Lotus

5× Constructors' Champion
1958–1994
Team Lotus

Races491
Wins79
One-twos8both cars at the front
Races with a podium157at least one car in the top three
Pole positions107
Constructors' titles5best finish P1

Numbers

Avg grid position11.3
Avg finish6.6
Cars finishing53%
Fastest laps71
Points scored in races1,514
Drivers fielded123

“Races” counts weekends, not cars – otherwise every two-car team would have twice as many starts as races. “Cars finishing”, by contrast, counts cars: each one is a separate test of the engineering.

Season by season

Season	Championship	Points	Wins	Car · engine	Drivers
1958	P6	3		12, 16 · Climax	Graham Hill, Cliff Allison, Alan Stacey, Ivor Bueb
1959	P4	5		12, 16 · Climax	Graham Hill, Bruce Halford, Pete Lovely, Innes Ireland, David Piper, Dennis Taylor, Alan Stacey
1960	P2	34	2	18, 16 · Climax	Alan Stacey, Innes Ireland, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, John Surtees, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Mike Taylor, David Piper, Ron Flockhart, Jim Hall
1961	P2	32	3	18, 18/21, 21 · Climax, Maserati	Michael May, Innes Ireland, Henry Taylor, Stirling Moss, Cliff Allison, Jim Clark, Ian Burgess, Trevor Taylor, Lucien Bianchi, Willy Mairesse, Tony Marsh, Wolfgang Seidel, Juan Manuel Bordeu, Tim Parnell, Gerry Ashmore, Tony Maggs, Gaetano Starrabba, Masten Gregory, Lloyd Ruby, Jim Hall, Peter Ryan, Olivier Gendebien
1962	P8	1	3	24, 18, 21, 18/21, 25 · BRM, Climax	Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory, Jack Brabham, Trevor Taylor, Jim Clark, Maurice Trintignant, Jo Siffert, Nino Vaccarella, Dan Gurney, Lucien Bianchi, John Campbell-Jones, Wolfgang Seidel, Tony Shelly, Jay Chamberlain, Heinz Schiller, Günther Seiffert, Gerry Ashmore, Ernesto Prinoth, Jim Hall, Roger Penske, Rob Schroeder, Neville Lederle, Ernest Pieterse
1963	P8	4	7	18/21, 24, 25, 18, 21, 22 · Borgward, BRM, Climax, Ford	Innes Ireland, Jim Hall, Jo Siffert, Bernard Collomb, Trevor Taylor, Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, Masten Gregory, Peter Arundell, Maurice Trintignant, Mike Hailwood, André Pilette, Tim Parnell, Kurt Kuhnke, Mike Spence, Rodger Ward, Pedro Rodríguez, Hap Sharp, Chris Amon, Ernest Pieterse, Paddy Driver, Brausch Niemann
1964	P8	3	3	24, 25, 33 · BRM, Climax	Chris Amon, Peter Revson, Bernard Collomb, Innes Ireland, Peter Arundell, Jim Clark, Mike Hailwood, Jo Siffert, Trevor Taylor, Mike Spence, Gerhard Mitter, Walt Hansgen, Moisés Solana
1965	P8	2	6	24, 18/21, 33, 20, 21, 25, 22 · BRM, Climax, Ford	Neville Lederle, Brausch Niemann, Ernest Pieterse, Clive Puzey, Dave Charlton, Jim Clark, Mike Spence, Tony Maggs, Richard Attwood, Mike Hailwood, Paul Hawkins, Innes Ireland, Chris Amon, Brian Gubby, Gerhard Mitter, Giacomo Russo, Moisés Solana, Bob Bondurant
1966	P6	8	1	25, 33, 43, 44 · BRM, Climax, Ford	Jim Clark, Mike Spence, Phil Hill, Peter Arundell, Pedro Rodríguez, Piers Courage, Gerhard Mitter, Giacomo Russo
