Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

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Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (previously known as Ilmor Engineering and Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines) is a Formula One engine manufacturer, owned by Mercedes-Benz.

The company supplied Sauber during the Template:Ifnumber season, McLaren from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber and from Template:Ifnumber, Force India from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber, Brawn in Template:Ifnumber, the Mercedes factory team since Template:Ifnumber, Williams since Template:Ifnumber, Lotus in Template:Ifnumber, Manor Racing in Template:Ifnumber, Racing Point Force India in Template:Ifnumber, Racing Point from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber, Aston Martin from Template:Ifnumber onwards, and will supply Alpine from Template:Ifnumber. Their engines have won eleven Formula One Drivers' Championships (7 for the Mercedes factory team, 3 for McLaren, and 1 for Brawn) and eleven Formula One Constructors' Championships (8 for the Mercedes factory team, 2 for McLaren, and 1 for Brawn). Beside those Formula One constructors, the company currently supplies road-legal engines for the Mercedes-AMG ONE sports car.

Background

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A 2004 McLaren powered by the Mercedes-Ilmor 3.0 litre V10

Ilmor was founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1983, as an independent British Formula One engine manufacturer. The company name was taken from the surnames of the founders. It originally started building engines for IndyCars with the money of IndyCar team owner and chassis manufacturer Roger Penske.[1]

Daimler-Benz (later known as Daimler) acquired General Motors' 25% share of Ilmor in 1993. In 2002, Daimler increased its share to 55% and renamed the company Mercedes-Ilmor.[1] In 2005, it became the sole owner of Ilmor and renamed the company first to Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, then to Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines. In December 2011, the company was renamed to Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains along with the renaming of Mercedes GP to incorporate the Mercedes-AMG sub-brand.[2]

At the same time, the small Special Projects part of the company, which between 2003 and 2011 had been contracted to co-develop, co-assembly, arrangement, preparation and tune up Honda's IndyCar Series engines, split away to become a separate company, owned by Mario Illien and Roger Penske. This new company, which is totally independent of Mercedes, is once again known as Ilmor Engineering Ltd.

History

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Mercedes-Benz from Template:Ifnumber onwards has also competed as a constructor as well as an engine maker.

In 1991, Ilmor entered Formula One as the engine supplier to the Leyton House team (formerly March). In 1992, Leyton House changed its name back to March and continued using Ilmor engines. Ilmor also delivered engines to Tyrrell Racing in that year. Powered by an Ilmor V10, March scored 3 points, and Tyrrell 8 points.[1]

Ilmor already had a good name in F1, and so the Sauber sportscar-team and Mercedes-Benz that were planning their Formula One entrance together signed a deal with Ilmor to produce racing engines for them. However, Mercedes stepped back from the project with the engines only carrying the slogan "Concept by Mercedes-Benz" and the engines were officially called "Saubers".

However, after an unexpectedly fast performance in 1993, Sauber convinced Mercedes to enter officially in 1994. In 1994, Ilmor also supplied the new Pacific GP team of Keith Wiggins with the old 1993 spec engines. Pacific only managed to qualify seven times in thirty-two attempts, although the engine was not implicated in this poor display.

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Force India was a Mercedes engine customer.

Ilmor became the Mercedes's trusted engine builder partner and assembler to McLaren in 1995 after Ilmor decided to reposition its Formula One involvement by ceasing its independent engine supply program. The partnership took its first win at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix. Mika Häkkinen picked up Drivers' Championships in Template:Ifnumber and Template:Ifnumber, and the team won the Constructors' Championship in 1998.[1] After a winless Template:Ifnumber season, McLaren bounced back and won the Drivers' Championship in Template:Ifnumber with Lewis Hamilton.

In 2001, Paul Morgan was killed whilst landing his vintage aeroplane at Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire. This led to Mercedes-Benz increasing their financial involvement in Ilmor, with the company being renamed Mercedes-Ilmor Ltd.

The new Formula One regulations in 2014 saw Mercedes produce a hybrid 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engine, which features both a kinetic energy recovery system and a heat energy recovery system. The Mercedes engine started the season with a clear advantage, with Mercedes-engined cars scoring the majority of the points.[3] Since the introduction of the new engine formula, Mercedes-powered cars have achieved pole position in 141 out of 239 races as of the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix, and have won 133 out of 239 races during this period.

In March 2020, in light of the delayed seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and working with UCL Mechanical Engineering and Institute of Healthcare Engineering, Mercedes HPP announced that they would be making breathing aids to help keep patients out of intensive care. Mercedes HPP created a device within a week.[4][5] On the first day of production, Mercedes HPP manufactured 600 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices, with plans to increase this to 1,000 devices per day. These devices were being produced on machines that typically manufactured pistons and turbochargers for Formula 1 engines.[6] Mercedes would go on to win the Drivers' and Constructors' championships in 2020.[7]

Formula One engine results

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Constructor Season(s) Total wins WCC WDC First win Last win
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Template:Flagicon McLaren Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "math". 2 (1998, 2024) 3 (Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber, Template:Ifnumber) 1997 Australian Grand Prix 2025 Austrian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Brawn Template:Ifnumber 8 1 (2009) 1 (Template:Ifnumber) 2009 Australian Grand Prix 2009 Italian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Force India Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber 0 – –
Template:Flagicon MercedesTemplate:Efn Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "math". 8 (Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber) 7 (Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber) 2012 Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Williams Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "math". – –
Template:Flagicon Lotus Template:Ifnumber 0 – –
Template:Flagicon MRT Template:Ifnumber 0 – –
Template:Flagicon Racing Point Force India Template:Ifnumber 0 – –
Template:Flagicon Racing Point Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber 1 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Aston Martin Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber Template:F1cstat – –
Total Template:Ifnumber–Template:Ifnumber Script error: No such module "math". 11 11 1997 Australian Grand Prix 2025 Austrian Grand Prix

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List of Formula One engines and power units

Season Name Format Approximate peak power @ rpm
Including hybrid system where applicableScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Notes
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz 2175B 3.496 L V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 14,000 rpm[8][9] Built by Ilmor
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110 2.997 L 75° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,600 rpm[8][9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110D Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,700 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110E Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,800 rpm[9][10]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110G 2.998 L 72° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 16,100 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110H Script error: No such module "convert". @ 16,200 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110J Script error: No such module "convert". @ 17,800 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110K Script error: No such module "convert". @ 17,800 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110M 2.998 L 90° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,300 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110P Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,500 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110Q Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,500 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 110R Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108S 2.398 L 90° V8 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108T Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108V Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108W Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108X Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz FO 108F Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz PU106A 1.600 L 90° V6 turbo hybrid Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[11]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz PU106B Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[12]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Adapted for use in the Mercedes-AMG ONE[13]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-Benz PU106C Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[14]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M08 EQ Power+ Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[15]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M09 EQ Power+ Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[16]
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M10 EQ Power+ Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[12]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Badged as "BWT Mercedes" for Racing Point
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M11 EQ Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[17]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M12 E Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[17]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M13 E Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[18]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M14 E Performance
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M15 E Performance
Template:Ifnumber Mercedes-AMG M16 E Performance

See also

References

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