Lotus F1 stats
Constructor info
Licensed in
United Kingdom
Race debut
Last race
Year(s) active
1958-94
Best championship finish (constructor)
7x World Champion (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978)
Best championship finish (driver)
6x World Champion
Jim Clark (1963, 1965)- Graham Hill (1968)
- Jochen Rindt (1970)
- Emerson Fittipaldi (1972)
- Mario Andretti (1978)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Lotus’ F1 stats.
| Grand Prix entries | 493 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 491 | |
| Wins | 79 | 16.1% |
| Race 1-2 | 8 | 1.6% |
| Podiums | 172 | |
| Races with a podium | 157 | 32.0% |
| Pole positions | 107 | 21.8% |
| Qualifying 1-2 | 14 | 2.9% |
| Fastest laps | 71 | 14.5% |
| Points | 1,368 | 2.79 pts p/r |
| Driver points finishes | 345 | |
| Races scored points | 263 | 53.6% |
| Front row starts | 175 | |
| Races with front row start | 155 | 31.6% |
| Times led Constructors’ championship | 80 | |
| Times led Drivers’ championship | 81 |
| Best start | 1st | x107 |
|---|---|---|
| Best finish | 1st | x79 |
| Constructors’ championships | 7 | |
| Drivers’ championships | 6 | |
| 1-2 in drivers’ championship | 1 | |
| Did not start | 33 | |
| Did not qualify | 65 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 5 | |
| Retirements | 614 | |
| Races with a DNF | 372 | 75.8% |
| Not classified | 16 | |
| Disqualified | 11 | |
| No. of events | 29 | |
| No. of circuits | 54 | |
| No. of drivers | 120 |
Stats by season
A look at Lotus’ F1 stats by season.
| Year | Engine | Drivers | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Climax |
| 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6th |
| 1959 | Climax |
| 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4th |
| 1960 | Climax |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 2nd |
| 1961 |
|
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 2nd |
| 1962 |
|
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 36 (38) | 2nd |
| 1963 |
|
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 54 (74) | WC |
| 1964 |
|
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 37 (40) | 3rd |
| 1965 |
|
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 54 (58) | WC |
| 1966 |
|
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5th |
| 1967 |
|
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 2nd |
| 1968 | Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 62 | WC |
| 1969 | Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 3rd |
| 1970 | Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 59 | WC |
| 1971 |
|
| 11 | 11 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 5th |
| 1972 | Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | – | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 61 | WC |
| 1973 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 92 (96) | WC |
| 1974 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 4th |
| 1975 | Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | 14 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7th |
| 1976 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 4th |
| 1977 | Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 62 | 2nd |
| 1978 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 86 | WC |
| 1979 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 4th |
| 1980 | Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | 14 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5th |
| 1981 | Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | 14 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 7th |
| 1982 | Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 5th |
| 1983 |
|
| 15 | 15 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8th |
| 1984 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 3rd |
| 1985 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 71 | 4th |
| 1986 | Renault |
| 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | – | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 3rd |
| 1987 | Honda |
| 16 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 64 | 3rd |
| 1988 | Honda |
| 16 | 16 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 4th |
| 1989 | Judd |
| 16 | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6th |
| 1990 | Lamborghini |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8th |
| 1991 | Judd |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9th |
| 1992 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5th |
| 1993 | Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6th |
| 1994 | Mugen-Honda |
| 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 13 | 7 | – | – | NC |
Alberto Rodriguez-Larreta (1)
Olivier Gendebien (1) 13th
Wolfgang Seidel (4)
Michael May (3)
Tony Maggs (2)
Gaetano Starrabba (1)
Peter Ryan (1)
Maurice Trintignant (6)
Tony Shelly (3)
Pedro Rodriguez (2)
Clive Puzey (1)
Jo Bonnier (2)
Alex Soler-Roig (3)
Satoru Nakajima (16) 11th
Mika Hakkinen (16) 15th
Pedro Lamy (4)Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- Drivers: (race entries) championship position
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes by drivers
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified