Most of the cars entered that year were sports cars, and they included a large number of Lotus 11s, the definitive Coventry Climax-powered sports racer, led by the Team Lotus entries for Chapman, driven by Cliff Allison and Reg Bicknell. A new Formula Two regulation was announced for 1957, and in Britain, several organizers ran races for the new regulations during the course of 1956. Team Lotus was split off from Lotus Engineering in 1954. Lotus achieved rapid success with the 1953 Mk 6 and the 1954 Mk 8 sports cars. In 2011, Team Lotus's iconic black-and-gold livery returned to F1 as the livery of the Lotus Renault GP team, sponsored by Lotus Cars, and in 2012 the team was re-branded completely as Lotus F1 Team.Ĭolin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Lotus name returned to Formula One in 2010 as Tony Fernandes's Lotus Racing team. Under the direction of founder and chief designer Colin Chapman, Lotus was responsible for many innovative and experimental developments in critical motorsport, in both technical and commercial arenas. More than ten years after its last race, Team Lotus remained one of the most successful racing teams of all time, winning seven Formula One Constructors' titles, six Drivers' Championships, and the Indianapolis 500 in the United States between 19. The team ran cars in many motorsport categories including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, Ind圜ar, and sports car racing. Team Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. Lotus as a Formula One chassis constructor Formula One World Championship career

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