Hart Racing Engines

Hart 415T engine in a Lola THL1 chassis

Brian Hart Ltd., also known as Hart and Hart Racing Engines, was a motor racing engine manufacturer that participated in 157 Formula One Grands Prix, powering a total of 368 entries.

Founded in 1969 by British engineer Brian Hart, Hart initially concentrated on servicing and tuning engines from other manufacturers for various independent British teams at all levels of motorsport. Hart found particular success with developments of Ford's FVA engine, eventually leading the large multinational company to approach the small independent to develop the Ford BDA 1.6 L engine for the 2.0L class. The European Formula Two title was won in both 1971 and 1972 with Hart-built Ford engines, and the 2.0 L BDA engine would go on to power the majority of Ford's 1970s rallying successes.

With Ford's withdrawal from F2 in the mid-1970s, Hart began to concentrate on building their own designs. The first engine to bear the Hart name alone was the twin-cam, four-cylinder Hart 420R F2 unit, which appeared in 1976 and would go on to power race-winning cars until the end of the decade. In 1978, the Toleman team agreed to a partnership program, with Toleman providing finance to develop further Hart engine designs. The fruits of this collaboration resulted in Toleman taking a one-two finish in the 1980 European F2 Championship.

For 1981 Hart followed Toleman into Formula One, with an inline four-cylinder 1.5 L turbo engine named the 415T. However, the year was a disaster, with Brian Hart's small operation failing to keep pace with better-funded outfits. Toleman cars only qualified to race twice. Hart persisted though, with the best result from the five-year relationship with Toleman coming when Ayrton Senna took second place at the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix and Toleman claiming 7th in the 1984 Constructors Championship. Teo Fabi also took pole position in a Toleman-Hart at the 1985 German Grand Prix, the first of only two F1 poles by a Hart-powered car.

During this period, Hart turbos were used by three other teams – RAM (1984–85); Spirit (1984–85); and the Haas Lola team (1985–86). While none of their teams performed that well, Hart gained a reputation for excellent work on a small budget.

After 1984 companies like Renault, Honda, BMW, TAG-Porsche, and Ferrari were able to develop their engines to receive much higher turbo boost than the Hart 415T. This resulted in Brian Hart stopping development of the engine. The last time it was used was by the Haas Lola team at the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix, with Patrick Tambay qualifying 11th but retiring with engine troubles after just 5 laps.

At its peak in 1986, the Hart 415T produced a reported 750 bhp (559 kW; 760 PS) @ 11,000 rpm.

Following this and the outlawing of turbocharged engines in Formula One after the 1988 season, Hart did freelance work. The company mainly tuned Cosworth DFR V8s for a number of F1 teams, including Footwork Arrows in 1990 and 1991, Tyrrell in 1990, Larrousse in 1991 and AGS in 1991.

Hart would return with an in-house 3.5 L V10 in 1993 named the 1035, signing a two-year deal with the Jordan team. This culminated in a successful 1994 season, with Rubens Barrichello finishing 3rd at the Pacific Grand Prix and taking the engine company's last F1 pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix.

With the introduction of the 3.0 L rules in 1995, Hart switched to a V8 engine named the 830, and these were used by the Arrows team in 1995 and 1996; Gianni Morbidelli took third at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. For 1997, these engines were taken over by the Minardi team, while Brian Hart himself designed a new V10 engine, the 1030, although the funds to build it were not available.

