Lotus Racing

This is the Lotus team that raced as Caterham in 2012–2014. For the team that raced in 1958–1994, see Team Lotus. For the team that raced in 2012–2015, see Lotus F1.

Lotus Racing
Constructor Information
Full Name	Lotus Racing (2010) Team Lotus (2011)
Base	Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Years Active	2010–2011
Founder	Tony Fernandes
Notable Staff	Riad Asmat Tony Fernandes Mike Gascoyne Keith Saunt
Notable Drivers	Heikki Kovalainen Jarno Trulli Karun Chandhok
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Seasons Active	2010–2011
Races	38
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Constructor Titles	0
Driver Titles	0
First Race	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Latest Race	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix

Team Lotus logo in 2011.

Team Lotus (formerly Lotus Racing, and by company name, 1Malaysia F1 Team) is a Formula One constructor that débuted in 2010, along with HRT and Virgin.

Having raced as Team Lotus in both 2010 and 2011, the Malaysian team has no relation to the original Lotus inaugurated by Colin Chapman, with the only relation to the Lotus name is due to the fact that the owner of Lotus Cars, Proton, was the project's investor at that time.

The team scored no points in both seasons, with their best finish being 12th at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix. For the 2012 season, they have been renamed Caterham, due to a naming dispute with Renault, who are sponsored by Proton. Proton and Lotus Group claim the Lotus name, but Tony Fernandes obtained the rights to use the name from David Hunt.

Team Principles

• Tony Fernandes (2010–2011)

Chairman

• Riad Asmat (2010–2011)

Techical Directors

• Mike Gascoyne (2010–2011)

Future Team Owner

• Salah Islomo (2030-2045)

F1 History

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	Rounds	Points	WCC	Report
2010	T127	Cosworth CA2010 V8	B	Heikki Kovalainen	All	0	10th	Report
				Jarno Trulli	All
2011	T128	Renault RS27-2011 V8	P	Heikki Kovalainen	All	0	10th	Report
				Jarno Trulli	1–9, 11–19
				Karun Chandhok	10

Statistics

Entries	38 (76 car entries)
Starts	74
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Laps Raced	3661
Distance Raced	18823.180

Notes

V T E	Teams and Drivers
2010 Teams and Drivers Teams McLaren • Mercedes • Red Bull • Ferrari • Williams • Renault • Force India • Toro Rosso • Lotus • HRT • BMW Sauber • Virgin Engines Mercedes • Renault • Ferrari • Cosworth Race Drivers 1 Button • 2 Hamilton • 3 Schumacher • 4 Rosberg • 5 Vettel • 6 Webber • 7 Massa • 8 Alonso • 9 Barrichello • 10 Hülkenberg • 11 Kubica • 12 Petrov • 14 Sutil • 15 Liuzzi • 16 Buemi • 17 Alguersuari • 18 Trulli • 19 Kovalainen • 20 Chandhok • 20/21 Yamamoto • 20 Klien • 21 Senna • 22 De la Rosa • 22 Heidfeld • 23 Kobayashi • 24 Glock • 25 Di Grassi Other Drivers Paffett • Hartley • Ricciardo • Coulthard • Fisichella • Badoer • Gené • Bottas • Tung • D'Ambrosio • Charouz • Di Resta • Fauzy • Soucek • Razia
2011 Teams and Drivers Teams Red Bull • McLaren • Ferrari • Mercedes • Renault • Williams • Force India • Sauber • Toro Rosso • Lotus • HRT • Virgin Engines Renault • Mercedes • Ferrari • Cosworth Race Drivers 1 Vettel • 2 Webber • 3 Hamilton • 4 Button • 5 Alonso • 6 Massa • 7 Schumacher • 8 Rosberg • 9 Heidfeld • 9 Senna • 10 Petrov • 11 Barrichello • 12 Maldonado • 14 Sutil • 15 Di Resta • 16 Kobayashi • 17 Pérez • 17 De la Rosa • 18 Buemi • 19 Alguersuari • 20 Kovalainen • 21 Trulli • 21 Chandhok • 22 Karthikeyan • 22/23 Ricciardo • 23 Liuzzi • 24 Glock • 25 d'Ambrosio Other Drivers Paffett • Fisichella • Bianchi • Gené • Davidson • Grosjean • Fauzy • Tung • Charouz • Bottas • Hülkenberg • Gutiérrez • Vergne • Razia • Valsecchi • Teixeira • Yamamoto • Wickens • Quaife-Hobbs

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