Porsche 1991 Formula One Race-Car

September 21, 2015

The Porsche 3512 was a motor racing engine designed by Porsche for use in Formula One in the early 1990s.

Porsche had left Formula One at the end of 1987 after four years supplying TAG-badged turbo engines to the McLaren team, but decided to return two years later with a view to creating a V12 engine for the newly introduced 3.5-litre normally-aspirated regulations (hence this engine's designation of 3512). After a partnership with the small Onyx team was suggested, in early 1990 the company signed a four-year deal with Footwork Arrows, to commence in 1991.

The 3512 was designed by Porsche veteran Hans Mezger, and had an 80-degree V-angle and a power take-off from the centre of the engine. The latter had been a feature of the flat-12 Type 912 engine (also designed by Mezger) in the Porsche 917 sports car of the early 1970s, but was unusual for Formula One.

Here is the “Footwork Arrows FA11C”  1991 formula one car we recently added to our collection of various Porsche models:

Michele Alboreto Footwork A11C Porsche Phoenix GP

The Formula One

 

The Engine

Exhaust Fabrication, Oct. 2018

Ready for the dyno! 7-15-2019:

1991 Formula One PORSCHE ready for dyno!

Up and Running! Dec. 2019

Gorgeous engine!