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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="فريق لوتس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="فريق لوتس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_(Formula-1_komandas%C4%B1,_2012%E2%80%942015)" title="Lotus (Formula-1 komandası, 2012—2015) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Lotus (Formula-1 komandası, 2012—2015)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%ED%84%B0%EC%8A%A4_F1" title="로터스 F1 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="로터스 F1" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%A7" title="लोटस एफ१ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="लोटस एफ१" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B9F1%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0" title="ロータスF1チーム – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ロータスF1チーム" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li 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data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%A41" title="Лотус Ф1 – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Лотус Ф1" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1" title="Lotus F1 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Lotus F1" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_F1_Team" title="Lotus F1 Team – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lotus F1 Team" 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class="infobox-data fn org">Lotus F1 Team</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Base</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Enstone" title="Enstone">Enstone</a>, Oxfordshire,<br />United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Noted staff</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/James_Allison_(motorsport)" title="James Allison (motorsport)">James Allison</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Boullier" title="Éric Boullier">Éric Boullier</a> <br /> Matthew Carter <br /> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Chester" title="Nick Chester">Nick Chester</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Federico_Gastaldi" title="Federico Gastaldi">Federico Gastaldi</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ayao_Komatsu" title="Ayao Komatsu">Ayao Komatsu</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Lopez_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gérard Lopez (businessman)">Gérard Lopez</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Lux" title="Eric Lux">Eric Lux</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Permane" title="Alan Permane">Alan Permane</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Ruhan" title="Andy Ruhan">Andy Ruhan</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Elliott_(Formula_One)" title="Mike Elliott (Formula One)">Mike Elliot</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_de_Beer" title="Dirk de Beer">Dirk de Beer</a> <br /> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Tolliday&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin Tolliday (page does not exist)">Martin Tolliday</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Jarrod_Murphy" title="Jarrod Murphy">Jarrod Murphy</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Tokunaga" title="Naoki Tokunaga">Naoki Tokunaga</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Noted drivers</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> <br /> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/40px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/60px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> <br /> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a 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d'Ambrosio</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Previous name</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One#Lotus_Renault_GP:_Renault_steps_back_(2011)" title="Renault in Formula One">Lotus Renault GP</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next name</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault Sport F1 Team</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> World Championship career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First entry</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Australian Grand Prix">2012 Australian Grand Prix</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Races entered</th><td class="infobox-data">77</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Engines</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains" title="Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains">Mercedes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Constructors%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions">Constructors'<br />Championships</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0 <small>(best finish: 4th, <a href="/wiki/2012_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2012 Formula One World Championship">2012</a> & <a href="/wiki/2013_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2013 Formula One World Championship">2013</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_World_Drivers%27_Champions" title="List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions">Drivers'<br />Championships</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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The team competed under the Lotus name from <a href="/wiki/2012_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2012 Formula One World Championship">2012</a> until <a href="/wiki/2015_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2015 Formula One World Championship">2015</a>, following the renaming of the former <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> team based at <a href="/wiki/Enstone" title="Enstone">Enstone</a> in Oxfordshire. The Lotus F1 Team was majority owned by <a href="/wiki/Genii_Capital" title="Genii Capital">Genii Capital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lotus_F1_Team_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lotus_F1_Team-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lotus F1 was named after its branding partner <a href="/wiki/Lotus_Cars" title="Lotus Cars">Group Lotus</a>. The team achieved a race victory and fourth position in the Formula One Constructors' World Championship in their first season under the Lotus title. Lotus F1 achieved 2 race victories in their time on the grid, both courtesy of <a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a>. The team was sold back to <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Renault</a> on 18 December 2015. The Lotus F1 Team name was officially dropped on 3 February 2016, as Renault announced that the team would compete as <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault Sport Formula One Team</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Toleman" title="Toleman">Toleman Motorsport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Formula" title="Benetton Formula">Benetton Formula</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault in Formula One</a></div> <p>The team's Formula One history started in 1981 as the <a href="/wiki/Toleman" title="Toleman">Toleman Motorsport</a> team, based in <a href="/wiki/Witney" title="Witney">Witney</a>, Oxfordshire, England. In 1986, the team was renamed to <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Formula" title="Benetton Formula">Benetton Formula</a>, following its purchase in 1985 by the <a href="/wiki/Benetton_family" title="Benetton family">Benetton family</a>. In 1992/3, the team moved a few miles to a new base in <a href="/wiki/Enstone" title="Enstone">Enstone</a>. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schumacher" title="Michael Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</a> won the Drivers' Championship with the team in both <a href="/wiki/1994_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="1994 Formula One World Championship">1994</a> and <a href="/wiki/1995_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="1995 Formula One World Championship">1995</a>. In 1995, the team also won the Constructors' Championship, with <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Herbert" title="Johnny Herbert">Johnny Herbert</a> driving alongside Schumacher. </p><p>Renault purchased the Benetton team in 2000, and in 2002, they renamed it the <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault F1 Team</a>. In both 2005 and 2006, <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> won the Drivers' Championship with the team, and the team won the Constructors' Championship (with <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Fisichella" title="Giancarlo Fisichella">Giancarlo Fisichella</a> as their other driver). </p><p>Starting with the <a href="/wiki/Lotus_E20" title="Lotus E20">Lotus E20</a>, the team has recognised these achievements by placing three gold stars in the livery of their car, located just forward of the cockpit. At the end of 2009, Renault sold a majority stake in the team to <a href="/wiki/Genii_Capital" title="Genii Capital">Genii Capital</a>. Since 2011, <a href="/wiki/Lotus_Cars" title="Lotus Cars">Lotus Cars</a> became involved with the team and the team was renamed, first to "<a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Lotus Renault GP</a>" for 2011 season, and then to "Lotus F1 Team" for 2012 season.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> When discussing the history of the organisation as a whole rather than those of specific constructors it has operated, the colloquialism "<i><a href="/wiki/Team_Enstone" title="Team Enstone">Team Enstone</a></i>" is generally used.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lotus_in_Formula_One">Lotus in Formula One</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Lotus in Formula One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus" title="Team Lotus">Team Lotus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%932011)" title="Team Lotus (2010–2011)">Team Lotus (2010–2011)</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus" title="Team Lotus">Team Lotus</a>, a sister company of Lotus Cars, competed in Formula One between 1958 and 1994, winning seven constructors' titles and six drivers' titles between 1963 and 1978. </p><p>The Lotus name returned to Formula One in 2010 through <a href="/wiki/Tony_Fernandes" title="Tony Fernandes">Tony Fernandes</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%932011)" title="Team Lotus (2010–2011)">Lotus Racing</a> team, which used the name on licence from Group Lotus. Group Lotus later terminated the licence for the 2011 season, but Fernandes acquired the privately owned Team Lotus name and used it. For 2012, Team Lotus changed their name to <a href="/wiki/Caterham_F1" title="Caterham F1">Caterham F1 Team</a>, clearing the way for the <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Lotus Renault GP</a> team to be renamed as "Lotus F1 Team". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_season">2012 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2012 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012_FIA_Formula_One_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 FIA Formula One World Championship">2012 FIA Formula One World Championship</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg/220px-012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg/330px-012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg/440px-012_Canadian_GP_-_Romain_Grosjean_Lotus_E20_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3891" data-file-height="2442" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> in FP1 of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Canadian Grand Prix">2012 Canadian Grand Prix</a> race weekend; he would later claim his second podium.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>On 29 November 2011, the team announced that <a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> would race for them in 2012 as he returned from a two-year stint away from Formula One which he spent competing in the <a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship" title="World Rally Championship">World Rally Championship</a>; Räikkönen signed for two years with a third year option. On 9 December 2011 the team announced that <a href="/wiki/GP2_Series" title="GP2 Series">GP2 Series</a> champion and 2009 Renault F1 driver <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> would race alongside Räikkönen. </p><p>At the start of the season, the team was <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_F1_W03#Controversy" title="Mercedes F1 W03">involved in a protest</a> over the use of a "radical" rear wing concept on <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes AMG</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_F1_W03" title="Mercedes F1 W03">Mercedes F1 W03</a>, later dubbed the '<a href="/wiki/F-duct" class="mw-redirect" title="F-duct">F-duct</a> rear wing' or 'Double <a href="/wiki/Drag_reduction_system" title="Drag reduction system">DRS</a>'.