# List of French Formula One engine manufacturers

Nine French Formula One engine manufacturers have produced engines either for their own cars or those of other Formula One constructors. Bugatti, Gordini, Matra, Peugeot, Renault and Talbot have designed and produced engines. Renault engines are associated with 12 World Constructors' Championship titles and 11 World Drivers' Championship titles.
All engine manufacturers have followed the regulations of Formula One enacted by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

## Alphabetical list of French Formula One engine manufacturers
### Bugatti

Molsheim-based Bugatti, which competed in Grand Prix racing before the Second World War, created a Formula One engine for its T251. It was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and took part in only one race in 1956.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| T2.5 L8 | I8 | 2.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 230 hp @ 8000 rpm | 1956 |

### CTA-Arsenal

CTA designed an engine for its racing car in 1946. Designed by Albert Lory and manufactured in Châtillon-sous-Bagneux, it only competed in two races, in 1947 and 1949. The project was abandoned before the creation of the Drivers' World Championship in 1950.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| - | V8 | 1.5 | Supercharged (two-stage) | 275 hp @ 8000 rpm | 1946 |

### Gordini

Amédée Gordini has designed several F1 engines for French automobile manufacturer Simca and for his own company. Simca took part in 14 Grands Prix, from 1951 to 1953, and Gordini took part in 33, from 1952 to 1956.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| T15C | I4 | 1.5 | - | 195 hp @ 6500 rpm | 1950 |
| T20 | I6 | 2.0 | - | 160 hp @ 7000 rpm | 1952 |
| T23 | I6 | 2.5 | - | 228 hp @ 6500 rpm | 1954 |
| T25 | I8 | 2.5 | - | 260 hp @ 7500 rpm | 1955 |

### Matra Sports

Matra Sports supplied V12 engines to Formula One Matra from 1968 to 1972, Shadow in 1975, and Ligier from 1976 to 1978 and 1981 and 1982. These engines were designed by Georges Martin.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| MS09 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 395 hp @ 10500 rpm | 1968 |
| MS12 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 485 hp @ 11400 rpm | 1970 |
| MS71 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 440 hp @ 11000 rpm | 1971 |
| MS72 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 485 hp @ 11800 rpm | 1972 |
| MS73 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 490 hp @ 11500 rpm | 1975 |
| MS76 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 520 hp @ 12300 rpm | 1977 |
| MS78 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 520 hp @ 12300 rpm | 1978 |
| MS81 | V12 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 520 hp @ 12300 rpm | 1981 |

### Mecachrome

Mecachrome manufactured engines designed by Renault (RS9) from 1998 to 2000. They were rebadged as Playlife for Benetton, and rebadged as Supertec for Williams and BAR.
* GC3701-RS09 (1998): V10, 3.0 L, 775 hp @ 17,000 rpm.

### Peugeot

Peugeot Sport supplied V10 engines to a few Formula One teams: McLaren in 1994, Jordan from 1995 to 1997, and Prost from 1998 to 2000.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| A4 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 700 hp @ 14,250 rpm | 1994 |
| A6 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 760 hp @ 14,500 rpm | 1994 |
| A10 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 760 hp @ 15,500 rpm | 1995 |
| A12 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 720 hp @ 16,000 rpm | 1996 |
| A14 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 750 hp @ 16,000 rpm | 1997 |
| A16 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 765 hp @ 17,000 rpm | 1998 |
| A18 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 785 hp @ 17,000 rpm | 1999 |
| A20 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 800 hp @ 17,500 rpm | 2000 |

### Renault

Renault engines equipped Renault's F1 cars from 1977 to 1985, from 2002 to 2011, and 2016 to the present day.
They have also supplied other teams:
* Team Lotus (1983–1986)
* Équipe Ligier (1984–1986, 1990, 1992–1994)
* Tyrrell Racing (1985–1986)
* Williams Grand Prix Engineering (1990–1997, 2012–2013)
* Benetton Formula (1995–1997, 2001)
* Red Bull Racing (2007–2015)
* Caterham F1 (2011–2014)
* Lotus F1 (2012–2014)
* Scuderia Toro Rosso (2014–2015, 2017)
* McLaren F1 Team (2018-2020)
* Alpine F1 Team (2021)

