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 1994 season, McLaren from 1995 to 2014 and from 2021, Force India from 2009 to 2018, Brawn in 2009, the Mercedes factory team since 2010, Williams since 2014, Lotus in 2015, Manor Racing in 2016, Racing Point Force India in 2018, Racing Point from 2019 to 2020, Aston Martin from 2021 onwards, and will supply Alpine from 2026. 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 2010 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 1998 and 1999, and the team won the Constructors' Championship in 1998.[1] After a winless 2006 season, McLaren bounced back and won the Drivers' Championship in 2008 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
Template:Flagicon Sauber 1994 0 – –
Template:Flagicon McLaren 1995–2014, 2021–2025 Script error: No such module "math". 2 (1998, 2024) 3 (1998–1999, 2008) 1997 Australian Grand Prix 2025 Austrian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Brawn 2009 8 1 (2009) 1 (2009) 2009 Australian Grand Prix 2009 Italian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Force India 2009–2018 0 – –
Template:Flagicon MercedesTemplate:Efn 2010–2025 Script error: No such module "math". 8 (2014–2021) 7 (2014–2020) 2012 Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Williams 2014–2025 Script error: No such module "math". – –
Template:Flagicon Lotus 2015 0 – –
Template:Flagicon MRT 2016 0 – –
Template:Flagicon Racing Point Force India 2018 0 – –
Template:Flagicon Racing Point 2019–2020 1 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Template:Flagicon Aston Martin 2021–2025 Template:F1cstat – –
Total 1994–2025 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
1994 Mercedes-Benz 2175B 3.496 L V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 14,000 rpm[8][9] Built by Ilmor
1995 Mercedes-Benz FO 110 2.997 L 75° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,600 rpm[8][9]
1996 Mercedes-Benz FO 110D Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,700 rpm[9]
1997 Mercedes-Benz FO 110E Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,800 rpm[9][10]
1998 Mercedes-Benz FO 110G 2.998 L 72° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 16,100 rpm[9]
1999 Mercedes-Benz FO 110H Script error: No such module "convert". @ 16,200 rpm[9]
2000 Mercedes-Benz FO 110J Script error: No such module "convert". @ 17,800 rpm[9]
2001 Mercedes-Benz FO 110K Script error: No such module "convert". @ 17,800 rpm[9]
2002 Mercedes-Benz FO 110M 2.998 L 90° V10 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,300 rpm[9]
2003 Mercedes-Benz FO 110P Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,500 rpm[9]
2004 Mercedes-Benz FO 110Q Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,500 rpm[9]
2005 Mercedes-Benz FO 110R Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
2006 Mercedes-Benz FO 108S 2.398 L 90° V8 Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
2007 Mercedes-Benz FO 108T Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpm[9]
2008 Mercedes-Benz FO 108V Script error: No such module "convert". @ 19,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2009 Mercedes-Benz FO 108W Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2010 Mercedes-Benz FO 108X Script error: No such module "convert". @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2011 Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2012 Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2013 Mercedes-Benz FO 108F Script error: No such module "convert". + KERS @ 18,000 rpmScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
2014 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".
2015 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]
2016 Mercedes-Benz PU106C Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[14]
2017 Mercedes-AMG M08 EQ Power+ Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[15]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2018 Mercedes-AMG M09 EQ Power+ Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[16]
2019 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
2020 Mercedes-AMG M11 EQ Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[17]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2021 Mercedes-AMG M12 E Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[17]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2022 Mercedes-AMG M13 E Performance Script error: No such module "convert". @ 15,000 rpm[18]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2023 Mercedes-AMG M14 E Performance
2024 Mercedes-AMG M15 E Performance
2025 Mercedes-AMG M16 E Performance

See also

References

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