1967	P8	6	4	33, 25, 43, 48, 49 · BRM, Climax, Ford	Piers Courage, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Chris Irwin, Jackie Oliver, Egbert Wietzes, Mike Fisher, Giancarlo Baghetti, Moisés Solana
1968	P1	62	5	49, 49B · Ford	Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jo Siffert, Jackie Oliver, Mario Andretti, Bill Brack, Moisés Solana
1969	P3	47	2	49B, 63, 59B, 49 · Ford	Jochen Rindt, Mario Andretti, John Love, Graham Hill, Jo Siffert, Richard Attwood, John Miles, Jo Bonnier, Hans Herrmann, Rolf Stommelen, Pete Lovely
1970	P1	59	6	49C, 72C, 72B, 49B, 49 · Ford	John Miles, Graham Hill, John Love, Dave Charlton, Jochen Rindt, Alex Soler-Roig, Pete Lovely, Emerson Fittipaldi, Reine Wisell
1971	P5	21		72C, 72D, 56B, 69 Special · Ford, Pratt & Whitney	Emerson Fittipaldi, Reine Wisell, David Walker, Dave Charlton, Pete Lovely
1972	P1	61	5	72D · Ford	Emerson Fittipaldi, David Walker, Dave Charlton, Reine Wisell
1973	P1	92	7	72D, 72E · Ford	Ronnie Peterson, Emerson Fittipaldi, Dave Charlton
1974	P4	42	3	72E, 76 · Ford	Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Paddy Driver, Ian Scheckter, Tim Schenken
1975	P7	9		72E · Ford	Ronnie Peterson, Jacky Ickx, Guy Tunmer, Eddie Keizan, Jim Crawford, Brian Henton, John Watson
1976	P4	29	1	77 · Ford	Ronnie Peterson, Mario Andretti, Gunnar Nilsson, Bob Evans
1977	P2	62	5	78 · Ford	Gunnar Nilsson, Mario Andretti
1978	P1	86	8	78, 79 · Ford	Héctor Rebaque, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, Jean-Pierre Jarier
1979	P4	39		79, 80 · Ford	Héctor Rebaque, Carlos Reutemann, Mario Andretti
1980	P5	14		81, 81B · Ford	Mario Andretti, Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
1981	P7	22		81B, 87, 88, 88B · Ford	Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis
1982	P5	30	1	87B, 91 · Ford	Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis, Roberto Moreno, Geoffrey Lees
1983	P12	1		92, 93T, 94T · Ford, Renault	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
1984	P3	47		95T · Renault	Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis
1985	P4	71	3	97T · Renault	Ayrton Senna, Elio de Angelis
1986	P3	58	2	98T · Renault	Ayrton Senna, Johnny Dumfries
1987	P3	64	2	99T · Honda	Ayrton Senna, Satoru Nakajima
1988	P4	23		100T · Honda	Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
1989	P6	15		101 · Judd	Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
1990	P8	3		102 · Lamborghini	Derek Warwick, Martin Donnelly, Johnny Herbert
1991	P9	3		102B · Judd	Mika Häkkinen, Julian Bailey, Johnny Herbert, Michael Bartels
1992	P5	13		102D, 107 · Ford	Johnny Herbert, Mika Häkkinen
1993	P6	12		107B · Ford	Johnny Herbert, Alex Zanardi, Pedro Lamy
1994	–	0		107C, 109 · Mugen-Honda	Johnny Herbert, Pedro Lamy, Alex Zanardi, Philippe Adams, Éric Bernard, Mika Salo

