Formula One Engine Facts

    PU106A HYBRID Power Unit Facts:

    • Engine layout: 1.6 litre, 90°, turbocharged V6
    • Maximum speed: 15,000 rpm
    • Maximum Power: >750PS
    • Durability: 5 power units per driver, per season
    • Fuel: Petronas Primax
    • Mass: 145kg
    • No. of components: Over 3000

    PU106A HYBRID Power Unit Achievements:

    • 19 pole positions – last achieved in 1969
    • 16 race wins – the most ever for a team in the history of F1
    • Fifteen 1, 2’s
    • Eight 1, 2, 3’s
    • Three 1, 2, 3, 4’s
    • One 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    The Mercedes-Benz PU106A HYBRID powered four Formula 1 teams for the 2014 season. The PU106A HYBRID powered MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS to victory in the World Constructors Championship and saw Lewis Hamilton secure the World Drivers Championship.

     

    FO108Y Engine Facts:

    • Engine layout: 2.4 litre, 90°, V8
    • Maximum speed: 18,000 rpm
    • Maximum Power: >750PS
    • Durability: 8 engines per driver, per season
    • Fuel: Petronas and Mobil Unleaded Petrol
    • Mass: 95kg (FIA legislated)
    • No. of components: Over 3000

    FO108W Achievements:

    • First race winning KERS powered engine
    • Three consecutive race wins with one engine
    • Ten wins in seventeen races
    • Ten pole positions
    • 21 podium finishes
    • Zero race engine failures

    The Mercedes-Benz FO108W engine powered three Formula 1 teams for the 2009 season. Engine number 80 powered Jenson Button to victory in the 2009 Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship and saw Brawn GP clinch the Constructors Championship title.