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[[File:Aero4G11.jpg|right|thumb|Experimental Liberty 45° V8 aircraft engine from around 1920]]
[[File:Climax FWMV 1500.jpg|right|thumb|{{F1|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==
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Team
!Years
|-
| {{FRA}} {{AGS-CON}}
| {{F1|1987}}–{{F1|1991}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Alfa Romeo-CON}}
| {{F1|1983}}–{{F1|1985}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-CON}}/{{Footwork-CON}}
| {{F1|1978}}–{{F1|1984}}, {{F1|1989}}–{{F1|1991}}, {{F1|1994}}–{{F1|1996}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Benetton-CON}}
| {{F1|1988}}–{{F1|1994}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-CON}}
| {{F1|1962}}–{{F1|1975}}, {{F1|1979}}–{{F1|1982}}, {{F1|1989}}–{{F1|1990}}, {{F1|1992}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{BRM-CON}}
| {{F1|1962}}–{{F1|1967}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Coloni-CON}}
| {{F1|1987}}–{{F1|1991}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Cooper-CON}}
| {{F1|1961}}–{{F1|1965}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Ensign-CON}}
| {{F1|1973}}–{{F1|1982}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{EuroBrun-CON}}
| {{F1|1988}}–{{F1|1990}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| {{F1|1955}}–{{F1|1957}}, {{F1|1964}}–{{F1|1965}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Forti-CON}}
| {{F1|1995}}–{{F1|1996}}
|-
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-CON}}
| {{F1|1991}}
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Lancia-CON}}
| {{F1|1954}}–{{F1|1955}}
|-
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-CON}}
| {{F1|1979}}–{{F1|1980}}, {{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1988}}–{{F1|1990}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-CON}}
| {{F1|1962}}–{{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1989}}, {{F1|1991}}–{{F1|1993}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{March-CON}}/{{Leyton House-CON}}
| {{F1|1970}}–{{F1|1977}}, {{F1|1981}}–{{F1|1982}}, {{F1|1987}}–{{F1|1990}}
|-
| {{FRA}} {{Matra-CON}}
| {{f1|1968}}–{{F1|1969}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-CON}}
| {{F1|1966}}–{{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1993}}
|-
| {{GER}} {{Mercedes-CON}}
| {{F1|1954}}–{{F1|1955}} <small>(as L8)</small>
|-
| {{ITA}} {{Osella-CON}}
| {{F1|1984}}–{{F1|1988}}
|-
| {{USA}} {{Penske-CON}}
| {{F1|1974}}–{{F1|1976}}
|-
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-CON}}
| {{F1|1995}}
|-
| {{USA}} {{Shadow-CON}}
| {{F1|1973}}–{{F1|1980}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-CON}}
| {{F1|1970}}–{{F1|1985}}, {{F1|1987}}–{{F1|1990}}, {{F1|1997}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-CON}}
| {{F1|1977}}–{{F1|1983}}, {{F1|1988}}
|-
| {{GBR}} {{Wolf-CON}}
| {{F1|1977}}–{{F1|1979}}
|}

Note: From {{F1|2006}} (with the exception of {{Toro Rosso-CON}}) until {{F1|2013}}, all teams used V8 engines.

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