V8

Experimental Liberty 45° V8 aircraft engine from around 1920

1962 Coventry Climax FWMV 1500cc V8 Formula One engine in a Lotus 24

A V8 engine is a type of eight cylinder engine. It has two banks of four inline cylinders sharing a common crankshaft, in a manner that resembles the letter "V" when viewed from either end. All eight pistons drive a single crankshaft.

The majority of V8 engines have their banks of cylinders at right angles (90°) from each other, with other angles commonly used being 72°, 60° and 45°.

Formula One teams who used V8 engines

Team	Years
AGS	1987–1991
Alfa Romeo	1983–1985
Arrows/Footwork	1978–1984, 1989–1991, 1994–1996
Benetton	1988–1994
Brabham	1962–1975, 1979–1982, 1989–1990, 1992
BRM	1962–1967
Coloni	1987–1991
Cooper	1961–1965
Ensign	1973–1982
EuroBrun	1988–1990
Ferrari	1955–1957, 1964–1965
Forti	1995–1996
Jordan	1991
Lancia	1954–1955
Ligier	1979–1980, 1983, 1988–1990
Lotus	1962–1983, 1989, 1991–1993
March/Leyton House	1970–1977, 1981–1982, 1987–1990
Matra	1968–1969
McLaren	1966–1983, 1993
Mercedes	1954–1955 (as L8)
Osella	1984–1988
Penske	1974–1976
Sauber	1995
Shadow	1973–1980
Tyrrell	1970–1985, 1987–1990, 1997
Williams	1977–1983, 1988
Wolf	1977–1979

Note: From 2006 (with the exception of Toro Rosso) until 2013, all teams used V8 engines.