Team Lotus

1958–1994 · British · Wikipedia

Last based in Hethel, Norfolk, England · no metro in the workbook yet (1966–1994)

Wins

16.0% of races

Titles

best finish P1

Races

494

37 seasons

Poles

108

Podiums

172

Points

1,514

scoring systems differ by era

Classified finishes

18%

1357 car entries

First and last win

1965–1987

Belgian Grand Prix

Championship position, season by season

One bar per season entered, taller for a better finish in the constructors’ championship, coloured by whether the season brought the title or at least one win (key under the chart). A season the team did not race is an empty slot, so gaps in the record show as gaps. Tap or drag the bars for any season’s numbers.

Title-winning seasonAt least one winNo win

Why these are one team

Team Lotus. Ergast files Colin Chapman's team under seven chassis-engine records. They are one team, and the wins only make sense added together.

Where the cars were built

The archive records a team’s nationality, which is a racing licence rather than an address: Red Bull is Austrian and has never built a car outside Buckinghamshire. These are the actual sites, curated with a source for each, and each one placed in a metro where the workbook can rule on the town.

Years	Town	Metro	Role	Source
1958–1959	Hornsey, Greater London, England	London	Factory	source
1959–1966	Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England	London	Factory	source
1966–1994	Hethel, Norfolk, England	no metro yet	Factory	source

Hornsey1958–1959

Factory · London

Cheshunt1959–1966

Factory · London

Hethel1966–1994

Factory · no metro yet

Hornsey. Chapman's original works in north London, behind a stable yard.
Hethel. A former RAF bomber station. Lotus laid its test track on the perimeter runways, which is why the place is a village and an aerodrome at once.

Getting to the finish

The share of car entries classified as finishers, by decade. This is the statistic that separates the eras of the sport more sharply than lap times do: a 1960s team that finished a fifth of its entries was normal.

1950s

38 entries

1960s

14%

497 entries

1970s

30%

349 entries

1980s

20%

313 entries

1990s

160 entries

+1 Lap 138Engine 134+2 Laps 78Accident 73Gearbox 67Did not qualify 62Withdrew 46

Teammate against teammate

The same car, the same weekend, the only comparison in the sport with nothing else in it. Qualifying counts the races where both cars set a grid time; the race counts the races where both were classified, because a car that broke on lap two did not lose to anybody. The two denominators are different for that reason, and both are shown.

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Elio de Angelis v Nigel Mansell

1980–1984

62 races

Q 43–16 · R 8–4

Innes Ireland v Jim Clark

1960–1965

33 races

Q 8–20 · R 4–7

Nelson Piquet v Satoru Nakajima

1988–1989

32 races

Q 24–3 · R 6–1

Gunnar Nilsson v Mario Andretti

1976–1977

29 races

Q 4–25 · R 3–6

Hector Rebaque v Mario Andretti

1978–1979

27 races

Q 0–18 · R 0–3

Jacky Ickx v Ronnie Peterson

1974–1975

24 races

Q 3–21 · R 3–7

Johnny Herbert v Mika Häkkinen

1991–1992

24 races

Q 11–10 · R 2–6

Jim Clark v Mike Spence

1963–1966

23 races

Q 20–3 · R 9–2

Graham Hill v Jo Siffert

1968–1969

21 races

Q 15–6 · R 7–2

Jim Clark v Trevor Taylor

1961–1964

20 races

Q 19–1 · R 7–2

Alessandro Zanardi v Johnny Herbert

1993–1994

19 races

Q 4–15 · R 0–4

Graham Hill v Jochen Rindt

1969–1970

18 races

Q 0–17 · R 1–5


Elio de Angelis v Nigel Mansell	1980–1984	62	43 – 16	8 – 4
Innes Ireland v Jim Clark	1960–1965	33	8 – 20	4 – 7
Nelson Piquet v Satoru Nakajima	1988–1989	32	24 – 3	6 – 1
Gunnar Nilsson v Mario Andretti	1976–1977	29	4 – 25	3 – 6
Hector Rebaque v Mario Andretti	1978–1979	27	0 – 18	0 – 3
Jacky Ickx v Ronnie Peterson	1974–1975	24	3 – 21	3 – 7
Johnny Herbert v Mika Häkkinen	1991–1992	24	11 – 10	2 – 6
Jim Clark v Mike Spence	1963–1966	23	20 – 3	9 – 2
Graham Hill v Jo Siffert	1968–1969	21	15 – 6	7 – 2
Jim Clark v Trevor Taylor	1961–1964	20	19 – 1	7 – 2
Alessandro Zanardi v Johnny Herbert	1993–1994	19	4 – 15	0 – 4
Graham Hill v Jochen Rindt	1969–1970	18	0 – 17	1 – 5
Ayrton Senna v Elio de Angelis	1985	16	13 – 3	5 – 2
Ayrton Senna v Johnny Dumfries	1986	16	15 – 0	4 – 0

