The Matra Sports V12 engine is an automotive internal combustion engine for sports car endurance racing and Formula One. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times.^[1]

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Matra Sports V12 engine
The V12 Matra MS12 the MS120
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Manufacturer	Matra
Production	1968–1982
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Engine	3000 cc V12

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The Matra Sports V12 is a four-stroke, water-cooled all-aluminum 60° double overhead camshaft V12 engine with a seven-main-bearing crankshaft. ^[2] It produced between 395–520 hp (295–388 kW; 400–527 PS), and 198–253 lb⋅ft (268–343 N⋅m) of torque.^[3]

This engine was designed by engineer Georges Martin, who designed the Simca "Poissy engine". Martin joined Matra at the end of 1966 due to Philippe Guédon (who later became CEO of Matra), his former colleague at Simca without knowing what was expected of him. Jean-Luc Lagardère announced that it is responsible to design an engine for Formula One which has to develop 150 horsepower per litre.^[4][5]

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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Year	Entrants	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
1968	Matra Sports	Matra MS11	Matra V12	D		RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX						8	9th
					Jean-Pierre Beltoise			Ret	8	2	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Henri Pescarolo										Ret	DNS	9
1970	Equipe Matra Elf	Matra MS120	Matra V12	G		RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX					23	6th
					Jean-Pierre Beltoise	4	Ret	Ret	3	5	13	Ret	Ret	6	3	8	Ret	5
					Henri Pescarolo	7	Ret	3	6	8	5	Ret	6	14	Ret	7	8	9
1971	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra MS120B	Matra V12	G		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA							9	7th
					Chris Amon	5	3	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret		6	10	12
					Jean-Pierre Beltoise		6	Ret	9	7	7				Ret	8
1972	Equipe Matra Sports	Matra MS120C Matra MS120D	Matra V12	G		ARG	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA						12	8th
					Chris Amon	Ret	15	Ret	6	6	3	4	15	5	Ret	6	15
1975	UOP Shadow Racing	Shadow DN7	Matra V12	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA				0	NC
					Jean-Pierre Jarier												Ret	Ret
1976	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS5	Matra V12	G		BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		20	6th
					Jacques Laffite	Ret	Ret	4	12	3	12	4	14	DSQ	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	7
1977	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7	Matra V12	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	18	8th
					Jacques Laffite	NC	Ret	Ret	9	7	7	Ret	1	8	6	Ret	Ret	2	8	7	Ret	5
					Jean-Pierre Jarier																	Ret
1978	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS7 Ligier JS7/9 Ligier JS9	Matra V12	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN		19	6th
					Jacques Laffite	16	9	5	5	Ret	5	3	7	7	10	3	5	8	4	11	Ret
1981	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra V12	M		USW	BRA	ARG	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	CPL			44	4th
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	7
					Jean-Pierre Jabouille			DNQ	NC	Ret	DNQ	Ret
					Patrick Tambay								Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
					Jacques Laffite	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	1	6
1982	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 Ligier JS17B Ligier JS19	Matra V12	M		RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	DET	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	CPL		20	8th
					Eddie Cheever	Ret	Ret	Ret		3	Ret	2	10	DNQ	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3
					Jacques Laffite	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret

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