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Ilmor is a British independent high-performance
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engineering company. It was founded by
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and Paul Morgan in November 1983. With manufacturing based in
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,
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, and maintenance offices in
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, the company supplies engines and consultancy to the
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and
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. Ilmor Engineering originally designed built and produced
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engines for
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. In the 1990s, the company built a partnership with
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to power F1 cars for both the
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and
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teams. After the death of Paul Morgan in a vintage aeroplane crash in 2001, Mercedes increased its stake until it owned the entire company, and renamed it Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Ltd. In 2005, Mario Illien concluded a deal to purchase the Special Projects part of the company in partnership with
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, which worked in partnership with Honda Performance Development for IndyCar engines between 2003 and 2011. This new company, which is independent of Mercedes, is once again known as Ilmor Engineering Ltd. They developed the Ilmor X3 for the 2007
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World Motorcycle Championship, entering one race before withdrawing and effectively shutting down the race team, due to funding problems. Racing remains the core part of the business today and Ilmor acts as a consultant for motorsport clients from all forms of racing. However, the business is now using its racing expertise to diversify into other areas such as OEM automotive, defence, marine and energy efficient engine applications.


2.65 litre Indy car V-8

Both engineers were working at Cosworth on the Cosworth DFX turbocharged methanol engine for the CART Indy Car World Series; differences of opinion over the future development direction led them to break away from their parent company to pursue their own ideas. There was some acrimony in their split from Cosworth, their former employer claiming that the Ilmor engine was little different from their planned modifications to the DFX. Founded as an independent British engine manufacturer in 1983, it started building engines for Indy cars with the money of team owner and chassis manufacturer Roger Penske. The Ilmor 265-A, badged initially as the Ilmor-
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Indy V-8, debuted at the 1986 Indianapolis 500 with
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driver Al Unser. In 1987, the engine program expanded to all three Penske team drivers ( Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, and Al Unser),
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, and
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.
Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...
, driving for Newman/Haas, won at
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, the engine's first Indy car victory. He also won the pole position for the 1987 Indianapolis 500. Rick Mears earned the first victory for the engine in a 500 mile race at the 1987 Pocono 500. A year later, now badged as the Chevrolet Indy V-8, Mears won the 1988 Indianapolis 500, the engine's first win at Indianapolis. The engine went on to have a record in
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of winning 64 of 78 races from 1987 to 1991. In
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
, the 265-A engine was followed up by the 265-B engine. The "Chevy-B" was fielded singly by Penske Racing ( Rick Mears and
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) in 1992 and won four CART series races. All other Ilmor teams remained with the "Chevy-A" for 1992.
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, driving a "Chevy-A" won the 1992 CART championship, the fifth consecutive (and final) for the 265-A. Al Unser Jr. won the 1992 Indianapolis 500 driving a "Chevy-A", also the fifth consecutive (and final) Indy 500 win for the 265-A.
Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi (; born 12 December 1946) is a Brazilian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Fittipaldi won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in and with Team ...
drove a "Chevy-B" to 4th place in points. For the
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, the 265-C engine was introduced, intended to replace both the 265-A and the 265-B. Chevrolet dropped its badging support after the 1993 season. For the 1994 season, two new engines were introduced. The 265-D engine replaced the 265-C. Without badging support, the engines were referred to simply as the "Ilmor-C" and the "Ilmor-D". For 1995,
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became the badging manufacturer for the Ilmor Indy car engines. In
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, the open wheel "split" began between CART and the IRL. Ilmor primarily was a provider for CART-based teams, and did not provide engines for any full-time IRL teams. At the 1996 Indy 500, the "Ilmor Mercedes-Benz D" was used by
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, and finished second, the powerplant's one and only start in an IRL-sanctioned race. When the IRL switched to normally-aspirated engines for 1997, the 265s were no longer permitted in the IRL and the Indy 500, and from that point on raced in the CART series exclusively.


F1 debut

In 1991 Ilmor entered Formula 1 with a V10 engine as exclusive supplier to the Leyton House team (formerly
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). Ilmor also supplied engines to the Tyrrell team, starting from 1992. Powered by the Ilmor V10, Tyrrell scored eight points through Andrea de Cesaris and March another three through Karl Wendlinger.


Sauber

The Sauber sportscar team and Mercedes-Benz signed a deal with Ilmor after scrapping plans for a Mercedes engine. After scoring 12 points in 1993, Mercedes entered officially in 1994 using an updated version of the 1993 engine. The same year Mercedes-Benz acquired
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's 25% share of Ilmor.