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dispute was not settled until the third race in <a href="/wiki/2012_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Chinese Grand Prix">China</a> when the stewards unanimously rejected their formal protest<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Lotus subsequently confirmed they would not appeal against the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lotus started the season strongly with Grosjean qualifying third in <a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Australian Grand Prix">Australia</a> but first lap incidents in Australia and <a href="/wiki/2012_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Malaysian Grand Prix">Malaysia</a> ruined his chances of his first Formula One points. In <a href="/wiki/2012_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Chinese Grand Prix">China</a> Räikkönen was running in second until his tyres 'fell off the cliff' pushing him out of the points for the only time of the season. In <a href="/wiki/2012_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Bahrain Grand Prix">Bahrain</a>, Lotus achieved their first podiums of the season with Räikkönen very close to the winner Vettel and Grosjean behind in third. In <a href="/wiki/2012_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Monaco Grand Prix">Monaco</a> Grosjean was involved in another first lap incident but in <a href="/wiki/2012_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Canadian Grand Prix">Canada</a> he worked a one-stop strategy perfectly to take second position, his best Formula One finish. A race later in <a href="/wiki/2012_European_Grand_Prix" title="2012 European Grand Prix">Valencia</a> Grosjean was running in second until a mechanical problem put him out of the race after a safety car period leaving Räikkönen to take another podium for second. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2012_German_Grand_Prix" title="2012 German Grand Prix">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Hungarian Grand Prix">Hungary</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Belgian Grand Prix">Belgium</a> Räikkönen took 3 podiums in a row. In Hungary he and Grosjean had an inter-team battle after a round of pit stops. In the end Räikkönen finished ahead in second with Grosjean scoring his third podium with third. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2012_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Belgian Grand Prix">2012 Belgian Grand Prix</a>, Grosjean was involved in a multiple car pileup at the start of the race, resulting in Grosjean, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Alonso" title="Fernando Alonso">Fernando Alonso</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sergio_P%C3%A9rez" title="Sergio Pérez">Sergio Pérez</a> all being eliminated from the race and <a href="/wiki/Kamui_Kobayashi" title="Kamui Kobayashi">Kamui Kobayashi</a> missing out on a possible podium after starting from the front row for the first time of his career. The incident was started when Grosjean collided with Hamilton on the approach to the La Source corner. After the race, Grosjean was issued with a one race ban covering the next Round at Monza. He was replaced for the race weekend by Lotus reserve driver <a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_d%27Ambrosio" title="Jérôme d'Ambrosio">Jérôme d'Ambrosio</a>. </p><p>After a near win in Bahrain, Räikkönen took the team's first victory at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">Abu Dhabi Grand Prix</a>. It was also his first race win after returning to Formula One. After finishing in the points in 19 of the 20 races, and achieving 7 podiums (including the win in Abu Dhabi) Räikkönen finished 3rd in the Drivers' Championship with Lotus 4th in the Constructors' Championship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_season">2013 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2013 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2013_FIA_Formula_One_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 FIA Formula One World Championship">2013 FIA Formula One World Championship</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_(19-22_Feb)_Day_2-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg/240px-Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg/360px-Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg/480px-Kimi_Raikkonen_2013_Catalonia_test_%2819-22_Feb%29_Day_2-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1706" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> driving the <a href="/wiki/Lotus_E21" title="Lotus E21">Lotus E21</a> during pre-season testing at Catalonia.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 29 October 2012, Lotus F1 team confirmed that Räikkönen would be racing with the team in 2013. The news came after several weeks of speculation that Räikkönen had several other options for 2013 including other forms of motorsport. Romain Grosjean partnered him in the 2013 season. The 2013 Lotus, the E21, was launched on 28 January at the team's headquarters in Enstone, Oxfordshire, UK. The livery was a little bit different from the previous year's; this year Lotus has a black, gold and red livery, with more visible red as the sidepods, air intake, rear wing and front wing have red on them. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg/230px-2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg/345px-2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg/460px-2013_Italian_GP_-_Kimi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>Kimi Räikkönen racing during the <a href="/wiki/2013_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Italian Grand Prix">2013 Italian Grand Prix</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2013_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Australian Grand Prix">2013 Australian Grand Prix</a>, Lotus achieved a first-place finish for Räikkönen despite qualifying in 7th place, thus giving Lotus F1 the leading driver in the Drivers' Championship and second place in the Constructors' Championship. Romain Grosjean, who started the race in 8th place, finished the race in 10th and took one point despite having problems with his car. </p><p>After Räikkönen was penalised for impeding <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Nico Hülkenberg</a> in qualifying and Grosjean failed to make Q3, the <a href="/wiki/2013_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Malaysian Grand Prix">Malaysian Grand Prix</a> saw Lotus sit only 10th and 11th on the starting grid. They ultimately finished 7th and 6th respectively. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2013_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Chinese Grand Prix">Chinese Grand Prix</a>, Räikkönen qualified and finished 2nd, despite having to regain places after losing two at the start and having damaged the front of his car while battling Sergio Pérez for position; Grosjean finished 8th. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2013_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Bahrain Grand Prix">Bahrain Grand Prix</a> saw a bad qualifying result for both Lotus drivers, but as team principal <a href="/wiki/Eric_Boullier" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Boullier">Eric Boullier</a> had expected, the car had better race pace and both drivers subsequently finished on the podium. The race saw the same top 3 as <a href="/wiki/2012_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Bahrain Grand Prix">the previous year</a>. </p><p>After first corner contact at the start of the 17th round of the championship in Abu Dhabi, Kimi Räikkönen announced that he would be undergoing back surgery and would miss the final two races of the season. His place was taken by Heikki Kovalainen despite initial speculation suggesting that Michael Schumacher would replace him for the United States Grand Prix, something which was ruled out by Schumacher's manager.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_season">2014 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2014 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2014_FIA_Formula_One_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 FIA Formula One World Championship">2014 FIA Formula One World Championship</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg/230px-Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg/345px-Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg/460px-Lotus_E22_front_wing_2014_Singapore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Lotus_E22" title="Lotus E22">Lotus E22</a> was notable for its radical "twin tusk" nose concept.</figcaption></figure> <p>The team undertook a management and ownership change ahead of the 2014 season. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Ruhan" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Ruhan">Andrew Ruhan</a>, a British property developer who had become co-chairman the previous year,<sup id="cite_ref-RStake_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RStake-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had loaned money to the team, and at the start of the year turned his loans into equity to take effective control of the company from Genii Capital.<sup id="cite_ref-JSPos_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSPos-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Genii sold a 10% stake to <a href="/wiki/Yotaphone" class="mw-redirect" title="Yotaphone">Yotaphone</a>, whose logos would appear on the car in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-RStake_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RStake-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's CEO left the team, as did team principal <a href="/wiki/Eric_Boullier" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Boullier">Eric Boullier</a>, who joined <a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lopez_Boullier_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopez_Boullier-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruhan installed Matthew Carter as the new chief executive,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who would run the team despite having no previous F1 experience.<sup id="cite_ref-JSPos_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSPos-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Lopez_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gérard Lopez (businessman)">Gérard Lopez</a> became the titular team principal, and long-term employee Federico Gastaldi became deputy team principal.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lotus kept <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> for 2014, and <a href="/wiki/Pastor_Maldonado" title="Pastor Maldonado">Pastor Maldonado</a> would join bringing sponsorship from <a href="/wiki/PDVSA" title="PDVSA">PDVSA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2014_drivers_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_drivers-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team struggled throughout the season, finishing eighth in the Constructors' Championship compared to the fourth place they achieved in 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_season">2015 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2015 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2015_FIA_Formula_One_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 FIA Formula One World Championship">2015 FIA Formula One World Championship</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lotus_duo_in_pit_exit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lotus_duo_in_pit_exit.jpg/250px-Lotus_duo_in_pit_exit.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Lotus_duo_in_pit_exit.jpg/500px-Lotus_duo_in_pit_exit.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2885" data-file-height="1681" /></a><figcaption>Both <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pastor_Maldonado" title="Pastor Maldonado">Pastor Maldonado</a> exiting the pits during the Canadian GP qualifying session.</figcaption></figure> <p>On 5 July 2014, Lotus announced that they would be switching to <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains" title="Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains">Mercedes</a> engines from the 2015 season, ending the team's 20-year association with Renault.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grosjean and Maldonado remained at the team, with <a href="/wiki/Jolyon_Palmer" title="Jolyon Palmer">Jolyon Palmer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Jord%C3%A1" title="Carmen Jordá">Carmen Jordá</a> being signed as test and development drivers respectively. </p><p>The early part of the season saw driver error and poor reliability cost the team important race results: </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2015_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Australian Grand Prix">Australian Grand Prix</a> was disappointing start for the Lotus team; by lap 2 both cars had retired. Maldonado retired on lap 1 after a three-car wide tussle resulted in him crashing out at turn two and Grosjean lost power on lap 2. