Cosworth GBA
| Cosworth GBA | |
|---|---|
Ford-Cosworth GBA | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford–Cosworth |
| Designer | Keith Duckworth Geoff Goddard |
| Production | 1986–1987 |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 120° V6 |
| Displacement | 1.5 L (1,498 cc) |
| Cylinder bore | 77 mm (3.0 in) |
| Piston stroke | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| Valvetrain | 24-valve, DOHC, four-valves per cylinder |
| Combustion | |
| Turbocharger | Garrett |
| Fuel system | Ford–Cosworth EEC-IV Indirect sequential fuel injection |
| Output | |
| Power output | 900–1,200 hp (671–895 kW) |
| Torque output | approx. 470–630 lb⋅ft (637–854 N⋅m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Dry weight | 105 kg (231.5 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford–Cosworth DFV |
| Successor | Ford–Cosworth DFR |
The Ford Cosworth GBA is an extremely powerful turbocharged V6 racing engine, designed and developed by Cosworth, in partnership with Ford, for use in Formula One, from 1986 to 1987. The customer engine was raced by both Lola and Benetton. In the registration lists it appeared under the designations Ford TEC or Ford TEC-Turbo. The GBA was the only turbocharged Formula 1 engine that Cosworth and Ford had in the so-called turbo era, and at the same time the last new development to be used before turbo engines were banned in 1989. The Cosworth GBA competed in 1986 and 1987. Only available to selected Formula 1 teams, it did not score a win in a Formula 1 World Championship round.