Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains

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.

Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Ltd

Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	11 October 1983; 41 years ago (1983-10-11)
Founder	Mario Illien Paul Morgan
Headquarters	Brixworth, Northamptonshire , United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Markus Schäfer [de] (chairman)[1] Hywel Thomas [ja] (managing director)
Parent	Mercedes-Benz AG[2]
Website	mercedes-amg-hpp.com

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 ten Formula One Constructors' Championships and eleven Drivers' Championships. Beside those Formula One constructors, the company currently supplies road-legal engines for the Mercedes-AMG ONE sports car.

Background

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.^[3]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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

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.^[3]

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.

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.^[3] 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.^[5] Since the introduction of the new engine formula, Mercedes-powered cars have achieved pole position in 130 out of 225 races as of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix, and have won 122 out of 225 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.^[6][7] 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.^[8] Mercedes would go on to win the Drivers' and Constructors' championships in 2020.^[9]

Formula One engine results

Main article: Mercedes engine customers' Grand Prix results

Constructor	Season(s)	Total wins	WCC	WDC	First win	Last win
Sauber	1994	0			–	–
McLaren	1995–2014, 2021–2024	84	1 (1998)	3 (1998–1999, 2008)	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Singapore Grand Prix
Brawn	2009	8	1 (2009)	1 (2009)	2009 Australian Grand Prix	2009 Italian Grand Prix
Force India	2009–2018	0			–	–
Mercedes[a]	2010–2024	119	8 (2014–2021)	7 (2014–2020)	2012 Chinese Grand Prix	2024 Belgian Grand Prix
Williams	2014–2024	0			–	–
Lotus	2015	0			–	–
MRT	2016	0			–	–
Racing Point Force India	2018	0			–	–
Racing Point	2019–2020	1			2020 Sakhir Grand Prix	2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Aston Martin	2021–2024	0			–	–
Total	1994–2024	212	10	11	1997 Australian Grand Prix	2024 Singapore Grand Prix

1. Table does not include results of the Mercedes engines which competed in 1954–1955 as these were not made by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.

List of Formula One engines and power units

Season	Name	Format	Approximate peak power @ rpm Including hybrid system where applicable	Notes
1994	Mercedes-Benz 2175B	3.496 L V10	537–563 kW (720–755 hp) @ 14,000 rpm[10][11]	Built by Ilmor
1995	Mercedes-Benz FO 110	2.997 L 75° V10	510 kW (690 hp) @ 15,600 rpm[10][11]
1996	Mercedes-Benz FO 110D		540 kW (720 hp) @ 15,700 rpm[11]
1997	Mercedes-Benz FO 110E		550–570 kW (740–760 hp) @ 15,800 rpm[11][12]
1998	Mercedes-Benz FO 110G	2.998 L 72° V10	600 kW (800 hp) @ 16,100 rpm[11]
1999	Mercedes-Benz FO 110H		600 kW (810 hp) @ 16,200 rpm[11]
2000	Mercedes-Benz FO 110J		608 kW (815 hp) @ 17,800 rpm[11]
2001	Mercedes-Benz FO 110K		620 kW (830 hp) @ 17,800 rpm[11]
2002	Mercedes-Benz FO 110M	2.998 L 90° V10	630 kW (845 hp) @ 18,300 rpm[11]
2003	Mercedes-Benz FO 110P		630 kW (850 hp) @ 18,500 rpm[11]
2004	Mercedes-Benz FO 110Q		650 kW (870 hp) @ 18,500 rpm[11]
2005	Mercedes-Benz FO 110R		690 kW (930 hp) @ 19,000 rpm[11]
2006	Mercedes-Benz FO 108S	2.398 L 90° V8	560 kW (750 hp) @ 19,000 rpm[11]
2007	Mercedes-Benz FO 108T		600 kW (810 hp) @ 19,000 rpm[11]
2008	Mercedes-Benz FO 108V		560–600 kW (750–800 hp) @ 19,000 rpm[citation needed]
2009	Mercedes-Benz FO 108W		560 kW (750 hp) + KERS @ 18,000 rpm[citation needed]
2010	Mercedes-Benz FO 108X		560 kW (750 hp) @ 18,000 rpm[citation needed]
2011	Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y		560 kW (750 hp) + KERS @ 18,000 rpm[citation needed]
2012	Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z		560 kW (750 hp) + KERS @ 18,000 rpm[citation needed]
2013	Mercedes-Benz FO 108F		560 kW (750 hp) + KERS @ 18,000 rpm[citation needed]
2014	Mercedes-Benz PU106A	1.600 L 90° V6 turbo hybrid	630 kW (840 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[13][unreliable source?]
2015	Mercedes-Benz PU106B		649 kW (870 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[14][unreliable source?]	Adapted for use in the Mercedes-AMG ONE[15]
2016	Mercedes-Benz PU106C		670 kW (900 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[16]
2017	Mercedes-AMG M08 EQ Power+		708 kW (949 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[17][unreliable source?]
2018	Mercedes-AMG M09 EQ Power+		750 kW (1,000 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[18]
2019	Mercedes-AMG M10 EQ Power+		750 kW (1,000 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[14][unreliable source?]	Badged as "BWT Mercedes" for Racing Point
2020	Mercedes-AMG M11 EQ Performance		764 kW (1,025 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[19][unreliable source?]
2021	Mercedes-AMG M12 E Performance		800 kW (1,070 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[19][unreliable source?]
2022	Mercedes-AMG M13 E Performance		800 kW (1,070 hp) @ 15,000 rpm[20][unreliable source?]
2023	Mercedes-AMG M14 E Performance
2024	Mercedes-AMG M15 E Performance

See also

• Mercedes-Benz in motorsport

References

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2. "About us: Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains". Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. Tytler, Ewan. "Ilmor: Bowmen of the Silver Arrows". Atlas F1. Haymarket Media. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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6. Walsh, Fergus (30 March 2020). "F1 team helps to create coronavirus breathing aid". BBC News. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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12. "McLaren Racing – Heritage – MP4-12". Mclaren.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
13. Petric, Darjan (29 April 2021). "Mercedes didn't use full F1 engine power in 2014". MAXF1. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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16. "Mercedes producing over 900bhp with more to come". ESPN. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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External links

• Official website
• Profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia

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