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2015_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Malaysian Grand Prix">Malaysia</a>, Grosjean finished 11th but Maldonado retired due to brake problems. </p><p>Grosjean finished 7th at <a href="/wiki/2015_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Chinese Grand Prix">China</a>, his and Lotus's best result since the <a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2013 United States Grand Prix">2013 United States Grand Prix</a>. On lap 33, Pastor Maldonado, who had been running ahead of his teammate, missed the pit entry on lap 33 and lost time, dropping several positions. He then proceeded to spin his car on lap 39 as he attempted to make up for lost time, and on lap 48 had a collision with Jenson Button following a long battle for position, damaging his car and retiring with rear brake failure a few laps later. </p><p>Despite only qualifying 16th and 10th, by lap 41 of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Bahrain Grand Prix">Bahrain Grand Prix</a>, Maldonado and Grosjean had been running in 7th and 8th places respectively, until an issue during the pit entry for Maldonado's last stop meant his car had to be reset and restarted, dropping him to 15th and promoting Grosjean to 7th. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Spanish Grand Prix">Spain</a>, both drivers had a great start from 11th and 12th on the grid to be running comfortably inside the top ten. Then on lap 4, contact between the two drivers left Maldonado with a heavily damaged rear wing and, despite a lengthy pitstop in order to reposition the wing, ultimately retired; Grosjean recovered to 8th with only minimal damage. </p><p>Maldonado qualified 9th for the <a href="/wiki/2015_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Monaco Grand Prix">2015 Monaco Grand Prix</a>, but suffered from brake problems in the early laps and retired on lap seven. Grosjean looked set for 10th despite a grid penalty, until an aggressive overtake attempt by <a href="/wiki/Max_Verstappen" title="Max Verstappen">Max Verstappen</a> on the start of lap 64 sent Verstappen flying into the barriers and Grojsean into a spin. Grojsean ultimately finished 12th and out of the points. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2015_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Canadian Grand Prix">Canada</a>, Grosjean and Maldonado qualified in 5th and 6th places respectively on a track where all Mercedes powered cars had a clear advantage over the rest of the field. Maldonado finished 7th after losing a place to <a href="/wiki/Nico_H%C3%BClkenberg" title="Nico Hülkenberg">Hülkenberg</a> at the start. Grosjean was forced to pit again after cutting his rear left tyre while attempting to lap the Marussia of <a href="/wiki/Will_Stevens" title="Will Stevens">Will Stevens</a> and dropped from 6th to 11th in the process, but recovered to take 10th place and nevertheless secured Lotus's first double points finish of the season. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2015_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Austrian Grand Prix">Austria</a>, Grosjean retired with gearbox issues while Maldonado finished 7th from 10th on the grid. </p><p>Both cars retired from the <a href="/wiki/2015_British_Grand_Prix" title="2015 British Grand Prix">British Grand Prix</a>, after a late breaking Daniel Ricciardo forced Grosjean into Maldonado during the first few corners of the opening lap. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2015_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Hungarian Grand Prix">Hungarian Grand Prix</a> weekend deputy team principal <a href="/wiki/Federico_Gastaldi" title="Federico Gastaldi">Federico Gastaldi</a> confirmed that team owner <a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Lopez_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gérard Lopez (businessman)">Gérard Lopez</a> was in deep discussion with <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> board members in an effort to sell the team back to its former owners.<sup id="cite_ref-Renault_consider_Lotus_purchase_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Renault_consider_Lotus_purchase-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lotus_admits_Renault_talks_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lotus_admits_Renault_talks-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lotus had received their allocation of tyres less than an hour before the opening session at the Hungaroring after Pirelli refused to release the tyres over unpaid bills, amid the team's growing financial difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the race, Grosjean finished 7th while Maldonado finished 14th after accumulating three penalties during the race.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grosjean finished third in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Belgian Grand Prix">Belgian Grand Prix</a> gaining the team's first podium finish since the <a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2013 United States Grand Prix">2013 United States Grand Prix</a>. However, the Lotus cars were temporarily seized post-race due to a legal dispute with former test driver, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Pic" title="Charles Pic">Charles Pic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2015_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Japanese Grand Prix">2015 Japanese Grand Prix</a>, Lotus were locked out of their hospitality unit, stemming from unpaid bills from the race organizers in Japan from the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 30 September, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> had signed a letter of intent to buy a controlling stake of Lotus F1 from Genii Capital.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This came after Lotus were bailed out by Renault after falling behind in income tax and insurance payments to the British Government.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seventh and eighth places in the race itself gave the team their first double top eight finish since the <a href="/wiki/2013_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Indian Grand Prix">2013 Indian Grand Prix</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Purchase_by_Groupe_Renault">Purchase by Groupe Renault</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Purchase by Groupe Renault"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault in Formula One</a></div> <p>On 21 December 2015 it was officially confirmed on the Lotus F1 Team website that <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Groupe Renault</a> had re-purchased the Enstone-based team and planned on entering the <a href="/wiki/2016_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2016 Formula One World Championship">2016</a> season as the official Renault factory team. Renault appointed Jérôme Stoll as chairman and <a href="/wiki/Cyril_Abiteboul" title="Cyril Abiteboul">Cyril Abiteboul</a> as managing director. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sponsorship_and_livery">Sponsorship and livery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sponsorship and livery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg/250px-Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg/330px-Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg/500px-Lotus_77_Sears_Point.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Lotus F1's livery was based on the <a href="/wiki/John_Player_%26_Sons" title="John Player & Sons">John Player Special</a> livery used by <a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus" title="Team Lotus">Team Lotus</a> in the 1970s and 1980s.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Lotus F1 Team competed in a black-and-gold livery inspired by that of <a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus" title="Team Lotus">Team Lotus</a> – the motorsport sister company of its naming and branding partner <a href="/wiki/Group_Lotus" class="mw-redirect" title="Group Lotus">Group Lotus</a> – when it was sponsored by tobacco brand <a href="/wiki/John_Player_%26_Sons" title="John Player & Sons">John Player Special</a> during the 1970s and 1980s. However, in April 2012 it was announced this sponsorship agreement had been prematurely terminated although the team would continue to use the Lotus name until at least 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2013, days before the launch of the new Lotus <a href="/wiki/Lotus_E21" title="Lotus E21">E21</a>, American conglomerate <a href="/wiki/Honeywell" title="Honeywell">Honeywell</a> pulled out of a reported €50 million sponsorship agreement with the team.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, again without a title sponsor, each car's title sponsor space was instead shared race by race by existing sponsors alongside temporary sponsors <a href="/wiki/Interwetten" title="Interwetten">Interwetten</a> (Germany and Hungary)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Hisense" title="Hisense">Hisense</a> (Italy, United States and Abu Dhabi),<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as paying homage to the <a href="/wiki/El_Greco" title="El Greco">El Greco</a> exhibition at the Spanish Grand Prix.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its sponsors included French car brand <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Renault</a> (though during the 2015 season, the team had <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes</a> power), oil company and Romain Grosjean sponsor <a href="/wiki/Total_S.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Total S.A.">Total</a> (though not shown on the car in the 2015 season as the Mercedes engines used <a href="/wiki/Petronas" title="Petronas">Petronas</a> fuel), Chinese solar energy company <a href="/wiki/Trina_Solar" title="Trina Solar">Trina Solar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Global_Trading" title="Advanced Global Trading">Advanced Global Trading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Dynamics" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Dynamics">Microsoft Dynamics</a>, French fashion brand Japan Rags, luxury watch brand <a href="/wiki/Richard_Mille" title="Richard Mille">Richard Mille</a>, <a href="/wiki/NortonLifeLock" class="mw-redirect" title="NortonLifeLock">Symantec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avanade" title="Avanade">Avanade</a> and <a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a> Personal care brands Rexona and Clear. The later two companies switching to <a href="/wiki/Williams_F1" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams F1">Williams F1</a> for 2015. For the 2013 season Lotus signed a deal with the <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a> group brand <a href="/wiki/Burn_(energy_drink)" title="Burn (energy drink)">Burn</a> energy drink and Pastor Maldonado sponsor <a href="/wiki/PDVSA" title="PDVSA">PDVSA</a>. For 2014, Lotus signed a deal with <a href="/wiki/Saxo_Bank" title="Saxo Bank">Saxo Bank</a>. </p><p>The team was previously owned by <a href="/wiki/Genii_Capital" title="Genii Capital">Genii Capital</a> with property investor, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Ruhan" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Ruhan">Andrew Ruhan</a> having a two percent stake and Russian phone company, <a href="/wiki/Yota" title="Yota">Yota Devices</a> having a speculated ten percent share in the company.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company later on was majority owned by <a href="/wiki/Renault" title="Renault">Groupe Renault</a>, with Jérôme Stoll as chairmen and <a href="/wiki/Cyril_Abiteboul" title="Cyril Abiteboul">Cyril Abiteboul</a> appointed managing director.