RepartoCorse2 Show Quiz - MISSIONE: CODICI MC 12

The first Maserati V-12 engine was designed in 1956 for the 350S sports car and the Tipo 250F 2T single-seater. In the 1957 season a 250F powered by the V12 made its debut at the French GP and later that year Jean Behra led the Italian GP at Monza before retiring with lubrication problems. Unfortunately Maserati retired from motor racing at the end of 1957 season and the V-12 engine was left undeveloped. Ten years later, bench tests were initiated using six Weber 38 IDM carburettors and dual ignition but after track testing at Goodwood, the carburettors were replaced by a Lucas indirect fuel injection system. This engine was adopted by the Cooper-Maserati F1 team and competed successfully winning GP of Mexico and the GP of South Africa in the 1966 and 1967 seasons, achieving second and third places in the 1966 F1 Championship with John Surtees and Jochen Rindt. During the 1967 season there appeared a new revised engine, the Tipo 10, with three valves (two intake and one exhaust) per cylinder. The Tipo 10 produced 380bhp at 9800 rpm and weighed only 171 kg but unfortunately proved to be 'too fragile' and after many retirements it was replaced mid-season by the Tipo 9 engine.

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Dalla linea del cofano, la foto in questione pare che sia della monoposto 250F e non della Barchetta 350S che aveva il profilo del cofano molto più piatto