This is about the original Lotus team, which ran from 1958 to 1994 . For the team previously called Lotus (now known as Caterham ), see Lotus Racing , and for the team known as Lotus from 2012 to 2015 , see Lotus F1 .
Team Lotus
Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of Lotus Cars. They are the fourth most successful constructor in the history of Formula One , with seven constructors' titles and six drivers' titles . Founded in 1958 , and left F1 in 1994 . They scored their first points through Cliff Allison in 1958. Stirling Moss scored the first win for a Lotus car (privately entered for Rob Walker Racing Team ) in 1960 , while Innes Ireland scored Lotus' first win as the constructor's entrant. In 1963 , Jim Clark won the drivers' championship, Lotus' first, and that season they also won the constructors' championship.
Personnel [ ]
Team Principals [ ]
CEOs [ ]
Technical Directors [ ]
Colin Chapman (1958–1982)
Maurice Phillipe (1967–1973)
Tony Rudd (1969–1983)
Geoff Aldridge (1976–1979)
Martin Ogilvie (1976–1983)
Peter Wright (1977–1983)
Gerard Ducarouge (1984–1989)
Frank Dernie (1989–1991)
Chris Murphy (1992–1994)
F1 Record [ ]
Team names [ ]
Year-by-year [ ]
Drivers' Champions in bold .
Year
Car
Tyres
Engine
No.
Drivers
Rounds
WCC Results
Test Drivers
Report
1958
12 16
D
Climax
Cliff Allison Graham Hill Alan Stacey
2–3, 5–8, 10–11 2–3, 5–11 5, 8
6th (3 pts)
N/A
Report
1959
16
D
Climax
Graham Hill Innes Ireland Pete Lovely Alan Stacey
1, 3–8 3–4, 6–7, 9 1 7
4th (5 pts)
N/A
Report
1960
16 18
D
Climax
Jim Clark Ron Flockhart Innes Ireland Alberto Larretta Alan Stacey John Surtees
4–8, 10 6 1–2, 4–8, 10 1 1–2, 4–5 2, 7–8, 10
2nd (34 pts)
N/A
Report
1961
18 21
D
Climax
Jim Clark Innes Ireland Willy Maresse Trevor Taylor
All 3–8 4 2
2nd (32 pts)
N/A
Report
1962
24 25
D
Climax
Jim Clark Trevor Taylor
All All
2nd (36 pts)
N/A
Report
1963
25
D
Climax
Jim Clark Pedro Rodríguez Mike Spence Trevor Taylor
All 8–9 7 1–6, 8–10
1st (54 pts)
N/A
Report
1964
25 33
D
Climax
Peter Arundell Jim Clark Walt Hangsden Gerhard Mitter Moisés Solana Mike Spence
1–4 All 9 6 10 5–10
3rd (37 pts)
N/A
Report
1965
25 33
D
Climax
Jim Clark Gerhard Mitter "Geki "Moisés Solana Mike Spence
1, 3–10 7 8 9–10 1, 3–10
1st (54 pts)
N/A
Report
1966
33 43
F
Climax BRM
Peter Arundell Jim Clark "Geki "
2–9 All 7
5th (21 pts)
N/A
Report
1967
33 43 49
F
Climax BRM Ford Cosworth
Giancarlo Baghetti Jim Clark Graham Hill Moisés Solana
9 All All 10–11
2nd (52 pts)
N/A
Report
1968
49 49B
F
Ford Cosworth
Mario Andretti Bill Brack Jim Clark Graham Hill Jackie Oliver Moisés Solana
11 10 1 All 3–5, 7–12 12
1st (62 pts)
N/A
Report
1969
49B 63
F
Ford Cosworth
Mario Andretti Richard Attwood Graham Hill John Miles Jochen Rindt
1, 7, 10 3 1–10 5–6, 8–9, 11 1–2, 4–11
3rd (47 pts)
N/A
Report
1970
49B 72 72B 72C
F
Ford Cosworth
Emerson Fittipaldi John Miles Jochen Rindt Reine Wisell
7–10, 12–13 1–10 1–10 12–13
1st (59 pts)
N/A
Report
1971
56B 72C 72D
F