Season by season

Season	Pos	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Points	Avg grid	Avg finish	Drivers
1994	—	16	—	—	—	—	20.2	11.2	Alessandro Zanardi, Johnny Herbert, Mika Salo, Pedro Lamy, Philippe Adams, Éric Bernard
1993	6	16	—	—	—	12	16.4	8.4	Alessandro Zanardi, Johnny Herbert, Pedro Lamy
1992	5	16	—	—	—	13	13.2	7.3	Johnny Herbert, Mika Häkkinen
1991	9	16	—	—	—	3	23.2	11.1	Johnny Herbert, Julian Bailey, Michael Bartels, Mika Häkkinen
1990	8	16	—	—	—	3	14.9	8.8	Derek Warwick, Johnny Herbert, Martin Donnelly
1989	6	16	—	—	—	15	17.1	6.7	Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
1988	4	16	—	3	—	23	8.9	6.4	Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
1987	3	16	2	8	1	64	9.5	5.3	Ayrton Senna, Satoru Nakajima
1986	3	16	2	8	8	58	7.7	4.2	Ayrton Senna, Johnny Dumfries
1985	4	16	3	9	8	71	4.9	4.6	Ayrton Senna, Elio de Angelis
1984	3	16	—	6	2	47	6.6	4.2	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
1983	8	15	—	1	1	12	10.9	7.6	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
1982	6	15	1	2	—	30	14.8	5.8	Elio de Angelis, Geoff Lees, Nigel Mansell, Roberto Moreno
1981	7	15	—	1	—	22	11.1	5.8	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
1980	5	14	—	1	—	14	12.8	7.8	Elio de Angelis, Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell
1979	4	15	—	5	—	39	12.6	5.9	Carlos Reutemann, Hector Rebaque, Mario Andretti
1978	1	16	8	14	12	116	7	4.7	Hector Rebaque, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson
1977	2	17	5	7	7	67	6.8	5.7	Gunnar Nilsson, Mario Andretti
1976	4	16	1	5	1	32	11.8	6.2	Bob Evans, Gunnar Nilsson, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson
1975	7	14	—	1	—	9	16.4	10	Brian Henton, Eddie Keizan, Guy Tunmer, Jacky Ickx, Jim Crawford, John Watson, Ronnie Peterson
1974	4	15	3	6	1	47	11.2	6.2	Ian Scheckter, Jacky Ickx, Paddy Driver, Ronnie Peterson, Tim Schenken
1973	1	15	7	15	10	107	4	3.6	Dave Charlton, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson
1972	1	12	5	8	3	61	12.6	6.5	Dave Charlton, David Walker, Emerson Fittipaldi, Reine Wisell
1971	5	11	—	3	—	25	12.8	5	Dave Charlton, David Walker, Emerson Fittipaldi, Pete Lovely, Reine Wisell
1970	1	13	6	7	3	70	12.1	5.7	Alex Soler-Roig, Dave Charlton, Emerson Fittipaldi, Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt, John Love, John Miles, Pete Lovely, Reine Wisell
1969	3	11	2	7	5	59	8.1	5.2	Graham Hill, Jo Bonnier, Jo Siffert, Jochen Rindt, John Love, John Miles, Mario Andretti, Pete Lovely, Richard Attwood
1968	1	12	5	9	5	75	7.7	4.2	Bill Brack, Graham Hill, Jackie Oliver, Jim Clark, Jo Siffert, Mario Andretti, Moisés Solana
