Ferrari flat-12 engine

Tipo 207/232/001/015
Ferrari 1512 Tipo 207 engine
Overview
ManufacturerFerrari
DesignerMauro Forghieri
Production1964–1980
Layout
Configuration180° Flat-12
Displacement
  • 1.5 L (1,489.63 cc)
  • 2.0 L (1,999.08 cc)
  • 3.0 L (2,991 cc)
Cylinder bore
  • 56 mm (2.2 in)
  • 65 mm (2.6 in)
  • 78.5 mm (3.09 in)
  • 80 mm (3.1 in)
Piston stroke
  • 50.4 mm (1.98 in)
  • 50 mm (2.0 in)
  • 51.5 mm (2.03 in)
  • 49.6 mm (1.95 in)
Cylinder block materialaluminum
Cylinder head materialaluminum
ValvetrainDOHC
Combustion
Fuel typePetrol
Cooling systemWater cooled
Chronology
PredecessorFerrari Colombo engine
SuccessorFerrari V12 F1 engine

The Ferrari flat-12 engine family is a series of flat-12 DOHC petrol engines produced by Ferrari from 1964 to 1996. The first racing Ferrari flat-12, the Mauro Forghieri-designed Tipo 207, was introduced in the Ferrari 1512 F1 car in 1964. Later flat-12 racing engines were used in Ferrari Formula One and sports racing cars from 1968 until 1980, including the 212 E Montagna, 312 B series, 312 PB and 312 T series. The roadgoing flat-12 engines were introduced with the 365 GT4 BB and were produced in various versions until the end of F512M production in 1996.