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Vinony's link graph records 1,896 inbound references to Team Lotus, and connects out to Lotus Cars, McLaren and Renault in Formula One.
It is catalogued under topics including 1954 establishments in the United Kingdom, 1994 disestablishments in the United Kingdom and 24 Hours of Le Mans teams.
Vinony links it to 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Full name
- Team Lotus
- Base
- Hethel , Norfolk , United Kingdom
- Founder s
- Colin Chapman
- Noted staff
- Maurice Philippe , Peter Collins, Peter Wright , Peter Warr , Mike Costin , Keith Duckworth , Gérard Ducarouge , Frank Dernie , Chris Murphy , Andrew Ferguson
- First entry
- 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
- Races entered
- 491 (489 starts)
- Engines
- Climax , BRM , Ford , Pratt & Whitney , Renault , Honda , Judd , Lamborghini , Mugen-Honda
- Constructors championships
- 7 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1973 , 1978 )
- Drivers championships
- 6 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1978 )
- Final entry
- 1994 Australian Grand Prix
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Senna Brands 1986.jpg
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- inception
- 1954-01-01
- Commons category
- Team Lotus
- Commons gallery
- Team Lotus
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Ayrton Senna driving for Lotus at the 1986 British Grand Prix Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport categories including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar, and sports car racing. Under the direction of founder and chief designer Colin Chapman, Lotus was responsible for many innovative and experimental developments in critical motorsport, in both technical and commercial arenas. More than thirty years after its last race, Team Lotus remained one of the most successful racing teams of all time, winning seven Formula One Constructors' Championships, six Drivers' Championships, and the Indianapolis 500 in the United States between 1962 and 1978.
The Lotus name returned to Formula One in 2010 as Lotus Racing, a team backed by the Malaysian government and led by Tony Fernandes. In 2011, Lotus Racing was renamed as Team Lotus following a disagreement with Group Lotus whereas a Group Lotus-backed entrant entered as Lotus Renault GP, causing a dispute over the use of the Lotus name. In 2012, Lotus Renault GP was rebranded as Lotus F1 Team whereas Fernandes' Team Lotus was renamed as Caterham F1 Team. Lotus F1 Team continued to compete for four seasons before reverting to Renault.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Team Lotus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.