Later that year, Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) bought out Brian Hart Ltd., and merged it into their Arrows Formula One team. The 1030 V10 was built and raced in 1998–1999 as the Arrows T2-F1 V10, with Mika Salo taking a 4th place at the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix. Frustrated with the lack of development, Brian Hart left Arrows.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WCC	Points
1981	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG181	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	P		USW	BRA	ARG	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	LVS			NC	0
					Brian Henton				DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ
					Derek Warwick				DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
1982	Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG181B Toleman TG181C Toleman TG183	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	P		RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	DET	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	LVS		NC	0
					Derek Warwick	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	WD		Ret	Ret	15	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Teo Fabi	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	NC	Ret	DNPQ	WD		DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ
1983	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	P		BRA	USW	FRA	SMR	MON	BEL	DET	CAN	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	RSA			9th	10
					Derek Warwick	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	5	4
					Bruno Giacomelli	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	DNQ	8	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	7	6	Ret
1984	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM 01 RAM 02	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	P		BRA	RSA	BEL	SMR	FRA	MON	CAN	DET	DAL	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	POR		NC	0
					Philippe Alliot	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Jonathan Palmer	8	Ret	10	9	13	DNQ		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Mike Thackwell							Ret
	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG183B Toleman TG184		P M	Ayrton Senna	Ret	6	6	DNQ	Ret	2	7	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	3		7th	16
					Johnny Cecotto	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ
					Stefan Johansson														4	Ret	11
					Pierluigi Martini														DNQ
	Spirit Racing	Spirit 101		P	Mauro Baldi	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	DNQ									8	15		NC	0
					Huub Rothengatter							NC		Ret	NC	9	NC	Ret	8
1985	Skoal Bandit Formula 1 Team	RAM 03	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	P		BRA	POR	SMR	MON	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	BEL	EUR	RSA	AUS		NC	0
					Manfred Winkelhock	13	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret
					Philippe Alliot	9	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Kenny Acheson										Ret	DNQ	Ret
	Toleman Group Motorsport	Toleman TG185		P	Stefan Johansson	WD	WD	WD															NC	0
					Teo Fabi				Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
					John Watson	WD	WD	WD
					Piercarlo Ghinzani										DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
	Spirit Enterprises Ltd	Spirit 101D		P	Mauro Baldi	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD														NC	0
	Team Haas (USA) Ltd	Lola THL1		G	Alan Jones												Ret		Ret	DNS	Ret		NC	0
1986	Team Haas (USA) Ltd	Lola THL1	415T 1.5 S4 (t/c)	G		BRA	ESP	SMR	MON	BEL	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	AUT	ITA	POR	MEX	AUS		NC	0
					Alan Jones	Ret	Ret
					Patrick Tambay	Ret	8	Ret
1993	Sasol Jordan	Jordan 193	1035 3.5 V10	G		RSA	BRA	EUR	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN	AUS		11th	3
					Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	12	9	Ret	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	5	11
					Ivan Capelli	Ret	DNQ
					Thierry Boutsen			Ret	Ret	11	Ret	12	11	Ret	13	9	Ret
					Marco Apicella													Ret
					Emanuele Naspetti														Ret
					Eddie Irvine															6	Ret
1994	Sasol Jordan	Jordan 194	1035 3.5 V10	G		BRA	PAC	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	EUR	JPN	AUS		5th	28
					Rubens Barrichello	4	3	DNQ	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	12	Ret	4
					Eddie Irvine	Ret	EX	EX	EX	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	7	4	5	Ret
					Aguri Suzuki		Ret
					Andrea de Cesaris			Ret	4
1995	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA16	830 3.0 V8	G		BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	EUR	PAC	JPN	AUS	8th	5
					Gianni Morbidelli	Ret	Ret	13	11	9	6	14								Ret	Ret	3
					Massimiliano Papis								Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	12
					Taki Inoue	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	8	15	Ret	Ret	12	Ret
1996	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	830 3.0 V8	G		AUS	BRA	ARG	EUR	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN		9th	1
					Ricardo Rosset	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	11	8	9	Ret	14	13
					Jos Verstappen	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11
1997	Minardi Team	Minardi M197	830 3.0 V8	B		AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	LUX	JPN	EUR	NC	0
					Ukyo Katayama	Ret	18	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	10	14	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	17
					Jarno Trulli	9	12	9	DNS	Ret	15	Ret
					Tarso Marques								Ret	10	Ret	12	Ret	14	EX	Ret	Ret	15
1998	Arrows	Arrows A19	Arrows T2-F1 3.0 V10	B		AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	LUX	JPN		6	7th
					Pedro Diniz	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Mika Salo	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	Ret
1999	Arrows	Arrows A20	Arrows T2-F1 3.0 V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MAL	JPN		1	9th
					Pedro de la Rosa	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
					Toranosuke Takagi	7	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DSQ	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret

External links

• Brian Hart and his engines at grandprix.com (pg. 5)