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Maserati Tipo 250F         


Photo by kind permission of Henry Peder
Tipo 250F
Years of construction 1954-1958
Single-seater race car
2½-litre 6-cyl in line
Two overhead camshafts with two valves per cylinder
Engine cubic capacity - 2494cc
Bore 84 mm x Stroke 75 mm
Compression ratio - 12:1 (in 1958 10.8:1)
Induction by 3 Weber 42 DC03-45 DC03 carburettors
Power output - 240-270 bhp @ 7200-8000 rpm
Weight - 670/ 630 kg (in 1958 550 kg)
Top speed - 290 kph
38 models constructed
4 cars exported to the UK in 1956
NOTE: In 1953 induction also by indirect fuel injection
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