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| Lotus 21 | |
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| Race Car | |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Lotus |
| Designer | Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort) |
| Predecessor | Lotus 18 |
| Successor | Lotus 24 / Lotus 25 |
| Chassis | |
| Suspension (front) | |
| Suspension (rear) | |
| Engine | Coventry Climax FPF |
| Electric_motor | {{{Electric motor}}} |
| Battery | {{{Battery}}} |
| Power | |
| Transmission | ZF 5DS10 |
| Weight | {{{Weight}}} |
| Fuel | |
| Brakes | {{{Brakes}}} |
| Tyres | |
| Notable entrants | |
| Notable drivers | |
| Debut | 1961 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Races competed | |
| Race victories | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Constructors' Championships | |
| Drivers' Championships | |
| Pole positions | |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
The Lotus 21 was a Formula One racing car [1] designed by Colin Chapman. It was a mid-engined design using a tubular spaceframe structure skinned with fibreglass panels, of a more advanced build than seen in the Lotus 18. Powered by the 1.5-litre Coventry Climax FPF 4-cylinder engine, it used disc brakes all round.
Used by the works Lotus team and the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team in 1961, the 21 was the first works Lotus to win a Formula One Grand Prix, in the hands of Innes Ireland at the 1961 United States Grand Prix. (Previous victories were taken by Rob Walker's team). Customer teams continued to use it up to 1965. It was soon rendered obsolete by the Lotus 24 and the monocoque Lotus 25 introduced for the 1962 Formula One season.[2]
Scale models and die cast[]
- Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 241 (production 1963–1969), approximately O scale (1:44).[3]
Complete Formula One World Championship results[]
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyre | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | WCC |
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| 1961 | Team Lotus | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | 321 | 2nd | |||
 Jim Clark
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10 | 3F | 12 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | ||||||||
| Innes Ireland
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DNS | Ret | 4 | 10 | NC | 1 | ||||||||||
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Stirling Moss
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Ret | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Ecurie Nationale Suisse | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | 36 (38)2 | 2nd | ||
 Jo Siffert
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DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Ecurie Filipinetti | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Hall |  Jim Hall
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DNS | ||||||||||||||
| Ernie Pieterse |  Ernie Pieterse
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10 | ||||||||||||||
| Neville Lederle | Neville Lederle
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6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Lawson Organisation | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | 54 (74)2 | 1st | |
| Ernie Pieterse
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Ret | |||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Lawson Organisation | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | 54 (58)2 | 1st | |
| Ernie Pieterse
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DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Scuderia Scribante | Neville Lederle
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DNQ |
1 17 points were scored using the Lotus 21, the other 15 points were scored using other Lotus models
2 All points were scored using other Lotus models
References[]
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