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| Lotus 21 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Team Lotus |
| Production | 1961 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Formula One |
| Body style | Open wheel |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Coventry Climax FPF |
| Transmission | ZF5DS10 |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lotus 18 |
| Successor | Lotus 24 /Lotus 25 |
TheLotus 21 was aFormula One racing car[1] designed byColin Chapman. It was a mid-engined design using a tubularspaceframe structure skinned with fibreglass panels, of a more advanced build than seen in theLotus 18. Powered by the 1.5-litreCoventry Climax FPF 4-cylinder engine, it used disc brakes all round.
Used by the worksLotus team and the privateerRob Walker Racing Team in 1961, the 21 was the first works Lotus to win a Formula One Grand Prix, in the hands ofInnes Ireland at the1961 United States Grand Prix. (Previous victories were taken by Rob Walker's team). Customer teams continued to use it up to 1965. It was soon rendered obsolete by theLotus 24 and themonocoqueLotus 25 introduced for the1962 Formula One season.[2]
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyre | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Team Lotus | Climax FPF 1.5L4 | D | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | 321 | 2nd | |||
| 10 | 3F | 12 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | |||||||||
| DNS | Ret | 4 | 10 | NC | 1 | |||||||||||
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Ecurie Nationale Suisse | Climax FPF 1.5L4 | D | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | 36 (38)2 | 2nd | ||
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecurie Filipinetti | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Hall | DNS | |||||||||||||||
| Ernie Pieterse | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Neville Lederle | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Lawson Organisation | Climax FPF 1.5L4 | D | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | 54 (74)2 | 1st | |
| Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Lawson Organisation | Climax FPF 1.5L4 | D | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | 54 (58)2 | 1st | |
| DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Scuderia Scribante | DNQ |
1 17 points were scored using the Lotus 21, the other 15 points were scored using other Lotus models
2 All points were scored using other Lotus models