V12

1926 BMW model VI aircraft engine

Matra MS11 from 1968

A V12 is a type of internal combustion engine, with twelve cylinders. The cylinders are in two banks, with a common crankshaft, which forms a "V" shape when viewed from either end. The banks are often at a 60° angle to each other, although 75° and 90° configurations are common.

Formula One teams who used V12 engines

Team	Years
Alfa Romeo	1979–1982
Brabham	1976–1979, 1991
BRM	1968–1977
Cooper	1966–1969
Dallara	1992–1993
Ferrari	1950–1952, 1964–1980 (as Flat-twelve), 1989–1995
Footwork	1991 (Rounds 1–6)
Honda	1964–1968
Jordan	1992
Lambo	1991
Larrousse	1989–1990, 1992–1993
Life	1990 (as W12, Rounds 1–12)
Ligier	1976–1978, 1981–1982, 1991
Lotus	1990
Maserati	1957
Matra	1968, 1970–1972
McLaren	1967–1968, 1991–1992
Minardi	1991–1992
Osella	1983–1984
Shadow	1975 (Rounds 12–13)