ILMOR ENGINEERING   

                            

                                                                                                                                                             

Quarry Road                        Brixworth                     Northants NN6 9UB                      England

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Indy Car Engine

Paul Morgan and Mario Allen started Ilmor in January 1994 with the support of Roger Penske. Ilmor Engineering designs and manufactures Cart and Formula One engines for Mercedes Benz. The two companies became partners in 1993 when Daimler Chrysler became a 25% equal share - holder of the company along with the founding members. Penske provided the initial financial backing and sought a partnership  with a world class automobile manufacturer. In 1984, General Motors became a shareholder in Ilmor. The two companies enjoyed a successful partnership until General Motors decided to withdraw from Indy Car Racing.

The company was established with the specific intention of designing and manufacturing an engine to compete in the PPG Indy Car Worl Series and the Indy 500 race. Ilmor first raced in the Indy Car series now known as Cart, in 1986, and since the have won 116 Cart races (at the close of the 1999 season).

Entering into Formula 1  in 1991, Ilmor supplied teams such as Leyton House, Tyrrell, March F1 and Sauber, before their partnership with Mercedes Benz and Mclaren. They have over 40 Formula One Grand Prix`s with West Mclaren , powering the team to win the 1998 Drivers and Constructors World Championship and Mika Hakkinen to take his second Drivers World Title in 1999.

Ilmor`s headquarters are in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England with a North American division in Plymouth, Michigan, USA. With continued expansion, Ilmor now employs over 400 people in England the USA Ilmor Inc, was formed in 1990 as the North American arm of Ilmor to oversea the day-to-day operation of the cart engine programme.

 

 

 

 

David Coulthard              Mclaren               2001

Mauricio Gugelmin       Leyton House       1991

 

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