<sup id="cite_ref-Lotus_F1_Team_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lotus_F1_Team-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Complete_Formula_One_results">Complete Formula One results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lotus_F1&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Complete Formula One results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(<a href="/wiki/Template:F1_driver_results_legend_5" title="Template:F1 driver results legend 5">key</a>) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Chassis </th> <th>Engine </th> <th>Tyres </th> <th>Drivers </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 </th> <th>3 </th> <th>4 </th> <th>5 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>7 </th> <th>8 </th> <th>9 </th> <th>10 </th> <th>11 </th> <th>12 </th> <th>13 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>15 </th> <th>16 </th> <th>17 </th> <th>18 </th> <th>19 </th> <th>20 </th> <th>Points </th> <th>WCC </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/2012_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2012 Formula One World Championship">2012</a> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E20" title="Lotus E20">E20</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> RS27-2012 2.4 <a href="/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Pirelli" title="Pirelli"><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#dd0029; background-color:#fee100;">P</span></a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_European_Grand_Prix" title="2012 European Grand Prix">EUR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_British_Grand_Prix" title="2012 British Grand Prix">GBR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_German_Grand_Prix" title="2012 German Grand Prix">GER</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Korean Grand Prix">KOR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Indian Grand Prix">IND</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2012 United States Grand Prix">USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2012 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a> </td> <th rowspan="4">303 </th> <th rowspan="4">4th </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5<span style="margin:0 0.1em 0 0.1em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;"><sup>F</sup></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">14 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">9 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">8 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5<span style="margin:0 0.1em 0 0.1em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;"><sup>F</sup></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffffbf">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">4<span style="margin:0 0.1em 0 0.1em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;"><sup>F</sup></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">18 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">19<sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">9 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><img alt="Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_d%27Ambrosio" title="Jérôme d'Ambrosio">Jérôme d'Ambrosio</a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">13 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/2013_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2013 Formula One World Championship">2013</a> </th> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E21" title="Lotus E21">E21</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> RS27-2013 2.4 <a href="/wiki/V8_engine" title="V8 engine">V8</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><b><a href="/wiki/Pirelli" title="Pirelli"><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#dd0029; background-color:#fee100;">P</span></a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_British_Grand_Prix" title="2013 British Grand Prix">GBR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_German_Grand_Prix" title="2013 German Grand Prix">GER</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Korean_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Korean Grand Prix">KOR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Indian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Indian Grand Prix">IND</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2013 United States Grand Prix">USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2013 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a> </td> <td> </td> <th rowspan="4">315 </th> <th rowspan="4">4th </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffffbf">1<span style="margin:0 0.1em 0 0.1em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;"><sup>F</sup></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">10 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">9 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">11 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">5 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7<span style="margin:0 0.1em 0 0.1em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;"><sup>F</sup></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Heikki_Kovalainen" title="Heikki Kovalainen">Heikki Kovalainen</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">14 </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">14 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">10 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">9 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">13 </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">19<sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">6 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">8 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">8 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFDF9F">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">4 </td> <td style="background-color:#DFDFDF">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2014_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2014 Formula One World Championship">2014</a> </th> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E22" title="Lotus E22">E22</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> Energy F1-2014 1.6 <a href="/wiki/V6_engine" title="V6 engine">V6</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbocharger" title="Turbocharger">t</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Pirelli" title="Pirelli"><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#dd0029; background-color:#fee100;">P</span></a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_British_Grand_Prix" title="2014 British Grand Prix">GBR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_German_Grand_Prix" title="2014 German Grand Prix">GER</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2014 United States Grand Prix">USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a> </td> <td> </td> <th rowspan="3">10 </th> <th rowspan="3">8th </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">11 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#dfffdf;">8 </td> <td style="background:#dfffdf;">8 </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">14 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">16 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">13 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">15 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">17 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">11 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">17<sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">13 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pastor_Maldonado" title="Pastor Maldonado">Pastor Maldonado</a> </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">14 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">14 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">15 </td> <td style="background:#ffffff;">DNS </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">17<sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">13 </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">14 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">16 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">18 </td> <td style="background:#dfffdf;">9 </td> <td style="background:#cfcfff;">12 </td> <td style="background:#efcfff;">Ret </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/2015_Formula_One_World_Championship" title="2015 Formula One World Championship">2015</a> </th> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E23_Hybrid" title="Lotus E23 Hybrid">E23 Hybrid</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains" title="Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains">Mercedes</a> PU106B Hybrid 1.6 <a href="/wiki/V6_engine" title="V6 engine">V6</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbocharger" title="Turbocharger">t</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/Pirelli" title="Pirelli"><span style="padding:1px 4px; color:#dd0029; background-color:#fee100;">P</span></a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Australian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Australian Grand Prix">AUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Malaysian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Malaysian Grand Prix">MAL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Chinese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Chinese Grand Prix">CHN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Bahrain_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Bahrain Grand Prix">BHR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Spanish_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Spanish Grand Prix">ESP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Monaco_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Monaco Grand Prix">MON</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Canadian Grand Prix">CAN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Austrian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Austrian Grand Prix">AUT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_British_Grand_Prix" title="2015 British Grand Prix">GBR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Hungarian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Hungarian Grand Prix">HUN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Belgian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Belgian Grand Prix">BEL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Italian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Italian Grand Prix">ITA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Singapore_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Singapore Grand Prix">SIN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Japanese_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Japanese Grand Prix">JPN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Russian Grand Prix">RUS</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_Grand_Prix" title="2015 United States Grand Prix">USA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Mexican_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Mexican Grand Prix">MEX</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Brazilian Grand Prix">BRA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix" title="2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix">ABU</a> </td> <td> </td> <th rowspan="3">78 </th> <th rowspan="3">6th </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/40px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg/60px-Flag_of_France_%281976%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romain_Grosjean" title="Romain Grosjean">Romain Grosjean</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">11 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">8 </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">12 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">10 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffdf9f">3 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">13<sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">7 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">10 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">8 </td> <td style="background-color:#dfffdf">9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/35px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/45px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pastor_Maldonado" title="Pastor Maldonado">Pastor Maldonado</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret </td> <td style="background-color:#cfcfff">15 </td> <td style="background-color:#efcfff">Ret 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width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5</td> <td width="1.25%">6</td> <td width="1.25%">7</td> <td width="1.25%">8</td> <td width="1.25%">9 </td> <td width="1.25%">0</td> <td width="1.25%">1</td> <td width="1.25%">2</td> <td width="1.25%">3</td> <td width="1.25%">4</td> <td width="1.25%">5 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0"> <td style="background-color:#E0E0E0">Owner </td> <td colspan="33" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Colin_Chapman" title="Colin Chapman">Colin Chapman</a> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/David_Wickins" title="David Wickins">David Wickins</a> </td> <td colspan="7" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Romano_Artioli" title="Romano Artioli">Romano Artioli</a> </td> <td colspan="21" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Proton_Holdings" title="Proton Holdings">Proton Holdings</a> </td> <td colspan="9" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Geely" title="Geely">Geely</a>/Etika </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0;"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#F0F0F0"><a href="/wiki/Sports_car_racing" title="Sports car racing">Sports racer</a> </td> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Mark_VIII" title="Lotus Mark VIII">VIII</a> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Mark_IX" title="Lotus Mark IX">IX</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Eleven" title="Lotus Eleven">Eleven</a> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_15" title="Lotus 15">15</a> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_17" title="Lotus 17">17</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_19" title="Lotus 19">19</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_23" title="Lotus 23">23</a> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_30" title="Lotus 30">30</a> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus 40">40</a> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_47" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus 47">47</a> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_62" title="Lotus 62">62</a> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0"> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Mark_VI" title="Lotus