Lotus-Climax

British · raced 1961–1967 · 2 constructors' titles

56Races

22Wins11th all-time

31Podiums15th all-time

27Poles8th all-time

92Top 10s

6.96Avg Position

10.62Avg Grid Pos

2Driver Titles

2Constructor Titlesjoint 7th all-time

Lotus-Climax was the name used for Lotus cars fitted with Coventry Climax engines between 1961 and 1967. They won 22 Grands Prix and took the constructors' championship in 1963 and 1965, with Jim Clark taking the drivers' title in both years. Stirling Moss also won in a Lotus-Climax, at the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, in a car entered by Rob Walker. The cars started 56 Grands Prix, with 31 podiums.

All-time records

=7th in Most F1 Constructors’ Championships (2 titles)
8th in Most F1 Poles by a Constructor (27 pole positions)
11th in Most F1 Wins by a Constructor (22 wins)
=12th in Most F1 Wins with One Constructor (19 wins)
15th in Most F1 Podiums by a Constructor (31 podiums)
19th in Most F1 Points by a Constructor (1,015 points)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Jim Clark	19	24	207	52
Stirling Moss	2	2	21	8
Mike Spence	0	1	14	16
Innes Ireland	1	1	14	14
Peter Arundell	0	2	12	5
Trevor Taylor	0	1	7	19
Jack Brabham	0	0	3	6
Walt Hansgen	0	0	2	1
Neville Lederle	0	0	1	1
Ken Miles	0	0	0	0

Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Prince George Circuit	2	8	3
Circuit Park Zandvoort	3	8	6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	4	6.17	6
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	1	6	3
Reims-Gueux	1	5.33	3
Nürburgring	2	5	6
Watkins Glen	2	4.17	6
Circuit de Monaco	1	2.43	7
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1	1.67	6

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Notable drivers

Most wins for the team, then most races.

J. Clark1961–1967 · 19 wins
S. Moss1961 · 2 wins
I. Ireland1961–1962 · 1 win
T. Taylor1961–1963 · 0 wins
M. Spence1963–1965 · 0 wins
M. Trintignant1962–1963 · 0 wins

Season by season

Lotus-Climax season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
1967	—	0	0
1966	65 places lower than 1965	0	8
1965	12 places higher than 1964	6	54
1964	32 places lower than 1963	3	37
1963	11 place higher than 1962	7	54
1962	2	3	36
1961	2	3	35

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Lotus-Climax
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1965	Clark vs SpenceJim Clark vs Mike Spence	8–1	8–1	54–10
1964	Clark vs SpenceJim Clark vs Mike Spence	5–0	2–4	11–4
1964	Arundell vs ClarkPeter Arundell vs Jim Clark	1–3	2–2	11–21
1963	Clark vs TaylorJim Clark vs Trevor Taylor	9–0	8–1	64–1
1962	Clark vs TaylorJim Clark vs Trevor Taylor	8–1	6–3	30–6
1961	Clark vs IrelandJim Clark vs Innes Ireland	4–2	3–3	7–12
1961	Bianchi vs MossLucien Bianchi vs Stirling Moss	0–3	1–2	0–0

Drivers who raced for Lotus-Climax

Drivers who have raced for Lotus-Climax
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
J. Clark	1961–1967	52	19
T. Taylor	1961–1963	19	0
M. Spence	1963–1965	16	0
I. Ireland	1961–1962	15	1
M. Trintignant	1962–1963	9	0
S. Moss	1961	8	2
P. Arundell	1963–1966	7	0
J. Brabham	1962–1963	6	0
W. Seidel	1961	5	0
L. Bianchi	1961–1962	4	0
M. Gregory	1961–1962	4	0
H. Taylor	1961	4	0
I. Burgess	1961	4	0
P. Rodríguez	1963–1966	3	0
M. Solana	1964–1965	3	0
M. May	1961	3	0
T. Marsh	1961	3	0
G. Russo	1965–1966	2	0
G. Mitter	1964–1965	2	0
P. Hawkins	1965	2	0
W. Hansgen	1963–1964	2	0
E. Pieterse	1962–1963	2	0
N. Lederle	1962–1963	2	0
J. Hall	1961–1962	2	0
J. Siffert	1962	2	0
C. Allison	1961	2	0
G. Ashmore	1961	2	0
T. Maggs	1961	2	0
T. Parnell	1961	2	0
W. Mairesse	1961	2	0
C. Amon	1964	1	0
P. Revson	1964	1	0
B. Collomb	1963	1	0
M. Hailwood	1963	1	0
T. Monarch	1963	1	0
C. Abate	1962	1	0
G. Hocking	1962	1	0
J. Campbell-Jones	1962	1	0
J. Chamberlain	1962	1	0
K. Greene	1962	1	0
N. Vaccarella	1962	1	0
R. Penske	1962	1	0
R. Schroeder	1962	1	0
S. Tingle	1962	1	0
S. van der Vyver	1962	1	0
T. Shelly	1962	1	0
J. Bordeu	1961	1	0
K. Miles	1961	1	0
L. Ruby	1961	1	0
O. Gendebien	1961	1	0
P. Ryan	1961	1	0