1967	2	11	4	7	9	56	6.8	3.7	Chris Irwin, Eppie Wietzes, Giancarlo Baghetti, Graham Hill, Jackie Oliver, Jim Clark, Mike Fisher, Moisés Solana, Piers Courage
1966	5	9	1	2	2	21	10.5	5.6	Giacomo Russo, Jim Clark, Mike Spence, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Arundell
1965	1	10	6	7	6	66	10.6	7.2	Bob Bondurant, Brausch Niemann, Brian Gubby, Chris Amon, Clive Puzey, Dave Charlton, Ernie Pieterse, Gerhard Mitter, Giacomo Russo, Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, Mike Hailwood, Mike Spence, Moisés Solana, Neville Lederle, Paul Hawkins, Richard Attwood, Tony Maggs
1964	3	10	3	5	6	52	10.4	7.1	Bernard Collomb, Chris Amon, Gerhard Mitter, Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, Jo Siffert, Mike Hailwood, Mike Spence, Moisés Solana, Peter Arundell, Peter Revson, Trevor Taylor, Walt Hansgen
1963	1	10	7	9	7	78	11.7	6.8	André Pilette, Bernard Collomb, Brausch Niemann, Chris Amon, Ernie Pieterse, Gaetano Starrabba, Günther Seiffert, Hap Sharp, Innes Ireland, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Jim Hall, Jo Siffert, John Campbell-Jones, Kurt Kuhnke, Masten Gregory, Maurice Trintignant, Mike Hailwood, Mike Spence, Neville Lederle, Paddy Driver, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Arundell, Phil Hill, Rodger Ward, Thomas Monarch, Tim Parnell, Trevor Taylor, Walt Hansgen
1962	2	9	3	4	6	43	10.6	7.8	Carlo Abate, Dan Gurney, Ernesto Prinoth, Ernie Pieterse, Gary Hocking, Gerry Ashmore, Günther Seiffert, Heinz Schiller, Innes Ireland, Jack Brabham, Jay Chamberlain, Jim Clark, Jim Hall, Jo Siffert, John Campbell-Jones, Kurt Kuhnke, Lucien Bianchi, Masten Gregory, Maurice Trintignant, Neville Lederle, Nino Vaccarella, Peter Arundell, Rob Schroeder, Roger Penske, Sam Tingle, Syd van der Vyver, Tony Shelly, Trevor Taylor, Wolfgang Seidel
1961	2	8	3	5	1	44	16	9	Cliff Allison, Ernesto Prinoth, Gaetano Starrabba, Gerry Ashmore, Henry Taylor, Ian Burgess, Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, Jim Hall, Juan Manuel Bordeu, Ken Miles, Lloyd Ruby, Lucien Bianchi, Masten Gregory, Michael May, Olivier Gendebien, Peter Ryan, Stirling Moss, Tim Parnell, Tony Maggs, Tony Marsh, Trevor Taylor, Willy Mairesse, Wolfgang Seidel
1960	2	8	2	7	4	52	8.9	6.1	Alan Stacey, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, David Piper, Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, Jim Hall, John Surtees, Mike Taylor, Ron Flockhart, Stirling Moss
1959	4	8	—	—	—	5	12.6	6.6	Alan Stacey, Bruce Halford, David Piper, Dennis Taylor, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Pete Lovely
1958	6	9	—	—	—	3	15.1	8.4	Alan Stacey, Cliff Allison, Graham Hill, Ivor Bueb