Ford Cosworth
Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi Dave Walker Reine Wisell
6 1–3, 5–11 4 1–5, 7–11
5th (21 pts)
N/A
Report
1972
72D
F
Ford Cosworth
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson David Walker
All 11–12 1–9, 12
1st (62 pts)
N/A
Report
1973
72D 72E
G
Ford Cosworth
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
All All
1st (92 pts)
N/A
Report
1974
72E 76
G
Ford Cosworth
1 2 15
Ronnie Peterson Jacky Ickx Tim Schenken
All All 15
4th (42 pts)
N/A
Report
1975
72E 72F
G
Ford Cosworth
5 6 6 6 6/15
Ronnie Peterson Jacky Ickx Jim Crawford John Watson Brian Henton
All 1–9 10, 13 11 10, 12, 14
7th (9 pts)
N/A
Report
1976
77
G
Ford Cosworth
5 5 5/6 6
Ronnie Peterson Bob Evans Mario Andretti Gunnar Nilsson
1 2–3 1, 4–5, 7–16 2–16
4th (29 pts)
N/A
Report
1977
78
G
Ford Cosworth
5 6
Mario Andretti Gunnar Nilsson
All All
2nd (62 pts)
N/A
Report
1978
78 79
G
Ford Cosworth
5 6 55
Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson Jean-Pierre Jarier
All 1–14 15–16
1st (86 pts)
N/A
Report
1979
79 80
G
Ford Cosworth
1 2
Mario Andretti Carlos Reutemann
All All
4th (39 pts)
N/A
Report
1980
81 81B
G
Ford Cosworth
11 12 43
Mario Andretti Elio de Angelis Nigel Mansell
All All 10–12
5th (17 pts)
N/A
Report
1981
81B 87
G M
Ford Cosworth
11 12
Elio de Angelis Nigel Mansell
1–3, 5–15 1–3, 5–15
7th (22 pts)
N/A
Report
1982
87B 91
G
Ford Cosworth
11 12 12 12
Elio de Angelis Nigel Mansell Roberto Moreno Geoff Lees
1–3, 5–16 1–3, 5–8, 10, 12–16 9 11
5th (30 pts)
N/A
Report
1983
92 93T 94T
P
Ford Cosworth Renault
11 12
Elio de Angelis Nigel Mansell
All All
8th (11 pts)
N/A
Report
1984
95T
G
Renault
11 12
Elio de Angelis Nigel Mansell
All All
3rd (47 pts)
Johnny Dumfries
Report
1985
97T
G
Renault
11 12
Elio de Angelis Ayrton Senna
All All
4th (71 pts)
N/A
Report
1986
98T
G
Renault
11 12
Johnny Dumfries Ayrton Senna
All All
3rd (58 pts)
Derek Warwick
Report
1987
99T
G
Honda
11 12
Satoru Nakajima Ayrton Senna
All All
3rd (64 pts)
N/A
Report
1988
100T
G
Honda
1 2
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
All All
4th (23 pts)
Martin Donnelly
Report
1989
101
G
Judd
11 12
Nelson Piquet Satoru Nakajima
All All
6th (15 pts)
Martin Donnelly
Report
1990
102
G
Lamborghini
11 12 12
Derek Warwick Martin Donnelly Johnny Herbert
All 1–14 15–16
9th (2 pts)
N/A
Report
1991
102B
G
Judd
11 12 12 12
Mika Häkkinen Julian Bailey Johnny Herbert Michael Bartels
All 1–4 5–8, 11, 13, 15–16 9–10, 12, 14
9th (3 pts)
Johnny Herbert
Report
1992
102D 107
G
Ford Cosworth
11 12
Mika Häkkinen Johnny Herbert
All All
5th (13 pts)
Olivier Beretta
Report
1993
107B
G
Ford Cosworth
11 11 12
Alessandro Zanardi Pedro Lamy Johnny Herbert
1–12 13–16 All
6th (12 pts)
N/A
Report
1994
107C 109
G
Mugen-Honda
11 11/12 11 11 11 12
Pedro Lamy Alessandro Zanardi Philippe Adams Éric Bernard Mika Salo Johnny Herbert
1–4 5–10, 12, 14–16 11, 13 14 15–16 1–13
NC (0 pts)
N/A
Report
Complete Formula One results [ ]
Main article: Team Lotus/Results