Lotus 24
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Racing car |
|Car_name = Lotus 24
|Image = Lotus 24 2018 Silverstone Classic (33154067588).jpg
|caption = Lotus 24 BRM at the Silverstone Classic in 2018.
|Category = Formula One
|WC_results_only = Y
|Constructor = Team Lotus
| Predecessor = 21
| Successor = 25
|Designer = Colin Chapman
|Team = Team Lotus
Brabham Racing Organisation
UDT Laystall Racing Team
Siffert Racing Team
|Drivers = {{flagicon|UK}} Trevor Taylor
{{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant
{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon
{{flagicon|UK}} Innes Ireland
{{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory
{{flagicon|USA}} Roger Penske
|Chassis = Steel spaceframe
|Front suspension = Double wishbone, with inboard coilover spring/damper units.
|Rear suspension = Lower wishbone, top link and radius rod suspension, with outboard coilover spring/damper units.
|Engine name = Coventry Climax FWMV, 1496cc, 90° V8
BRM P56, 1498 cc, 90° V8
Naturally aspirated
|Engine position = mid-mounted
|Gearbox name = ZF 5DS10
|Gears = 5-speed
|Type = manual
|Differential =
|Fuel =
|Tyres = Dunlop
|Debut = 1962 Dutch Grand Prix
|Races = 49
|Wins = 0
|Cons_champ = 0
|Drivers_champ = 0
|Poles = 0
|Fastest_laps = 0
| Podiums = 1
}}
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The Lotus 24 was a Formula One racing carAutomobile Year, No. 10, 1962-1963, Page 198. designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season. Despite some early success in non-Championship Grands Prix, it was eclipsed by the technically superior Lotus 25 and rarely featured in the points in World Championship races.
Concept
Having devised the monocoque Lotus 25 for use by the works team, Colin Chapman decided to build a 'conventional' back-up spaceframe design which he would also sell to privateers. The 24 was a completely different design from its predecessor, the 21, and used much of the same suspension as the 25. Both Coventry Climax FWMV and BRM P56 engines were generally fitted, with at least one example running with the Coventry Climax FPF four-cylinder.
Racing history
File:Taylor at 1962 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix.]]
The Lotus 24 made its debut at the 1962 Brussels Grand Prix. Jim Clark put it in pole position for the first heat, but retired after only one lap. Two weeks later Clark won the Lombank Trophy race at Snetterton. Its first World Championship event was the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, where it finished second with Trevor Taylor. However, that would be its best Championship finish; the Lotus 25 had arrived on the scene and was obviously the way ahead, much to the chagrin of those who had paid good money for their 24. Colin Chapman had promised his customers that the team cars would be mechanically identical to the customer cars, leaving himself free to alter what he classified as the cars' "bodywork".{{cite magazine | title = Lotus "Ramlösa" - Segervagnen i Spa |trans-title=Lotus' Frameless: the Victory Machine at Spa | pages = 6–7 | language = sv | last = Blunsden | first = John | location = Lerum, Sweden | magazine = Illustrerad Motor Sport | number = 7–8 | date = July 1962 }}
The 24 continued to be run by private teams in 1963 and 1964 with limited success, and by 1965 only one World Championship entry was made, Brian Gubby failing to qualify for the British Grand Prix.
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=World Championship results=
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Engine ! Driver ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Points{{refn|Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, but only the best placed car for each make was eligible to score points. In 1962 only the best five results from the season were retained, and only the best six results for 1963, 1964 and 1965.|name=Points|group="N"}} ! WCC |
| rowspan="16"| {{F1|1962}}
|rowspan="2"| Team Lotus | | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | |rowspan="9" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 36 (38){{refn|Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, but only the best placed car for each make was eligible to score points. In 1962 only the best five results from the season were retained, and only the best six results for 1963, 1964 and 1965.|name=Points|group="N"}} |rowspan="9" style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |
|---|
| Trevor Taylor
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |
| Brabham Racing Organisation
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | | | |
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
| WD |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | WD |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |
| Dupont Team Zerex
| | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | | |
| John Mecom
|rowspan="2"| Climax L4 | | | | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | | |
| Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
| | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | |
| rowspan="3"| UDT Laystall Racing Team
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |
| rowspan="2"| Masten Gregory
| | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | | | |
| rowspan="7"| BRM V8
| | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7 | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | |rowspan="7" | 1{{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-BRM cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusBRM|group="N"}} |rowspan="7" | 8th |
| rowspan="4"| Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel
| | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | | | | |
| Wolfgang Seidel
| | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | |
| Tony Shelly
| | | | | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | |
| Günther Seiffert
| | | | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | |
| rowspan="2"| Ecurie Filipinetti
| | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | |
| Heinz Schiller
| | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |
| rowspan="14"| {{F1|1963}}
|rowspan="2"| British Racing Partnership | | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA |rowspan="5" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 54 (74){{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-Climax cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusClimax|group="N"}} |rowspan="5" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| Innes Ireland
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | | |
| Bernard Collomb
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 | | | | |
| rowspan="6"| Reg Parnell Racing
| | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | | | | | | |
| Mike Hailwood
| | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | | | | | |
| rowspan="9"| BRM V8
| | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 | |rowspan="9" | 4{{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-BRM cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusBRM|group="N"}} |rowspan="9" | 8th |
| Roger Ward
| | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |
| Chris Amon
| | | | | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |
| rowspan="2"| Masten Gregory
| | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 | | | | | |
| Tim Parnell
| | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | |
| Ecurie Filipinetti
| | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NC | | | | | | |
| British Racing Partnership
| Jim Hall |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8 | |
| Siffert Racing Team
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 | |
| Selby Auto Spares
| | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS |
| rowspan="7"| {{F1|1964}}
|rowspan="2"| Bernard Collomb | | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | MEX |rowspan="2" style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 37 (40){{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-Climax cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusClimax|group="N"}} |rowspan="2" style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd |
| Bernard Collomb
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | | | | | | |
| Siffert Racing Team
|rowspan="5"| BRM V8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8 | | | | | | | | | |rowspan="5" | 3{{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-BRM cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusBRM|group="N"}} |rowspan="5" | 8th |
| rowspan="2"| British Racing Partnership
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS | | | | | | | | | |
| Trevor Taylor
| | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | | | |
| Reg Parnell Racing
|rowspan="2"| Peter Revson | | |style="background:#000000;color:#ffffff"| DSQ | |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | | | | | |
| Revson Racing
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | | |
| rowspan="2"| {{F1|1965}}
|rowspan="2"| Brian Gubby | | RSA | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | USA | MEX |rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 54 (58){{refn|Total points scored by all Lotus-Climax cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.|name=LotusClimax|group="N"}} |rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| Brian Gubby
| | | | |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ | | | | | |
Notes
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book |first=Mark|last=Whitelock|author-link=Mark Whitelock |title=1½-litre Grand Prix Racing 1961-1965 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd|year=2006|isbn=184584016X}}
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References
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{{Team Lotus}}
{{Lotus}}
{{F1 cars 1962}}
{{F1 cars 1963}}
{{F1 cars 1964}}
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