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1958 — 1994
Team Lotus
Seven constructors' titles. Folded after the 1994 season.
Team LotusF1 team history & lineage
Colin Chapman's team invented the modern racing car three times over: the monocoque, sponsorship liveries and ground effect.
- Base
- Hethel, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1954 by Colin Chapman
- Constructors' titles
- 7
- Drivers' titles
- 6
- Race wins
- 79
- Identities
- 1
Lineage
The Long Version
Lotus entered in 1958 and won its first title with Jim Clark in 1963 using the monocoque Lotus 25.
The Lotus 49 introduced the Cosworth DFV as a stressed member in 1967, a template used for two decades.
Gold Leaf and JPS liveries made commercial sponsorship the sport's financial engine.
Chapman's death in 1982 began a long decline; the team folded during the 1994 season.