Team Lotus
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Full Name | Team Lotus |
Base | Hethel, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
Founder(s) | Template:GBR Colin Chapman |
Team Principal(s) | Template:GBR Colin Chapman |
Technical Director |
Team Lotus is the motorsports division of Lotus Cars. The team made their Formula One debut in 1956. The Lotus team then undertook a sabbatical in 1957 when Rob Walker Racing ran as the de facto Lotus works squad before returning to the grid in 1958.
Statistics
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | # | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pts | WCC | WEC |
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1956 | Team Lotus | Lotus 10 | B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin | MON | FRA | BEL | GER | GER | IRL | SCO | GBR | ITA | THA | 20 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||
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Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
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Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
Template:GBR Colin Chapman | DNS | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Template:USA Masten Gregory | 9 | Ret | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Template:AUS Lex Davison | 12 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | Team Lotus | Lotus 12 | O.S.C.A. 1558 | AUS | MON | FRA | NED | BEL | GER | GBR | POR | ITA | MAR | USA | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
Template:USA Troy Ruttman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Template:USA Phil Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 77 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SOV | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | 60 | 3rd | 3rd | |||
5 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | 2 | 4 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4† | ||||||||
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Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | ||||||||
Template:FRA Patrick Tambay | Ret | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
1977 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | TUS | SOV | GBR | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | 112 | 1st | 1st | ||
5 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4† | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | |||||||
6 | Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
1978 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SUI | MUG | GBR | FRA | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 114 | 1st | 1st | |||
1 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Ret | 12† | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Template:GBR Thomas Nurmester | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 |