Drivers

Driver	Years	Starts	Wins	Points
Jim Clark	1960–1968	72	25	274
Mario Andretti	1968–1980	79	11	147
Ronnie Peterson	1973–1978	59	9	144
Emerson Fittipaldi	1970–1973	42	9	144
Ayrton Senna	1985–1987	48	6	150
Jochen Rindt	1969–1970	19	6	67
Graham Hill	1958–1970	60	4	89
Stirling Moss	1960–1961	12	4	40
Elio de Angelis	1980–1985	90	2	119
Innes Ireland	1959–1965	36	1	37
Jo Siffert	1962–1969	35	1	28
Gunnar Nilsson	1976–1977	31	1	31
Nigel Mansell	1980–1984	59		38
Johnny Herbert	1990–1994	54		13
Satoru Nakajima	1987–1989	43		11
Nelson Piquet	1988–1989	31		34
Mika Häkkinen	1991–1992	30		13
Jacky Ickx	1974–1975	24		15
Mike Spence	1963–1966	24		18
Alex Zanardi	1993–1994	21		1
Trevor Taylor	1961–1964	20		7
Héctor Rebaque	1978–1979	18		1
Derek Warwick	1990	16		3
Carlos Reutemann	1979	15		25
Johnny Dumfries	1986	15		3
Reine Wisell	1970–1972	14		13
Martin Donnelly	1990	13		0
John Miles	1969–1970	12		2
Chris Amon	1963–1965	11		2
David Walker	1971–1972	11		0
Jim Hall	1960–1963	11		3
Masten Gregory	1961–1963	11		1
Mike Hailwood	1963–1965	11		1
Peter Arundell	1963–1966	11		12
Cliff Allison	1958–1961	9		3
Jackie Oliver	1967–1968	9		6
Richard Attwood	1965–1969	9		5
Pedro Lamy	1993–1994	8		0
Alan Stacey	1958–1960	7		0
Maurice Trintignant	1962–1963	7		0
Dave Charlton	1965–1973	6		0
Jack Brabham	1962–1963	6		3
Moisés Solana	1964–1968	6		0
Pedro Rodríguez	1963–1966	6		0
Pete Lovely	1959–1971	6		0
John Surtees	1960	4		6
Lucien Bianchi	1961–1962	4		0
Peter Revson	1964	4		0
Wolfgang Seidel	1961–1962	4		0
Gerry Ashmore	1961–1962	3		0
Henry Taylor	1961	3		0
Tony Maggs	1961–1965	3		0
Brian Henton	1975	2		0
David Piper	1959–1960	2		0
Ernest Pieterse	1962–1965	2		0
Gerhard Mitter	1964–1966	2		0
Giacomo Russo	1965–1966	2		0
Hap Sharp	1963	2		0
Ian Burgess	1961	2		0
Jean-Pierre Jarier	1978	2		0
Jim Crawford	1975	2		0
Jo Bonnier	1969	2		0
John Love	1969–1970	2		0
Michael May	1961	2		0
Mika Salo	1994	2		0
Mike Fisher	1967	2		0
Paul Hawkins	1965	2		0
Philippe Adams	1994	2		0
Piers Courage	1966–1967	2		0
Tim Parnell	1961–1963	2		0
Tony Marsh	1961	2		0
Willy Mairesse	1961	2		0
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	1960	1		0
Bernard Collomb	1963–1964	1		0
Bill Brack	1968	1		0
Bob Bondurant	1965	1		0
Bob Evans	1976	1		0
Brausch Niemann	1963–1965	1		0
Bruce Halford	1959	1		0
Chris Irwin	1967	1		0
Eddie Keizan	1975	1		0
Egbert Wietzes	1967	1		0
Éric Bernard	1994	1		0
Gaetano Starrabba	1961	1		0
Geoffrey Lees	1982	1		0
Giancarlo Baghetti	1967	1		0
Guy Tunmer	1975	1		0
Heinz Schiller	1962	1		0
Ian Scheckter	1974	1		0
Ivor Bueb	1958	1		0
Jay Chamberlain	1962	1		0
John Campbell-Jones	1962	1		0
John Watson	1975	1		0
Julian Bailey	1991	1		1
Lloyd Ruby	1961	1		0
Neville Lederle	1962–1965	1		1
Nino Vaccarella	1962	1		0
Olivier Gendebien	1961	1		0
Paddy Driver	1963–1974	1		0
Peter Ryan	1961	1		0
Phil Hill	1963–1966	1		0
Rob Schroeder	1962	1		0
Rodger Ward	1963	1		0
Roger Penske	1962	1		0
Rolf Stommelen	1969	1		0
Ron Flockhart	1960	1		1
Tim Schenken	1974	1		0
Tony Shelly	1962	1		0
Walt Hansgen	1964	1		2
Alex Soler-Roig	1970	0		0
André Pilette	1963	0		0
Brian Gubby	1965	0		0
Clive Puzey	1965	0		0
Dan Gurney	1962	0		0
Dennis Taylor	1959	0		0
Ernesto Prinoth	1962	0		0
Günther Seiffert	1962	0		0
Hans Herrmann	1969	0		0
Juan Manuel Bordeu	1961	0		0
Kurt Kuhnke	1963	0		0
Michael Bartels	1991	0		0
Mike Taylor	1960	0		0
Roberto Moreno	1982	0		0