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Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from 2012 until 2015, following the renaming of the former Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. The Lotus F1 Team was majority owned by Genii Capital. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Lotus F1 was named after its branding partner Group Lotus.
Team Lotus as a constructor was first to achieve 50 Grand Prix victories. (Ferrari was the second to do so, having won their first Formula One race in 1951, seven years before the first Lotus F1 car.) In the mid-to-late 1970s, Lotus experienced a resurgence with Mario Andretti joining the team.
In 2011, Team Lotus’s classic black-and-gold livery was revived in Formula 1 through the Lotus Renault GP team, under sponsorship from Lotus Cars. By 2012, this partnership evolved, and the team was fully rebranded as the Lotus F1 Team, reviving Team Lotus within F1 once again. Team Lotus Formula One World Championship Records
- 7 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978)
- 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
- 6 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1978)
- 491 (489 starts)
Oct 8, 2021 · The rise and fall of Lotus as an F1 superpower On 8 October 1961, Innes Ireland claimed victory at the United States Grand Prix to herald the true arrival of a new Formula 1 giant. While Team Lotus endured plenty of highs and lows until the team folded over three decades later, Colin Chapman's squad made F1 history and helped shape the championship.
Apr 4, 2013 · The manufacturer's first win occurred in 1958, and while there have been setbacks; Lotus has become a respected force in Formula 1. With the introduction of the new E21 race car and Räikkönen ...
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The team did become the first constructor to reach 50 grand prix wins, ... Team Lotus F1 Drivers List. Driver GP 1st 2nd 3rd Pod Pole Laps FL PTS; Elio de Angelis: 91 ...
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Jul 7, 2014 · The greatest victory of his life? Moss himself said so, at least in F1. At Monaco ’61 in the Rob Walker Lotus 18. Despite his win, Chapman sacked Ireland weeks later, before the 1962 season kicked off, leaving the young Jim Clark as team leader. Clark had made his F1 debut in 1960, just six months after first stepping into his first single ...