Mark VI">Mark VI</a> </td> <td colspan="16" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Seven" title="Lotus Seven">Seven</a> </td> <td colspan="7"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_340R" title="Lotus 340R">340R</a> </td> <td colspan="6"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_2-Eleven" title="Lotus 2-Eleven">2‑Eleven</a> </td> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td colspan="4" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a 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style="background-color:#F0F0F0"><a href="/wiki/Coup%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Coupé">Coupé</a> </td> <td colspan="8"> </td> <td colspan="6" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elite#Type_14_(1957–1963)" title="Lotus Elite">Elite</a> </td> <td colspan="1"> </td> <td colspan="9" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elan#Lotus_Elan_1500,_1600,_S2,_S1,S3,_S4,_Sprint" title="Lotus Elan">Elan</a> </td> <td colspan="6"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="22" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Exige" title="Lotus Exige">Exige</a> </td> <td colspan="4" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Emira" title="Lotus Emira">Emira</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0"> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="7"> </td> <td colspan="9" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Europa" title="Lotus Europa">Europa</a> </td> <td colspan="29" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a 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<td colspan="9"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#C0C0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Carlton" title="Lotus Carlton">Carlton</a> </td> <td colspan="7"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Emeya" title="Lotus Emeya">Emeya</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0"> <td rowspan="1" style="background-color:#F0F0F0"><a href="/wiki/SUV" title="SUV">SUV</a> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="10"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td colspan="3" style="background-color:#C0D0C0"><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Eletre" title="Lotus Eletre">Eletre</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#E0E0E0;"> <td colspan="77" style="background-color:#F0F0F0;"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output 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title="Lotus Mark V">Mark V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_12" title="Lotus 12">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_16" title="Lotus 16">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_17" title="Lotus 17">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_18" title="Lotus 18">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_20" title="Lotus 20">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_21" title="Lotus 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_22" title="Lotus 22">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_24" title="Lotus 24">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_25" title="Lotus 25">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_27" title="Lotus 27">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_29" title="Lotus 29">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_31" title="Lotus 31">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_32" title="Lotus 32">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_33" title="Lotus 33">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_34" title="Lotus 34">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_38" title="Lotus 38">38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_39" title="Lotus 39">39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_41" title="Lotus 41">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_42" title="Lotus 42">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_43" title="Lotus 43">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_44" title="Lotus 44">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_48" title="Lotus 48">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_49" title="Lotus 49">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_56" title="Lotus 56">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_59" title="Lotus 59">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_61" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus 61">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_63" title="Lotus 63">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_64" title="Lotus 64">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_66" title="Lotus 66">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_69" title="Lotus 69">69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_70" title="Lotus 70">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_72" title="Lotus 72">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_73" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus 73">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_74" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus 74">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_76" title="Lotus 76">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_77" title="Lotus 77">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_78" title="Lotus 78">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_79" title="Lotus 79">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_80" title="Lotus 80">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_81" title="Lotus 81">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_88#Design" title="Lotus 88">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_87" title="Lotus 87">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_88" title="Lotus 88">88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_91" title="Lotus 91">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_92" title="Lotus 92">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_93T" title="Lotus 93T">93T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_94T" title="Lotus 94T">94T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_95T" title="Lotus 95T">95T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_96T" title="Lotus 96T">96T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_97T" title="Lotus 97T">97T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_98T" title="Lotus 98T">98T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_99T" title="Lotus 99T">99T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_100T" title="Lotus 100T">100T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_101" title="Lotus 101">101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_102" title="Lotus 102">102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_107" title="Lotus 107">107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_109" title="Lotus 109">109</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_112" title="Lotus 112">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Esprit_GT1" title="Lotus Esprit GT1">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elise_GT1" title="Lotus Elise GT1">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_119" title="Lotus 119">119</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_T125" title="Lotus T125">T125</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_T127" title="Lotus T127">T127</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_T128_(Formula_One_car)" title="Lotus T128 (Formula One car)">T128 F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_T128_(Le_Mans_Prototype)" title="Lotus T128 (Le Mans Prototype)">T128 LMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CLM_P1/01" title="CLM P1/01">T129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E20" title="Lotus E20">E20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E21" title="Lotus E21">E21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E22" title="Lotus E22">E22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_E23_Hybrid" title="Lotus E23 Hybrid">E23 Hybrid</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5f5"> <th style="text-align:right; padding:0.5em">Related cars </th> <td style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caterham_7" title="Caterham 7">Caterham Seven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Cortina" title="Lotus Cortina">Ford Cortina Lotus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chrysler_Sunbeam#Sunbeam_Ti_and_Sunbeam_Lotus" title="Chrysler Sunbeam">Talbot Sunbeam Lotus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMC_DeLorean" title="DMC DeLorean">DeLorean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennessey_Venom_GT" title="Hennessey Venom GT">Hennessey Venom GT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Sportscars" title="Westfield Sportscars">Westfield Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isuzu_Piazza" title="Isuzu Piazza">Isuzu Piazza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_(C4)#ZR-1_(1990–1995)" title="Chevrolet Corvette (C4)">Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Carlton" title="Lotus Carlton">Opel Lotus Omega/Vauxhall Lotus Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elan#Kia_Elan" title="Lotus Elan">Kia Elan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opel_Speedster" title="Opel Speedster">Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tesla_Roadster_(first_generation)" title="Tesla Roadster (first generation)">Tesla Roadster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton_EMAS" title="Proton EMAS">Proton EMAS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus-Radford_Type_62-2" title="Lotus-Radford Type 62-2">Lotus-Radford Type 62-2</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; padding:0.5em">Concept cars </th> <td style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_APX" title="Lotus APX">APX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elan#2013_Elan_show_car" title="Lotus Elan">Elan Concept</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elite#Elite_concept" title="Lotus Elite">Elite Concept</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Elise#Elise_Concept" title="Lotus Elise">Elise Concept</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Ethos" title="Lotus Ethos">CityCar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Eterne" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Eterne">Eterne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Emotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Emotion">Emotion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Esprit#Background" title="Lotus Esprit">Esprit M70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Esprit#Styling_concept_(2010)" title="Lotus Esprit">Esprit Concept</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Ethos" title="Lotus Ethos">Ethos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Etna" title="Lotus Etna">Etna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_M250" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus M250">M250</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_M90" title="Lotus M90">M90</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; padding:0.5em">Future cars </th> <td style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Type_134" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Type 134"><i>Type 134</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Type_135" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Type 135"><i>Type 135</i></a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5f5f5"> <th style="text-align:right; padding:0.5em">Key figures </th> <td style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Chapman" title="Colin Chapman">Colin Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Rudd" title="Tony Rudd">Tony Rudd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romano_Artioli" title="Romano Artioli">Romano Artioli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dany_Bahar" title="Dany Bahar">Dany Bahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Terry" title="Len Terry">Len Terry</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:right; padding:0.5em">Group Lotus </th> <td 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href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Grand_Prix_results" title="Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racing_Bulls" title="Racing Bulls">Racing Bulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull</a> (<a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Grand_Prix_results" title="Red Bull Racing Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauber_Motorsport" title="Sauber Motorsport">Sauber</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sauber_Grand_Prix_results" title="Sauber Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_Racing" title="Williams Racing">Williams</a> (<a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_results" title="Williams Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_von_Falkenhausen_Motorenbau" title="Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau">AFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Automobiles_Gonfaronnaises_Sportives" title="Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives">AGS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_in_Formula_One" title="Alfa