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Cosworth TJ / CA
Overview
ManufacturerUnited Kingdom Cosworth
Production2005–2013
Layout
Configuration90° V10 and V8
Displacement3.0 L (2,998.3 cc)
2.4 L (2,398.7 cc)
Cylinder bore95 mm (3.7 in)
98 mm (3.9 in)
Piston stroke42.3 mm (1.7 in)
39.75 mm (1.6 in)
Cylinder block materialAluminum alloy
Cylinder head materialAluminum alloy
Valvetrain32-valve to 40-valve, DOHC, four-valves per cylinder
Combustion
TurbochargerNo
Fuel systemMulti-point electronic fuel injection
ManagementCosworth ECU (2005-2006) later McLaren ECU (2010-2013)
Oil systemDry sump
Output
Power output720–915 hp (537–682 kW)[1]
Torque output220–300 lb⋅ft (298–407 N⋅m)
Dimensions
Dry weight95–105 kg (209–231 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorCosworth CR

The TJ and CA series are a family of naturally-aspirated V10 and V8 Formula One racing engines, in both 2.4-litre and 3-litre engine configurations, designed and developed by Cosworth; and produced between 2005 and 2013.[2] The customer engines were used by Minardi, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Williams, Lotus, HRT, Virgin, and Marussia.

Background

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Jaguar pulled out of F1 at the end of 2004, but the team (renamed Red Bull Racing) continued to use Cosworth V10 engines until switching to a Ferrari V8 for 2006. Minardi also used re-badged Cosworth engines until 2005.

Williams began testing the new CA2006 2.4-litre V8 in November 2005, which produced about 755 bhp @ 19,250 rpm (315 hp/L),[3][4] and began using Cosworth V8 engines for the 2006 season. In the same year, Scuderia Toro Rosso used detuned V10 engines based on the 2005 units.

For 2006, engines had to be a 90° V8 configuration of 2.4 litres maximum capacity with a circular bore of 98 mm (3.9 in) maximum, which implies a 39.8 mm (1.57 in) stroke at maximum bore. The engines must have two inlet and two exhaust valves per cylinder, be naturally aspirated and have a 95 kg (209 lb) minimum weight. The previous year's engines with a rev-limiter were permitted for 2006 and 2007 for teams who were unable to acquire a V8 engine, with Scuderia Toro Rosso using a rev-limited and air-restricted version of the Cosworth TJ2005 V10; after Red Bull's takeover of the former Minardi team did not include the new engines.[5] The 2006 season saw the highest rev limits in the history of Formula One, at well over 20,000 rpm; before a 19,000 rpm mandatory rev limiter was implemented for all competitors in 2007. Cosworth was able to achieve just over 20,000 rpm with their V8.[6]

In 2007, however, the company was left without a partner when Williams chose to switch to Toyota power, and Scuderia Toro Rosso made the switch to Ferrari engines (as used in 2006 by their mother team Red Bull Racing).

In Max Mosley's letter following the withdrawal of Honda from Formula One in December 2008, it was announced that Cosworth had won the tender to provide a standard engine to any interested participants. The new engine would become the standard design and manufacturers could opt to use whole units, construct their own from designs provided by Cosworth, or produce their own engine with the caveat that it be limited to the same power as the new "standard" engine.

In 2010 Cosworth returned as the engine supplier for Williams and three new teams; Hispania Racing, Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing. The CA2010 is the same 2.4-litre V8 base of the CA2006 used by Williams, but has been re-tuned for the then-mandated 18,000 rpm limit required on all engines, down from its original 20,000 rpm implementation.[7] First units were ready and shipped to teams in mid-January for fitting 2 weeks prior to first track testing for the year.[8]

