjoz & Domonique Leroy : « L’année 1993 Formule 1 », préface Jean Alesi, Chronosports Editeur (Lausanne), 1993 ? « 1999 Formula 1 Yearbook », version française « 99 Formule 1 », préface Jacques Laffite, TF1 Editions (Paris), 1999. French magazine Sport Auto collection.