Romeo in Formula One">Alfa Romeo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Grand_Prix_results" title="Alfa Romeo Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_AlphaTauri" title="Scuderia AlphaTauri">AlphaTauri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alta_Car_and_Engineering_Company" title="Alta Car and Engineering Company">Alta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Amon_Racing" title="Chris Amon Racing">Amon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Moda_Formula" title="Andrea Moda Formula">Andrea Moda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollon_(Formula_One)" title="Apollon (Formula One)">Apollon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrows_Grand_Prix_International" title="Arrows Grand Prix International">Arrows</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arrows_Grand_Prix_results" title="Arrows Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arzani-Volpini" title="Arzani-Volpini">Arzani-Volpini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Butterworth" title="Aston Butterworth">Aston-Butterworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Automobili_Turismo_e_Sport" title="Automobili Turismo e Sport">ATS (Italy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ATS_Wheels" title="ATS Wheels">ATS (Germany)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_American_Racing" title="British American Racing">BAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Behra-Porsche" title="Behra-Porsche">Behra-Porsche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellasi" title="Bellasi">Bellasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benetton_Formula" title="Benetton Formula">Benetton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Benetton_Grand_Prix_results" title="Benetton Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMW_in_Formula_One" title="BMW in Formula One">BMW</a> (<a href="/wiki/BMW_Grand_Prix_results" title="BMW Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boro_(Formula_One)" title="Boro (Formula One)">Boro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brabham" title="Brabham">Brabham</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brabham_Grand_Prix_results" title="Brabham Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brawn_GP" title="Brawn GP">Brawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Racing_Motors" title="British Racing Motors">BRM</a> (<a href="/wiki/BRM_Grand_Prix_results" title="BRM Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Racing_Partnership" title="British Racing Partnership">BRP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bugatti" title="Bugatti">Bugatti</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bugatti_Grand_Prix_results" title="Bugatti Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caterham_F1" title="Caterham F1">Caterham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cisitalia" title="Cisitalia">Cisitalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Coloni" title="Scuderia Coloni">Coloni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connaught_Engineering" title="Connaught Engineering">Connaught</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connew" title="Connew">Connew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooper_Car_Company" title="Cooper Car Company">Cooper</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cooper_Grand_Prix_results" title="Cooper Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallara" title="Dallara">Dallara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Tomaso" title="De Tomaso">De Tomaso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrington-Francis" title="Derrington-Francis">Derrington-Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_American_Racers" title="All American Racers">Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eifelland" title="Eifelland">Eifelland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeryson" title="Emeryson">Emeryson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eisenacher_Motorenwerk" title="Eisenacher Motorenwerk">EMW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89curie_Nationale_Belge" title="Écurie Nationale Belge">ENB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_Racing" title="Ensign Racing">Ensign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Racing_Automobiles" title="English Racing Automobiles">ERA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EuroBrun" title="EuroBrun">EuroBrun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Research" title="Ferguson Research">Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fittipaldi_Automotive" title="Fittipaldi Automotive">Fittipaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fondmetal" title="Fondmetal">Fondmetal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Footwork_Arrows" title="Footwork Arrows">Footwork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Force_India" title="Force India">Force India</a> (<a href="/wiki/Force_India_Grand_Prix_results" title="Force India Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racing_Point_Force_India" title="Racing Point Force India">Force India (Racing Point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forti" title="Forti">Forti</a> (<a href="/wiki/Forti_racing_record" title="Forti racing record">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazer_Nash" title="Frazer Nash">Frazer Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fry_(racing_team)" title="Fry (racing team)">Fry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilby_Engineering" title="Gilby Engineering">Gilby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordini" title="Gordini">Gordini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Greifzu" title="Paul Greifzu">Greifzu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hesketh_Racing" title="Hesketh Racing">Hesketh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_Hill" title="Embassy Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_in_Formula_One" title="Honda in Formula One">Honda</a> (<a href="/wiki/Honda_Grand_Prix_results" title="Honda Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HRT_Formula_1_Team" title="HRT Formula 1 Team">HRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hersham_and_Walton_Motors" title="Hersham and Walton Motors">HWM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Racing" title="Jaguar Racing">Jaguar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JBW" title="JBW">JBW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Grand_Prix" title="Jordan Grand Prix">Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jordan_Grand_Prix_results" title="Jordan Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kauhsen" title="Kauhsen">Kauhsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klenk" title="Klenk">Klenk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kojima_Engineering" title="Kojima Engineering">Kojima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurtis_Kraft" title="Kurtis Kraft">Kurtis Kraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Lancia" title="Scuderia Lancia">Lancia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larrousse" title="Larrousse">Larrousse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDS_(automobile)" title="LDS (automobile)">LDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LEC_Refrigeration_Racing" title="LEC Refrigeration Racing">LEC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyton_House_Racing" title="Leyton House Racing">Leyton House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Racing_Engines" title="Life Racing Engines">Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89quipe_Ligier" title="Équipe Ligier">Ligier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lola_Cars" title="Lola Cars">Lola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haas_Lola" title="Haas Lola">Lola (Haas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MasterCard_Lola" title="MasterCard Lola">Lola (MasterCard)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus" title="Team Lotus">Lotus (1958–1994)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lotus_Grand_Prix_results" title="Lotus Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Lotus_(2010%E2%80%932011)" title="Team Lotus (2010–2011)">Lotus (2010–2011)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lotus (2012–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyncar" title="Lyncar">Lyncar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maki_Engineering" title="Maki Engineering">Maki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Engineering" title="March Engineering">March</a> (<a href="/wiki/March_Grand_Prix_results" title="March Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Automobiles_Martini" title="Automobiles Martini">Martini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marussia_F1" title="Marussia F1">Marussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maserati_in_motorsport" title="Maserati in motorsport">Maserati</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maserati_Grand_Prix_results" title="Maserati Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equipe_Matra_Sports" title="Equipe Matra Sports">Matra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MBM_(automobile)" title="MBM (automobile)">MBM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGuire_(Formula_One)" title="McGuire (Formula One)">McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merzario" title="Merzario">Merzario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_F1_Racing" title="Midland F1 Racing">Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scuderia_Milano" title="Scuderia Milano">Milano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minardi" title="Minardi">Minardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modena_(racing_team)" title="Modena (racing team)">Modena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manor_Racing" title="Manor Racing">MRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onyx_Grand_Prix" title="Onyx Grand Prix">Onyx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O.S.C.A." title="O.S.C.A.">OSCA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osella" title="Osella">Osella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Racing" title="Pacific Racing">Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vel%27s_Parnelli_Jones_Racing" title="Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing">Parnelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Penske</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penske_Grand_Prix_results" title="Penske Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porsche_in_motorsport" title="Porsche in motorsport">Porsche</a> (<a href="/wiki/Porsche_Grand_Prix_results" title="Porsche Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prost_Grand_Prix" title="Prost Grand Prix">Prost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protos_(constructor)" title="Protos (constructor)">Protos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racing_Point_F1_Team" title="Racing Point F1 Team">Racing Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAM_Racing" title="RAM Racing">RAM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Realpha" title="Realpha">Realpha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebaque" title="Rebaque">Rebaque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renault_in_Formula_One" title="Renault in Formula One">Renault</a> (<a href="/wiki/Renault_Grand_Prix_results" title="Renault Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reynard_Motorsport" title="Reynard Motorsport">Reynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rial_Racing" title="Rial Racing">Rial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarab_(constructor)" title="Scarab (constructor)">Scarab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scirocco-Powell" title="Scirocco-Powell">Scirocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Racing_Cars" title="Shadow Racing Cars">Shadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Racing_Cars" title="Shannon Racing Cars">Shannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simtek" title="Simtek">Simtek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_Racing" title="Spirit Racing">Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spyker_F1" title="Spyker F1">Spyker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stebro" title="Stebro">Stebro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Grand_Prix" title="Stewart Grand Prix">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Aguri_F1" title="Super Aguri F1">Super Aguri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surtees_Racing_Organisation" title="Surtees Racing 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Racing">Tyrrell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tyrrell_Grand_Prix_results" title="Tyrrell Grand Prix results">results</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanwall" title="Vanwall">Vanwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veritas_(automobile)" title="Veritas (automobile)">Veritas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Racing" title="Virgin Racing">Virgin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Williams_Racing_Cars" title="Frank Williams Racing Cars">Williams (FWRC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Wolf_Racing" title="Walter Wolf Racing">Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakspeed" title="Zakspeed">Zakspeed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audi_in_Formula_One" title="Audi in Formula One">Audi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bravo_F1" title="Bravo F1">Bravo F1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadillac_in_Formula_One" title="Cadillac in Formula One">Cadillac</a> (confirmed for 2026)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAMS" title="DAMS">DAMS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direxiv" title="Direxiv">Direxiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dome_(constructor)" title="Dome (constructor)">Dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Racing" title="First Racing">FIRST</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitech_Grand_Prix#Formula_One" title="Hitech Grand Prix">Hitech GP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Finance" title="Phoenix Finance">Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prodrive_F1" title="Prodrive F1">Prodrive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stefan_Grand_Prix" title="Stefan Grand Prix">Stefan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_F1_Team" title="US F1 Team">US F1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Dennis" title="Alexander Dennis">Alexander Dennis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Plaxton" title="Plaxton">Plaxton</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrival_(company)" title="Arrival (company)">Arrival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BEDEO" title="BEDEO">BEDEO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eagle" title="Dennis Eagle">Dennis Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBC_Vehicles" title="IBC Vehicles">IBC Vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JCB_(heavy_equipment_manufacturer)" title="JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)">JCB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Trucks" title="Leyland Trucks">Leyland Trucks</a></li> <li><a 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Chassis Engineering">Alternative Chassis Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aveling-Barford" title="Aveling-Barford">Aveling-Barford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AWD_Trucks" title="AWD Trucks">AWD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Vehicles" title="Bedford Vehicles">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Commercial_Vehicles" title="Bristol Commercial Vehicles">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_United_Traction" title="British United Traction">British United Traction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlyle_Works" title="Carlyle Works">Carlyle Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_H_Roe" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles H Roe">Charles H Roe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clough,_Smith" title="Clough, Smith">Clough, Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commer" title="Commer">Commer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossley_Motors" title="Crossley Motors">Crossley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daimler_Company" title="Daimler Company">Daimler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Specialist_Vehicles" title="Dennis Specialist Vehicles">Dennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duple_Coachbuilders" title="Duple Coachbuilders">Duple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Coachbuilders" title="East Lancashire Coachbuilders">East Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Coach_Works" title="Eastern Coach Works">Eastern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ERF_(truck_manufacturer)" title="ERF (truck manufacturer)">ERF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foden_Trucks" title="Foden Trucks">Foden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_of_Britain" title="Ford of Britain">Ford</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Southampton_plant" title="Ford Southampton plant">Southampton</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Motors" title="Guy Motors">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_UK_Manufacturing" title="Honda UK Manufacturing">Honda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J_%26_E_Hall" title="J & E Hall">Hallford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jensen_Motors" title="Jensen Motors">Jensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karrier" title="Karrier">Karrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDV_Group" title="LDV Group">LDV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Bus" title="Leyland Bus">Leyland Bus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyland_DAF" title="Leyland DAF">Leyland DAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyland_Motors" title="Leyland Motors">Leyland Motors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Taxi_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="London Taxi Company">London Taxi Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longwell_Green_Coachworks" title="Longwell Green Coachworks">Longwell Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Bus" title="Marshall Bus">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maudslay_Motor_Company" title="Maudslay Motor Company">Maudslay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Cammell_Weymann" title="Metro Cammell Weymann">Metro Cammell Weymann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modec" title="Modec">Modec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison-Electricar" title="Morrison-Electricar">Morrison-Electricar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Counties_Motor_%26_Engineering_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Counties Motor & Engineering Company">Northern Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_Royal_Vehicles" title="Park Royal Vehicles">Park Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reeve_Burgess" title="Reeve Burgess">Reeve Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scammell" class="mw-redirect" title="Scammell">Scammell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seddon_Atkinson" title="Seddon Atkinson">Seddon Atkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentinel_Waggon_Works" title="Sentinel Waggon Works">Sentinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelvoke_%26_Drewry" class="mw-redirect" title="Shelvoke & Drewry">Shelvoke & Drewry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_Electric_Vehicles" title="Smith Electric Vehicles">Smith EV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevens_Vehicles" title="Stevens Vehicles">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straker-Squire" title="Straker-Squire">Straker-Squire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbeam_Commercial_Vehicles" title="Sunbeam Commercial Vehicles">Sunbeam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornycroft" title="Thornycroft">Thornycroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilling-Stevens" title="Tilling-Stevens">Tilling-Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(motor_vehicles)" title="Vulcan (motor vehicles)">Vulcan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadham_Stringer" title="Wadham Stringer">Wadham Stringer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_%26_Edwards" title="Wales & Edwards">Wales & Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Alexander_Coachbuilders" title="Walter Alexander Coachbuilders">Walter Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willowbrook_(bus_manufacturer)" title="Willowbrook (bus manufacturer)">Willowbrook</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Motorsport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Motorsport in the United Kingdom">Motorsport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Engine_Research" title="Advanced Engine Research">Advanced Engine Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpine_F1_Team" title="Alpine F1 Team">Alpine F1 Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin_in_Formula_One" title="Aston Martin in Formula One">AMR GP Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Motorsport" title="Arena Motorsport">Arena Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlin_Motorsport" title="Carlin Motorsport">Carlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chevron_Racing_Cars" class="mw-redirect" title="Chevron Racing Cars">Chevron Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Morrison_(driver)" title="Phil Morrison (driver)">Driftworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judd_(engine)" title="Judd (engine)">Engine Developments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_World_Rally_Team" title="Ford World Rally Team">Ford World Rally Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortec_Motorsport" title="Fortec Motorsport">Fortec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_Technology" title="Gibson Technology">Gibson Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hewland" title="Hewland">Hewland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahn_Design" title="Kahn Design">Kahn Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilmor" title="Ilmor">Ilmor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lola_Cars" title="Lola Cars">Lola Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLaren" title="McLaren">McLaren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains" title="Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains">Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_in_Formula_One" title="Mercedes-Benz in Formula One">Mercedes AMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-Sport" title="M-Sport">M-Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munchi%27s_Ford_World_Rally_Team" title="Munchi's Ford World Rally Team">Munchi's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prodrive" title="Prodrive">Prodrive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radical_Sportscars" title="Radical Sportscars">Radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing" title="Red Bull Racing">Red Bull Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rodin_Motorsport" title="Rodin Motorsport">Rodin Motorsport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RML_Group" title="RML Group">RML Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Dowson_Engineering" title="Roger Dowson Engineering">Roger Dowson Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumo_Power" title="Sumo Power">Sumo Power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Dynamics" title="Team Dynamics">Team Dynamics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Eight_Racing" title="Triple Eight Racing">Triple Eight Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Diemen" title="Van Diemen">Van Diemen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_Grand_Prix_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Williams Grand Prix Engineering">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wirth_Research" title="Wirth Research">Wirth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xtrac" class="mw-redirect" title="Xtrac">Xtrac</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_car_manufacturers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom">Passenger car<br />producers</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariel_Motor_Company" title="Ariel Motor Company">Ariel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin" title="Aston Martin">Aston Martin</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lagonda" title="Lagonda">Lagonda</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volkswagen_Group" title="Volkswagen Group">Volkswagen Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bentley" title="Bentley">Bentley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bentley_Crewe" title="Bentley Crewe">Crewe plant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BMW" title="BMW">BMW</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mini_(marque)" title="Mini (marque)">Mini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_Oxford" title="Plant Oxford">Oxford plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pressed_Steel_Company" title="Pressed Steel Company">Swindon plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars" title="Rolls-Royce Motor Cars">Rolls-Royce</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Goodwood_plant" title="Goodwood plant">Goodwood plant</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briggs_Automotive_Company" title="Briggs Automotive Company">Briggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caterham_Cars" title="Caterham Cars">Caterham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Brown_Automotive" title="David Brown Automotive">David Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginetta_Cars" title="Ginetta