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Points WCC
2005 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB1[9] Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 V10 M AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 34 7th
United Kingdom David Coulthard 4 6 8 11 8 Ret 4 7 DNS 10 13 7 Ret 7 15 Ret Ret 6 9
Austria Christian Klien 7 8 DNS 8 DNS Ret 15 9 Ret 8 13 9 9 9 5
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 8 Ret Ret 9
Minardi F1 Team Minardi PS05 B Austria Patrick Friesacher Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 6 Ret 19 7 10th
Monaco Robert Doornbos 18 Ret 13 18 13 Ret 14 14†
Netherlands Christijan Albers Ret Ret 14 17 11 5 Ret 18 13 NC Ret 19 12 14 16 16†
2006 Williams F1 Team Williams FW28 Cosworth CA2006 2.4 V8 B BHR MAL AUS SMR EUR ESP MON GBR CAN USA FRA GER HUN TUR ITA CHN JPN BRA 11 8th
Australia Mark Webber 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 10 8 Ret Ret
Germany Nico Rosberg 7F Ret Ret 11 7 11 Ret 9 Ret 9 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 Ret
Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR1 Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 V10 M Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 11 11 Ret 14 Ret 15† 10 13 13 8 13 10 Ret Ret 14 10 14 13 1 9th
United States Scott Speed 13 Ret 9 15 11 Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 10 12 11 13 13 14 18† 11
2007–2009: Cosworth did not supply any engines in Formula One.
2010 AT&T Williams Williams FW32 Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8 B BHR AUS MAL CHN ESP MON TUR CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR BRA ABU 69 6th
Brazil Rubens Barrichello 10 8 12 12 9 Ret 14 14 4 5 12 10 Ret 10 6 9 7 14 12
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 14 Ret 10 15 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 10 13 6 14 7 10 Ret 10 8P 16
Lotus Racing Lotus T127 Italy Jarno Trulli 17† DNS 17 Ret 17 15† Ret Ret 21 16 Ret 15 19 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 21† 0 10th
Finland Heikki Kovalainen 15 13 NC 14 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 14 16 18 16† 12 13 18 17
Hispania Racing F1 Team Hispania F110 India Karun Chandhok Ret 14 15 17 Ret 14† 20† 18 18 19 0 11th
Brazil Bruno Senna Ret Ret 16 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 19 17 Ret Ret Ret 15 14 21 19
Japan Sakon Yamamoto 20 Ret 19 20 19 16 15
Austria Christian Klien Ret 22 20
Virgin Racing Virgin VR-01 Germany Timo Glock Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 Ret 18 Ret 19 18 18 16 18 17 Ret 14 Ret 20 Ret 0 12th
Brazil Lucas di Grassi Ret Ret 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 18 17 20† 15 DNS Ret NC 18
2011 AT&T Williams Williams FW33 Cosworth CA2011 2.4 V8 P AUS MAL CHN TUR ESP MON CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU BRA 5 9th
Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ret Ret 13 15 17 9 9 12 13 Ret 13 16 12 13 17 12 15 12 14
Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Ret Ret 18 17 15 18† Ret 18 14 14 16 10 11 11 14 Ret Ret 14 Ret
Hispania Racing F1 Team Hispania F111 India Narain Karthikeyan DNQ Ret 23 21 21 17 17 24 17 0 11th
Australia Daniel Ricciardo 19 19 18 Ret NC 19 22 19 18 Ret 20
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi DNQ Ret 22 22 Ret 16 13 23 18 Ret 20 19 Ret 20 23 21 20 Ret
Marussia Virgin Racing Virgin MVR-02 Germany Timo Glock NC 16 21 DNS 19 Ret 15 21 16 17 17 18 15 Ret 20 18 Ret 19 Ret 0 12th
Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 14 Ret 20 20 20 15 14 22 17 18 19 17 Ret 18 21 20 16 Ret 19
2012 Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR01 Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 P AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU USA BRA 0 11th
Germany Timo Glock 14 17 19 19 18 14 Ret DNS 18 22 21 15 17 12 16 18 20 14 19 16
France Charles Pic 15† 20 20 Ret Ret Ret 20 15 19 20 20 16 16 16 Ret 19 19 Ret 20 12
HRT Formula 1 Team HRT F112 Spain Pedro de la Rosa DNQ 21 21 20 19 Ret Ret 17 20 21 22 18 18 17 18 Ret Ret 17 21 17 0 12th
India Narain Karthikeyan DNQ 22 22 21 Ret 15 Ret 18 21 23 Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret 20 21 Ret 22 18
2013 Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR02 Cosworth CA2013 2.4 V8 P AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN KOR JPN IND ABU USA BRA 0 10th
France Jules Bianchi 15 13 15 19 18 Ret 17 16 Ret 16 18 19 18 16 Ret 18 20 18 17
United Kingdom Max Chilton 17 16 17 20 19 14 19 17 19 17 19 20 17 17 19 17 21 21 19

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robson, Graham (17 April 2017). COSWORTH - THE SEARCH FOR POWER (6th ed.). ISBN 9781845848958.
  2. ^ "Engine Cosworth • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  3. ^ Taulbut, Derek. "Grand Prix Engine Development 1906-2000: Cosworth 2006 Type CA Series 6 Eg SO25" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Two F1 Engines Built Nearly 50 Years Apart Show How Far Racing Technology Has Come". 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ Henry, Alan, ed. (2006). AUTOCOURSE 2006–2007. Crash Media Group. pp. 82–83. ISBN 1-905334-15-X.
  6. ^ "King of Speed: Cosworth's CA 2.4l V8". www.f1technical.net. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. ^ "Cosworth expects engines to be strong – F1 | ITV Sport". Itv-f1.com. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  8. ^ "autosport.com". autosport.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  9. ^ "The Cars".
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