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united-kingdom · Team Lotus
Constructors' Champion 7×: 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978
- Starts
- 491
- Wins
- 79
- Podiums
- 172
- Championships
- 7
- Poles
- 107
- Fastest Laps
- 71
- Points
- 1332
- 1-2 Finishes
- 8
Career Statistics
| Race Entries | 493 |
|---|---|
| Race Starts | 491 |
| Race Wins | 79 |
| 1-2 Finishes | 8 |
| Podiums | 172 |
| Podium Races | 157 |
| Pole Positions | 107 |
| Fastest Laps | 71 |
| Points | 1332 |
| Championships | 7 |
| Best Championship | 1 |
| Best Grid | 1 |
| Best Result | 1 |
| Race Laps | 55948 |
Race-by-Race History (1348 entries)
Column abbreviations (3)
Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored
| Year | Grand Prix | Driver | Grid | Pos | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  Australia | Mika Juhani Salo | 22 | 16 | — | Electrical |
| 1994 | Australia | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 14 | 18 | — | Throttle |
| 1994 |  Japan | Mika Juhani Salo | 25 | 10 | — | — |
| 1994 | Japan | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 17 | 13 | — | — |
| 1994 | Europe | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 21 | 16 | — | — |
| 1994 | Europe | Éric Bernard | 22 | 18 | — | — |
| 1994 |  Portugal | John Paul Herbert | 20 | 11 | — | — |
| 1994 | Portugal | Philippe Adams | 25 | 16 | — | — |
| 1994 |  Italy | John Paul Herbert | 4 | 23 | — | Alternator |
| 1994 | Italy | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 13 | 26 | — | Collision |
| 1994 |  Belgium | John Paul Herbert | 20 | 12 | — | — |
| 1994 | Belgium | Philippe Adams | 26 | 20 | — | Spun off |
| 1994 |  Hungary | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 22 | 13 | — | — |
| 1994 | Hungary | John Paul Herbert | 24 | 19 | — | Electrical |
| 1994 |  Germany | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 21 | 18 | — | Collision |
| 1994 | Germany | John Paul Herbert | 15 | 19 | — | Collision |
| 1994 | Great Britain | John Paul Herbert | 21 | 11 | — | — |
| 1994 | Great Britain | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | — | 23 | — | Engine |
| 1994 |  France | John Paul Herbert | 19 | 7 | — | — |
| 1994 | France | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 23 | 26 | — | Engine |
| 1994 |  Canada | John Paul Herbert | 17 | 8 | — | — |
| 1994 | Canada | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 23 | 15 | — | — |
| 1994 |  Spain | Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 23 | 9 | — | — |
Driver History
| Driver | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elio de Angelis | 90 | 2 | 0 | 119 |
| Mario Gabriele Andretti | 80 | 11 | 0 | 147 |
| James Clark, Jr. | 74 | 25 | 0 | 274 |
| Norman Graham Hill | 61 | 4 | 0 | 89 |
| Nigel Ernest James Mansell | 61 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Bengt Ronnie Peterson | 59 | 9 | 0 | 144 |
| John Paul Herbert | 55 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ayrton Senna da Silva | 48 | 6 | 0 | 150 |
| Satoru Nakajima | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 43 | 9 | 0 | 144 |
| Robert McGregor Innes Ireland | 39 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Joseph Siffert | 37 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 32 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Mika Pauli Häkkinen | 32 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Henderson Spence | 26 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Alessandro Leone Zanardi | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Taylor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Karl Jochen Rindt | 20 | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| John Colum Crichton-Stuart | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Season-by-Season
Column abbreviations (1)
Pos = Championship position
| Year | Pos | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Poles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1991 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1988 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 1987 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 64 |
| 1986 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| 1985 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 71 |
| 1984 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 47 |
| 1983 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1982 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 1981 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 1980 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 1979 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| 1978 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 116 |
| 1977 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 67 |
| 1976 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
| 1975 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1974 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| 1973 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 107 |
| 1972 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 61 |
| 1971 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 1970 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 70 |
| 1969 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 59 |
| 1968 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 75 |
| 1967 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 56 |
| 1966 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 1965 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 66 |
| 1964 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 52 |
| 1963 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 78 |
| 1962 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 43 |
| 1961 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
| 1960 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 52 |
| 1959 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1958 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Engine Partnerships
| Engine | Seasons | Starts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosworth DFV | 17 | 483 | 41 |
| FWMV | 5 | 124 | 6 |
| FPF | 6 | 67 | 3 |
| EF4B | 2 | 64 | 3 |
| P56 | 4 | 63 | 7 |
| FPF | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| 109E | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| 620 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| FWMV | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| EF15B | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| RA166E | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| RA168E | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| CV | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 3512 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| EV | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| HBA5 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| HBD6 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| MF-351HC | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| P75 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
| STN76 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| FPF | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| FPF | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tipo 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 547/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1500 RS | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 406 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 228 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosworth SCA | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosworth FVA | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/F1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosworth DFY | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordini EF1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EF15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MF-351HD | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chassis Models
| Chassis | Seasons | Starts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 4 | 134 | 10 |
| 78 | 2 | 82 | 13 |
| 18 | 4 | 67 | 3 |
| 72E | 3 | 64 | 3 |
| 72D | 3 | 59 | 12 |
| 25 | 6 | 53 | 3 |
| 16 | 3 | 52 | 2 |
| 22 | 2 | 50 | 6 |
| 49C | 1 | 49 | 6 |
| BT24 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| 79 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| 49 | 4 | 38 | 5 |
| 33 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
| 95T | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 97T | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 98T | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 99T | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 100T | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 101 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 102 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 102B | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 102D | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 107B | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 107C | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 43 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
| 77 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 81 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| 87B | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| 92 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| 81B | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| 56B | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| P99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BT3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 718 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| F1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BT7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk 4A | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mk 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BT11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M3A | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 246 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P261 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T81 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49B | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 59B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 72C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 72B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BT26A | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 Special | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HR100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88B | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93T | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94T | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many Formula 1 race wins does Lotus have?
Lotus has 79 Formula 1 race wins from 491 Grand Prix starts.
How many World Constructors’ Championships has Lotus won?
Lotus has won 7 World Constructors’ Championships in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, and 1978.
How many 1–2 finishes does Lotus have in Formula 1?
Lotus has scored 8 1–2 finishes.
Who is Lotus’s most successful Formula 1 driver?
James Clark, Jr. has the most wins for Lotus with 25 race wins from 74 starts.
Which engine has Lotus used the most in Formula 1?
Lotus used Cosworth DFV for 483 starts and 41 wins.
When has Lotus competed in Formula 1?
Lotus has competed in Formula 1 from 1958–1994.