Cars">Ginetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Land_Rover" title="Jaguar Land Rover">Jaguar Land Rover</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Cars" title="Jaguar Cars">Jaguar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land_Rover" title="Land Rover">Land Rover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Bromwich_Assembly" title="Castle Bromwich Assembly">Castle Bromwich plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Land_Rover_Gaydon_Centre" title="Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre">Gaydon Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Land_Rover_Halewood" title="Jaguar Land Rover Halewood">Halewood plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solihull_plant" title="Solihull plant">Solihull plant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitley_plant" title="Whitley plant">Whitley Engineering Centre</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightning_Car_Company" title="Lightning Car Company">Lightning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geely" title="Geely">Geely</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Cars" title="Lotus Cars">Lotus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLaren_Automotive" title="McLaren Automotive">McLaren</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McLaren_Technology_Centre" title="McLaren Technology Centre">McLaren Technology Centre</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAIC_Motor_UK" title="SAIC Motor UK">SAIC Motor UK</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MG_Motor" title="MG Motor">MG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LDV_Group" title="LDV Group">Eco Concept</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Motor_Company" title="Morgan Motor Company">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nissan_Motor_Manufacturing_UK" title="Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK">Nissan UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noble_Automotive" title="Noble Automotive">Noble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overfinch" title="Overfinch">Overfinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radical_Sportscars" title="Radical Sportscars">Radical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spyker_Cars" title="Spyker Cars">Spyker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Manufacturing_UK" title="Toyota Manufacturing UK">Toyota UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TVR" title="TVR">TVR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vauxhall_Motors" title="Vauxhall Motors">Vauxhall</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vauxhall_Ellesmere_Port" title="Vauxhall Ellesmere Port">Ellesmere Port</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Sportscars" title="Westfield Sportscars">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenos_Cars" title="Zenos Cars">Zenos</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Kit_car" title="Kit car">Kit cars</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Caterham_Cars" title="Caterham Cars">Caterham</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Davrian" title="Davrian">Davrian</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/GKD_sports_cars" class="mw-redirect" title="GKD sports cars">GKD</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/GTM_Cars" title="GTM Cars">GTM</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/JBA_Motors" title="JBA Motors">JBA Motors</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marc_Nordon_Racing" title="Marc Nordon Racing">Marc Nordon Racing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Onyx_Sports_Cars" title="Onyx Sports Cars">Onyx</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Quantum_Sports_Cars" title="Quantum Sports Cars">Quantum</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sylva_Autokits" title="Sylva Autokits">Sylva</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ultima_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultima Sports">Ultima Sports</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Westfield_Sportscars" title="Westfield Sportscars">Westfield</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allard_Motor_Company" title="Allard Motor Company">Allard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvis_Car_and_Engineering_Company" title="Alvis Car and Engineering Company">Alvis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Siddeley" title="Armstrong Siddeley">Armstrong Siddeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ascari_Cars" title="Ascari Cars">Ascari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Motor_Company" title="Austin Motor Company">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin-Healey" title="Austin-Healey">Austin-Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belsize_Motors" title="Belsize Motors">Belsize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharp%27s_Commercials" title="Sharp's Commercials">Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brabham_Automotive" title="Brabham Automotive">Brabham Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_Cars" title="Bristol Cars">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Motor_Corporation" title="British Motor Corporation">BMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Motor_Holdings" title="British Motor Holdings">BMH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Leyland" title="British Leyland">British Leyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caparo_Vehicle_Technologies" title="Caparo Vehicle Technologies">Caparo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cl%C3%A9ment-Talbot" title="Clément-Talbot">Clément-Talbot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daimler_Company" title="Daimler Company">Daimler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Cars" title="Eagle Cars">Eagle Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Car_Corporation" title="Electric Car Corporation">Electric Car Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fenix_Automotive" title="Fenix Automotive">Fenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_of_Britain" title="Ford of Britain">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frazer_Nash" title="Frazer Nash">Frazer Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbern" title="Gilbern">Gilbern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jensen_Motors" title="Jensen Motors">Jensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jowett_Cars" title="Jowett Cars">Jowett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanchester_Motor_Company" title="Lanchester Motor Company">Lanchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lister_Motor_Company" title="Lister Motor Company">Lister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Engineering" title="Marcos Engineering">Marcos Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Melling" title="Al Melling">Melling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_Rover_Group" title="MG Rover Group">MG Rover</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MG_Motor" title="MG Motor">MG</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_plant" title="Longbridge plant">Longbridge plant</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_Motors" title="Morris Motors">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peel_Engineering_Company" title="Peel Engineering Company">Peel Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Motors" title="Reliant Motors">Reliant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riley_Motor" title="Riley Motor">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rootes_Group" title="Rootes Group">Rootes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryton_plant" title="Ryton plant">Ryton plant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rover_Company" title="Rover Company">Rover Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rover_Group" title="Rover Group">Rover Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Motor_Company" title="Standard Motor Company">Standard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbeam_Motor_Car_Company" title="Sunbeam Motor Car Company">Sunbeam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunbeam-Talbot" title="Sunbeam-Talbot">Sunbeam-Talbot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triumph_Motor_Company" title="Triumph Motor Company">Triumph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trojan_(automobile)" title="Trojan (automobile)">Trojan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolseley_Motors" title="Wolseley Motors">Wolseley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Suppliers and<br />consultancies</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cosworth" title="Cosworth">Cosworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cummins_UK" title="Cummins UK">Cummins UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunlop_Tyres" title="Dunlop Tyres">Dunlop Tyres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GKN" title="GKN">GKN</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GKN_Driveline" class="mw-redirect" title="GKN Driveline">GKN Driveline</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Thermal_Systems" title="Grayson Thermal Systems">Grayson Thermal Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Matthey" title="Johnson Matthey">Johnson Matthey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kahn_Design" title="Kahn Design">Kahn Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_Cars#Lotus_Engineering" title="Lotus Cars">Lotus Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbrook_Proving_Ground" title="Millbrook Proving Ground">Millbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_Industry_Research_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor Industry Research Association">MIRA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perkins_Engines" title="Perkins Engines">Perkins Engines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pilkington" title="Pilkington">Pilkington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaife" title="Quaife">Quaife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricardo_plc" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricardo plc">Ricardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tata_Steel_Europe" title="Tata Steel Europe">Tata Steel Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tickford" title="Tickford">Tickford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_Research_Laboratory" title="Transport Research Laboratory">Transport Research Laboratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unipart" title="Unipart">Unipart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMG,_University_of_Warwick" title="WMG, University of Warwick">WMG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wipac" title="Wipac">Wipac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zytek_Automotive" title="Zytek Automotive">Zytek Automotive</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Panels" title="Abbey Panels">Abbey Panels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caparo_Vehicle_Technologies" title="Caparo Vehicle Technologies">Caparo Vehicle Technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunlop_Rubber" title="Dunlop Rubber">Dunlop Rubber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferodo" title="Ferodo">Ferodo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L_Gardner_%26_Sons" class="mw-redirect" title="L Gardner & Sons">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Spicer" title="Hardy Spicer">Hardy Spicer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Meadows" title="Henry Meadows">Henry Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laycock_Engineering" title="Laycock Engineering">Laycock Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Industries" title="Lucas Industries">Lucas Industries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LucasVarity" title="LucasVarity">LucasVarity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomkins_plc" title="Tomkins plc">Tomkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_and_Poppe" title="White and Poppe">White and Poppe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dealerships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Clark_Automobiles" title="Arnold Clark Automobiles">Arnold Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carcraft" title="Carcraft">Carcraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Retail_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford Retail Group">Ford Retail Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Group_1_Automotive" title="Group 1 Automotive">Group 1 Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inchcape_plc" title="Inchcape plc">Inchcape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jardine_Motors_Group" title="Jardine Motors Group">Jardine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JCT600" title="JCT600">JCT600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lookers" title="Lookers">Lookers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H.R._Owen" title="H.R. Owen">H.R. 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