Race results

How Lotus-Climax did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

19671 race▾

Drivers: J. Clark

Lotus-Climax race results in 1967
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	5	DNF	Clark DNF	0	—(0)

Earlier seasons1961–1966 (6 seasons)▾

19668 races, 1 podium, 2 polesConstructors’ P6 · 8 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, G. Russo, P. Arundell, P. Rodríguez

Lotus-Climax race results in 1966
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
8	8United States Grand Prix	19	P6	Arundell 6	1	6(8)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	20	P9	Russo 9	0	5(7)
6	6German Grand Prix	1★	DNF★	Clark DNF	0	5(7)
5	5Dutch Grand Prix	3	P3	Clark 3	4	5(7)
4	4British Grand Prix	5	P4	Clark 4	3	5(3)
3	3French Grand Prix	13	DNF	Rodríguez DNF	0	—(0)
2	2Belgian Grand Prix	10	DNF	Clark DNF	0	—(0)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	1★	DNF★	Clark DNF	0	—(0)

196510 races, 6 wins, 7 podiums, 6 polesConstructors’ P1 · 54 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, M. Spence, M. Solana, P. Hawkins, G. Mitter, G. Russo

Lotus-Climax race results in 1965
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10Mexican Grand Prix	1★	P3★	Spence 3 · Solana DNF · Clark DNF	4	1(54)
9	9United States Grand Prix	4	P128 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.1)	Solana 12 · Clark DNF · Spence DNF	0	1(54)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	1★	P106 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.1)★	Clark 10 · Spence 11 · Russo DNF	0	1(54)
7	7German Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Spence DNF · Mitter DNF · Hawkins DNF	9	1(54)
6	6Dutch Grand Prix	2	P1	Clark 1 · Spence 8	9	1(45)
5	5British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Spence 4	12	1(36)
4	4French Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Spence 7	9	1(27)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	2	P1	Clark 1 · Spence 7	9	2(18)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	14	P106 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.1)	Hawkins 10	0	3(9)
1	1South African Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Spence 4	12	1(9)

196410 races, 3 wins, 5 podiums, 5 polesConstructors’ P3 · 37 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, M. Spence, P. Arundell, C. Amon, G. Mitter, M. Solana, P. Revson, W. Hansgen

Lotus-Climax race results in 1964
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10Mexican Grand Prix	1★	P4★	Spence 4 · Clark 5 · Solana 10	5	3(37)
9	9United States Grand Prix	1★	P5★	Hansgen 5 · Clark 7 · Spence DNF	2	3(36)
8	8Italian Grand Prix	4	P6	Spence 6 · Clark 15	1	3(35)
7	7Austrian Grand Prix	3	DNF	Spence DNF · Clark DNF · Amon DNF	0	2(34)
6	6German Grand Prix	2	P84 places worse than the team’s season average (P3.7)	Spence 8 · Mitter 9 · Clark DNF	0	1(34)
5	5British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Spence 9	9	1(34)
4	4French Grand Prix	1★	P4★	Arundell 4 · Clark DNF	3	1(25)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	4	P1	Clark 1 · Arundell 9 · Revson DSQ	9	1(22)
2	2Dutch Grand Prix	2	P1	Clark 1 · Arundell 3	13	1(13)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	1★	P3★	Arundell 3 · Clark 4	7	2(4)

