Lotus-Ford

British · raced 1963–1971 · 1 constructors' title

43Races

11Wins14th all-time

25Podiumsjoint 17th all-time

19Poles10th all-time

56Top 10s

4.61Avg Position

8.14Avg Grid Pos

1Driver Titles

1Constructor Titlesjoint 11th all-time

Lotus-Ford was the name used for Lotus cars fitted with Ford engines, which became the Cosworth DFV Lotus 49 from 1967. Jim Clark won the car's first race at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, and Graham Hill took both the drivers' and constructors' titles in 1968. Jochen Rindt won the 1969 United States Grand Prix with the car, and the cars won 11 Grands Prix in total. They started 43 Grands Prix.

All-time records

10th in Most F1 Poles by a Constructor (19 pole positions)
=11th in Most F1 Constructors’ Championships (1 titles)
=14th in Most F1 One-Two Finishes (2 one-two finishes)
14th in Most F1 Wins by a Constructor (11 wins)
=17th in Most F1 Podiums by a Constructor (25 podiums)
25th in Most F1 Points by a Constructor (748 points)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Graham Hill	4	9	76	31
Jim Clark	5	6	50	10
Jo Siffert	1	3	27	22
Jochen Rindt	1	3	22	10
Emerson Fittipaldi	0	3	16	9
Reine Wisell	0	0	9	9
Jackie Oliver	0	1	6	9
Richard Attwood	0	0	3	1
Brausch Niemann	0	0	0	1
Giancarlo Baghetti	0	0	0	1

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Kyalami	1	9	3
Circuit de Monaco	2	9	3
Watkins Glen	2	8	4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	2	7.67	3
Silverstone Circuit	1	5.33	3
Circuit Park Zandvoort	1	3.75	4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0	3.33	3
Mosport International Raceway	0	3	3
Nürburgring	0	2.75	4

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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. Clark1967–1968 · 5 wins
G. Hill1967–1969 · 4 wins
J. Siffert1968–1969 · 1 win
J. Rindt1969 · 1 win
J. Oliver1967–1968 · 0 wins
E. Fittipaldi1971 · 0 wins

Season by season

Lotus-Ford season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
1971	5	0	21
1969	3	2	47
1968	1	5	62
1967	2	4	44
1965	—	0	0
1963	—	0	0

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Lotus-Ford
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1971	Emerson Fittipaldi vs Reine Wisell	6–2	4–4	12–9
1969	Graham Hill vs Jochen Rindt	0–9	4–5	10–22
1969	Graham Hill vs Jo Siffert	3–0	1–2	9–10
1968	Graham Hill vs Jo Siffert	8–3	7–4	42–12
1968	Jackie Oliver vs Jo Siffert	2–6	5–3	6–10
1968	Graham Hill vs Jackie Oliver	8–0	5–3	27–6
1967	Jim Clark vs Graham Hill	6–3	7–2	41–9

Drivers who raced for Lotus-Ford

Drivers who have raced for Lotus-Ford
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
G. Hill	1967–1969	31	4
J. Siffert	1968–1969	22	1
J. Rindt	1969	10	1
J. Clark	1967–1968	10	5
J. Oliver	1967–1968	10	0
E. Fittipaldi	1971	9	0
R. Wisell	1971	9	0
P. Lovely	1969–1971	5	0
J. Miles	1969	5	0
M. Andretti	1968–1969	4	0
D. Charlton	1965–1971	2	0
J. Bonnier	1969	2	0
M. Solana	1967–1968	2	0
B. Niemann	1963–1965	2	0
J. Love	1969	1	0
R. Attwood	1969	1	0
B. Brack	1968	1	0
E. Wietzes	1967	1	0
G. Baghetti	1967	1	0