Lotus 49
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The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was designed around the Cosworth DFV engine that would power most of the Formula One grid through the 1970s. It was one of the first F1 cars to use a stressed member engine combined with a monocoque to reduce weight, with other teams adopting the concept after its success.[5] An iteration of it, the 49B, also pioneered the use of aerofoils to generate downforce.
Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Colin Chapman (Technical director) Maurice Philippe (Chief designer) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Lotus 43 | ||||||||||
Successor | Lotus 63 / Lotus 72 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
Axle track | 1,524mm (60in) front and 1,549mm (61in) rear[3] | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,413 mm (95.0 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV, 2,998 cc (183 cu in), V8, NA, mid-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Hewland-Lotus 5-speed manual gearbox | ||||||||||
Power | 420-440 hp @ 9,000-10,000 rpm[4] | ||||||||||
Weight | 501 kg (1,105 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Esso (9 GP), Shell | ||||||||||
Tyres | Firestone, Dunlop | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Gold Leaf Team Lotus Rob Walker Racing Team | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | Jim Clark Graham Hill Mario Andretti Jochen Rindt Jo Siffert Emerson Fittipaldi | ||||||||||
Debut | 1967 Dutch Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 2 (1968, 1970^) | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 (Graham Hill, 1968 / Jochen Rindt, 1970) |
Jim Clark won on the car's debut, in 1967, and it would also provide him with the last win of his career, in 1968. Graham Hill went on to win that year's title and the car continued winning races until 1970.