Racing in the United States

The 265D V8s ran the entire 1994 Indy Car season badged as "Ilmor Indy V8", with
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headlining the program. In 1994, Ilmor produced the Mercedes-Benz 500I engine for Team Penske. The 500I exploited a loophole in the engine rules at the
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, which was run under slightly different rules than other CART races. Originally stock-block engines based on production units, fitted with two
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and rocker arm actuated valves per cylinder, were permitted to run at increased cubic capacity (3.43 litres vs 2.65 litres) and significantly greater turbo boost than the pure racing engines. For several years
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V6 units had been extremely fast but fragile; the restrictions were relaxed with the intent of permitting Buick-like engines to use stronger but still production-like blocks – the Menard engine based on the Buick took this approach. Ilmor produced a new racing engine retaining pushrods designed specifically for the requirements of the Indianapolis 500, producing a V8 engine which was approximately more powerful than the Cosworth XB and Ilmor 265D opposition. Team Penske's cars were the fastest at the
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. Al Unser Jr. won the race, with
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also figuring strongly until an accident on lap 184. The loophole was closed for 1995. For 1995 the 265D V8s were rebadged Mercedes. Al Unser Jr. finished runner-up with four wins. Rahal-Hogan Racing joined Penske as major teams. After the CART- IRL split, Mercedes left CART after the 2000 season. Ilmor continued working in the United States on the
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Aurora V8 for the IRL
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entries. In 2003 Honda partnered with Ilmor on the Honda Indy V8 engine between 2003 and 2011 for co-assembling, preparation, tune-up and maintenance. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Honda discontinued their partnership with Ilmor subsequently moving all design, development and production in house without any third-party tune-up partnership to HPD, for the 2012 Honda Indy V6. In 2012 Chevrolet returned to the
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, partnering with Ilmor on the Chevrolet Indy V6 engine program in supplying free engines for
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, with the rest of Chevrolet-powered IndyCar Series teams paying lease system. Ilmor is the option specification engine supplier of engines for the
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and
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. Truck Series teams are allowed to use the option crate engine based on the LSX, and many teams have switched to the option engine. Ilmor was criticized when four of its NT1 engines failed during the 2019 World of Westgate 200 at
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. The manufacturer took responsibility for the engines that suffered from severe detonation due to the combination of the high engine load condition combined with the extreme weather conditions in Las Vegas. Despite Ilmor's announcement, NASCAR denied ThorSport's request to reinstate Enfinger and Sauter into the playoffs. In 2021, Ilmor partnered with Edelbrock to supply a 396 cubic inch engine, which Ilmor primarily supplies in ARCA, for the
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.


Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

Ilmor built the Mercedes-Benz engines for
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after Ilmor repositioned its Formula One involvement from independent engine manufacturer to engine builder and assembler to Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines (akin to
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with
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and
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with Ford schemes). The Ilmor engines went on to be successful with McLaren, scoring several podiums in both
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and
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, leading to three wins in
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
and back to back drivers championship in
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
and
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, as well as the constructor's championship in 1998. In 2001 Paul Morgan was killed while landing one of his vintage airplanes, a Hawker Sea Fury at Sywell Aerodrome,
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. In 2002
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increased its share to 55% and renamed the company Mercedes-Ilmor. In 2005 DaimlerChrysler became the sole owner of Ilmor and renamed the company Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines Ltd.


Ilmor Engineering, Inc. – expansion to the U.S.

Ilmor Engineering, Inc., a sister company to Ilmor U.K., was incorporated in 1990 with the primary goal of providing engineering support to customers using the Ilmor Ltd.-manufactured Chevrolet 265A Indy Car engine. Ilmor, Inc.’s capabilities have grown to encompass design and analysis tools, engine and sub-systems test capabilities – including emissions compliance, manufacturing, electronics and wiring design and manufacture, and facilities for service and support, including auto racing, boat racing, high-performance road cars, high performance offshore powerboats and custom V-twin motorcycles.


Diversification – Ilmor High Performance Marine, LLC.

Ilmor, Inc. entered the high-performance marine world in 2002, building race engines for the SuperCat Offshore Racing Series of the American Power Boat Association (APBA), using modified
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's V10 engines. Ilmor's high-performance marine division has grown in the U.S. and European boat market. Emissions requirements established in 2009 by the
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, the federal
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and the
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required all high-performance marine engines had to meet more stringent exhaust emissions standards. The MV10-650 and the MV10-725 were created to meet the new requirements.


Powerboat Racing World Champions

Ilmor entered the MV10 engine into powerboat competition in 2007. In the first year of competition for the engines, a pair of Ilmor Marine MV10-625 engines powered the #99 Fountain Worldwide “King of Shaves” powerboat to the 2007 Powerboat P1 Evolution Class World Championship. Two additional European based Powerboat P1 World Championships were obtained in 2008 and 2009 and World Championship success in the US in 2008.


MotoGP

In 2006, Ilmor announced that they would enter a two-bike team in the
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motorcycle racing series and would enter a single rider team as a wildcard entry in the final two races of the 2006 season. For the 2007 MotoGP season, engine capacity was to be reduced to 800cc from 990cc so Ilmor's wildcard entries in 2006 would be the first appearance of an 800cc MotoGP motorcycle at a race meeting. Former 500 cc race winner Garry McCoy was confirmed as the rider for the
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-shod bike in its 2006 appearances, scoring points both in the 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix at the
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and the 2006 Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana, becoming the first rider to score points on an 800cc MotoGP machine, though McCoy finished last on both occasions, four and seven laps down respectively. On 18 December 2006, Ilmor Engineering confirmed via their website that Jeremy McWilliams and Andrew Pitt had been selected as riders for the 2007 season. On 15 March 2007 after one race, the team announced that they were taking a break from Moto GP as a result of funding issues.


Complete Formula One results

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See also

* Mercedes-Benz Motorsport * Mercedes-Ilmor


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External links


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