#### Turbocharged V6 engines

| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| EF1 | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 510 hp @ 11000 rpm | 1977 |
| EF1 | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 650 hp @ 12000 rpm | 1983 |
| EF4 | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 750 hp @ 11500 rpm | 1984 |
| EF4B | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 760 hp @ 11500 rpm | 1984 |
| EF15 | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 810 hp @ 11500 rpm | 1985 |
| EF15B | V6 | 1.5 | Turbocharged | 900 hp @ 12500 rpm | 1986 |

#### Naturally-aspirated V10 engines

| Engine name | Bank angle (°) | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year | Wins |
| RS1 | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 650 hp @ 12,500 rpm | 1989 | N/A |
| RS2 | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 660 hp @ 12,800 rpm | 1990 | N/A |
| RS3 | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 700 hp @ 12,500 rpm | 1991 | N/A |
| RS4 | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 750 hp @ 13,000 rpm | 1992 | Nigel Mansell (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS5 | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 760-780 hp @ 13,800 rpm | 1993 | Alain Prost (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS6/RS6B/RS6C | 67 | V10 | 3.5 | Naturally-aspirated | 790-830 hp @ 14,300 rpm | 1994 | Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS7 | 67 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 675-700 hp @ 15,200-15,600 rpm | 1995 | Michael Schumacher (World Drivers' Championship) Benetton-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS8 | 67 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 700-760 hp @ 14,500-16,000 rpm | 1996 | Damon Hill (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS9 | 71 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 730-760 hp @ 14,600-16,000 rpm | 1997 | Jacques Villeneuve (World Drivers' Championship) Williams-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS21 | 112 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 780 hp @ 17,400 rpm | 2001 | N/A |
| RS22 | 112 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 825 hp @ 17,500 rpm | 2002 | N/A |
| RS23 | 112 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 830 hp @ 18,000 rpm | 2003 | N/A |
| RS24 | 72 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 880-900 hp @ 19,000 rpm | 2004 | N/A |
| RS25 | 72 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 900+ hp @ 19,000 rpm | 2005 | Fernando Alonso (World Drivers' Championship) Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |

#### Naturally-aspirated V8 engines

| Engine name | Bank angle (°) | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year | Wins |
| RS26 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | 775-800 hp @ 20500 rpm | 2006 | Fernando Alonso (World Drivers' Championship) Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | 770 hp @ 19000 rpm | 2007 | N/A |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >770 hp @ 19000 rpm | 2008 | N/A |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >750 hp @ 18000 rpm | 2009 | N/A |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >750 hp @ 18000 rpm | 2010 | Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >750 hp @ 18000 rpm | 2011 | Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >750 hp @ 18000 rpm | 2012 | Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |
| RS27 | 90 | V8 | 2.4 | Naturally-aspirated | >750 hp @ 18000 rpm | 2013 | Sebastian Vettel (World Drivers' Championship) Red Bull-Renault (World Constructors' Championship) |

#### Turbocharged V6 engines with ERS

| Engine name | Bank angle (°) | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | 760 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2014 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | 850 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2015 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | 875 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2016 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | >900 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2017 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | >900 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2018 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | >950 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2019 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | >950 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2020 |
| R.E. F1 | 90 | V6 | 1.6 | Turbocharged | >950 hp @ 10500 rpm | 2021 |

### Supertec

Supertec supplied Renault-designed, Mecachrome-built 1998 season engines updated for 1999 and 2000. Founded by Flavio Briatore, the company supplied Williams, Benetton and BAR in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000, with Mecachrome engines.
| Engine name | Weight | Bank angle (°) | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| FB01 | 121 kg | 71 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 780 hp @ 15800 rpm | 1999 |
| FB02 | 117 kg | 71 | V10 | 3.0 | Naturally-aspirated | 780 hp @ 15800 rpm | 2000 |

### Talbot

Talbot made two engines for Talbot-Darracq and Talbot-Lago Formula One cars.
| Engine name | Configuration | Displacement (L) | Aspiration | Output | Year |
| 700 | I8 | 1.5 | Supercharged | 165 hp @ 7200 rpm | 1950 |
| 23 CV | I6 | 4.5 | - | 280 hp @ 5000 rpm | 1950 |