1994—

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Alessandro Zanardi, Johnny Herbert, Mika Salo, Pedro Lamy, Philippe Adams, Éric Bernard

1993P6

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Alessandro Zanardi, Johnny Herbert, Pedro Lamy

1992P5

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Johnny Herbert, Mika Häkkinen

1991P9

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Johnny Herbert, Julian Bailey, Michael Bartels, Mika Häkkinen

1990P8

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Derek Warwick, Johnny Herbert, Martin Donnelly

1989P6

16 races · 0 wins · 0 podiums

Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima

1988P4

16 races · 0 wins · 3 podiums

Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima

1987P3

16 races · 2 wins · 8 podiums

Ayrton Senna, Satoru Nakajima

1986P3

16 races · 2 wins · 8 podiums

Ayrton Senna, Johnny Dumfries

1985P4

16 races · 3 wins · 9 podiums

Ayrton Senna, Elio de Angelis

1984P3

16 races · 0 wins · 6 podiums

Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell

1983P8

15 races · 0 wins · 1 podiums

Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell

Who drove for them

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Jim Clark

1960–1968 · 72 entries

25 wins

Mario Andretti

1968–1980 · 79 entries

11 wins

Ronnie Peterson

1973–1978 · 59 entries

9 wins

Emerson Fittipaldi

1970–1973 · 43 entries

9 wins

Ayrton Senna

1985–1987 · 48 entries

6 wins

Jochen Rindt

1969–1970 · 20 entries

6 wins

Graham Hill

1958–1970 · 61 entries

4 wins

Stirling Moss

1960–1961 · 13 entries

4 wins

Elio de Angelis

1980–1985 · 91 entries

2 wins

Innes Ireland

1959–1965 · 41 entries

1 wins

Jo Siffert

1962–1969 · 38 entries

1 wins

Gunnar Nilsson

1976–1977 · 32 entries

1 wins

#
1	Jim Clark	25	32	72	1960–1968
2	Mario Andretti	11	16	79	1968–1980
3	Ronnie Peterson	9	18	59	1973–1978
4	Emerson Fittipaldi	9	20	43	1970–1973
5	Ayrton Senna	6	22	48	1985–1987
6	Jochen Rindt	6	8	20	1969–1970
7	Graham Hill	4	10	61	1958–1970
8	Stirling Moss	4	4	13	1960–1961
9	Elio de Angelis	2	9	91	1980–1985
10	Innes Ireland	1	4	41	1959–1965
11	Jo Siffert	1	3	38	1962–1969
12	Gunnar Nilsson	1	4	32	1976–1977
13	Nigel Mansell	—	5	62	1980–1984
14	Johnny Herbert	—	—	55	1990–1994
15	Satoru Nakajima	—	—	48	1987–1989
16	Nelson Piquet	—	3	32	1988–1989
17	Mika Häkkinen	—	—	32	1991–1992
18	Hector Rebaque	—	—	27	1978–1979
19	Mike Spence	—	1	24	1963–1966
20	Jacky Ickx	—	3	24	1974–1975
21	Alessandro Zanardi	—	—	22	1993–1994
22	Trevor Taylor	—	1	20	1961–1964
23	Johnny Dumfries	—	—	16	1986
24	Derek Warwick	—	—	16	1990
25	Peter Arundell	—	2	15	1962–1966
26	John Miles	—	—	15	1969–1970
27	Carlos Reutemann	—	4	15	1979
28	Reine Wisell	—	1	14	1970–1972
29	Martin Donnelly	—	—	14	1990
30	Masten Gregory	—	—	13	1961–1963
31	Jim Hall	—	—	12	1960–1963
32	Chris Amon	—	—	12	1963–1965
33	Mike Hailwood	—	—	11	1963–1965
34	David Walker	—	—	11	1971–1972
35	Cliff Allison	—	—	10	1958–1961
36	Pete Lovely	—	—	10	1959–1971
37	Jackie Oliver	—	1	10	1967–1968
38	Maurice Trintignant	—	—	9	1962–1963
39	Richard Attwood	—	—	9	1965–1969
40	Dave Charlton	—	—	8	1965–1973

Showing 40 of 127 drivers, most wins first.

Where they won

Their best circuits, and the metro each one sits in. This is a metro site before it is a motorsport one, so every venue links back to its city.

Circuit de Monaco7 / 103

Monaco

Watkins Glen7 / 80

Watkins Glen

Circuit Park Zandvoort6 / 77

Amsterdam

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza5 / 107

Milan

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps5 / 73

Liege

Red Bull Ring4 / 40

Murtal

Where these numbers come from

Results are the Ergast archive and its Jolpica successor, 1950 to the current season. That archive identifies a car by chassis and engine rather than by the company entering it, so the teams here are reassembled by hand; the rules and every judgement call are set out on the teams board.

Wins, podiums and poles count car entries, so a one-two counts as two podiums. Points are as awarded at the time and are not comparable across eras: a win was worth 8 points in 1960 and 25 today. Titles count finished seasons only, so leading the current championship does not yet count as one.

Points are points scored, race and sprint together, and every season from 1991 onward is checked against the official constructors’ table at build time. Earlier seasons will not match it, and are not meant to: for much of the sport’s history only a driver’s best few results counted toward the championship. Sprint wins are counted separately from Grand Prix wins, because a Saturday result is not a victory in the record books.

Factory locations are curated separately, in scripts/f1/bases.py, with a source per site. The archive has no address field at all. Each town is then put to MetroAreas.xlsx, and a town the workbook cannot rule on is shown without a metro rather than assigned to the nearest one.