196310 races, 7 wins, 9 podiums, 7 polesConstructors’ P1 · 54 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, T. Taylor, P. Rodríguez, B. Collomb, E. Pieterse, J. Brabham, M. Hailwood, M. Spence, M. Trintignant

Lotus-Climax race results in 1963
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
10	10South African Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Taylor 8 · Pieterse DNF	9	1(54)
9	9Mexican Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Rodríguez DNF · Taylor DNF	9	1(54)
8	8United States Grand Prix	2	P3	Clark 3 · Rodríguez DNF · Taylor DNF	4	1(51)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	3	P1	Clark 1 · Spence 13	9	1(51)
6	6German Grand Prix	1★	P2★	Clark 2 · Taylor 8 · Collomb 10	6	1(43)
5	5British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Hailwood 8 · Taylor DNF	9	1(37)
4	4French Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Trintignant 8 · Taylor 13	9	1(28)
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Taylor 10	9	1(19)
2	2Belgian Grand Prix	8	P1	Clark 1 · Taylor DNF	9	2(10)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	1★	P64 places worse than the team’s season average (P1.8)★	Taylor 6 · Clark 8 · Brabham 9	1	4(1)

19629 races, 3 wins, 4 podiums, 6 polesConstructors’ P2 · 36 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, T. Taylor, I. Ireland, M. Trintignant, J. Brabham, J. Siffert, M. Gregory, E. Pieterse, J. Campbell-Jones, J. Chamberlain, L. Bianchi, N. Lederle, N. Vaccarella, R. Penske, R. Schroeder, T. Shelly

Lotus-Climax race results in 1962
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
9	9South African Grand Prix	1★	P5★	Ireland 5 · Lederle 6 · Pieterse 10 · Clark DNF+1 more	3	2(36)
8	8United States Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Ireland 8 · Penske 9 · Schroeder 10+2 more	9	2(36)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	1★	P95 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.2)★	Vaccarella 9 · Ireland DNF · Taylor DNF · Trintignant DNF+1 more	0	2(27)
6	6German Grand Prix	3	P4	Clark 4 · Siffert 12 · Trintignant DNF · Taylor DNF	3	2(27)
5	5British Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Clark 1 · Brabham 5 · Gregory 7 · Taylor 8+3 more	11	1(24)
4	4French Grand Prix	1★	P7★	Trintignant 7 · Taylor 8 · Clark DNF · Brabham DNF+1 more	0	3(15)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	3	P1	Clark 1 · Brabham 6 · Trintignant 8 · Bianchi 9+4 more	10	2(15)
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	1★	P8★	Brabham 8 · Ireland DNF · Clark DNF · Taylor DNF+1 more	0	4(6)
1	1Dutch Grand Prix	3	P2	Taylor 2 · Clark 9 · Ireland DNF · Gregory DNF+1 more	6	2(6)

19618 races, 3 wins, 5 podiums, 1 poleConstructors’ P2 · 35 pts▾

Drivers: J. Clark, S. Moss, I. Ireland, H. Taylor, L. Bianchi, W. Seidel, G. Ashmore, I. Burgess, M. Gregory, M. May, T. Maggs, T. Marsh, T. Parnell, W. Mairesse, C. Allison, J. Hall, L. Ruby, O. Gendebien, P. Ryan, T. Taylor

Lotus-Climax race results in 1961
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
8	8United States Grand Prix	3	P1	Ireland 1 · Clark 7 · Ryan 9 · Gregory 11+4 more	9	2(35)
7	7Italian Grand Prix	7	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.6)	Parnell 10 · Taylor 11 · Moss DNF · Gregory DNF+3 more	0	2(26)
6	6German Grand Prix	3	P1	Moss 1 · Clark 4 · Maggs 11 · Marsh 15+3 more	12	2(26)
5	5British Grand Prix	5	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.6)	Ireland 10 · Maggs 13 · Burgess 14 · Seidel 17+7 more	0	2(17)
4	4French Grand Prix	4	P3	Clark 3 · Ireland 4 · Taylor 10 · May 11+4 more	7	2(17)
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	8	P8	Moss 8 · Clark 12 · Ireland DNF · Bianchi DNF+1 more	0	2(13)
2	2Dutch Grand Prix	4	P3	Clark 3 · Moss 4 · Taylor 13	7	2(13)
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	1★	P1★	Moss 1 · Allison 8 · Clark 10 · May DNF	9	1(9)