Lotus 49
Lotus 49B
Lotus 49C
Lotus 49T |
| Category | Formula One |
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| Constructor | Lotus |
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| Designer(s) | Colin Chapman
(Technical director)
Maurice Philippe
(Chief designer) |
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| Predecessor | Lotus 43 |
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| Successor | Lotus 63 / Lotus 72 |
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| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque |
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| Axle track | 1,524mm (60in) front and 1,549mm (61in) rear |
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| Wheelbase | 2,413 mm (95.0 in) |
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| Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV, 2,998 cc (183 cu in), V8, NA, mid-mounted |
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| Transmission | Hewland-Lotus 5-speed manual gearbox |
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| Power | 420-440 hp @ 9,000-10,000 rpm |
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| Weight | 501 kg (1,105 lb) |
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| Fuel | Esso (9 GP), Shell |
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| Tyres | Firestone, Dunlop |
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| Notable entrants | Team Lotus
Gold Leaf Team Lotus (1968-1970)
Rob Walker Racing Team
Ecurie Bonnier
Team Gunston
Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. |
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| Notable drivers | Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Mario Andretti
Jochen Rindt
Jo Siffert
Emerson Fittipaldi |
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| Debut | 1967 Dutch Grand Prix |
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| Constructors' Championships | 2 (1968, 1970) |
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| Drivers' Championships | 2 (Graham Hill, 1968 / Jochen Rindt, 1970) |
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The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was one of the first F1 cars to use a stressed member engine combined with a monocoque to reduce weight, after BRM, with other teams adopting the concept after its success. An iteration of it, the 49B, adopted, after Ferrari, the use of strutted aerofoils to generate downforce.
Jim Clark won on the car's debut, in 1967, and it would also provide him with the last win of his career, in 1968. Graham Hill went on to win that year's title and the car continued winning races until 1970.
