Lotus F1

British · raced 2012–2015

77Races

2Wins

25Podiumsjoint 17th all-time

75Top 10s

8.61Avg Position

10.82Avg Grid Pos

Lotus F1 was the name used by the Enstone-based team that raced as Lotus from 2012 to 2015, after being known as Renault. It was not related to Colin Chapman's Team Lotus. Kimi Raikkonen won the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, and Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado also drove for the team. It started 77 Grands Prix and took 25 podiums before being taken back by Renault for 2016.

All-time records

=17th in Most F1 Podiums by a Constructor (25 podiums)

Top Drivers

Driver	Wins	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Kimi Räikkönen	2	15	390	37
Romain Grosjean	0	10	287	76
Pastor Maldonado	0	0	29	37
Jérôme d'Ambrosio	0	0	0	1
Heikki Kovalainen	0	0	0	2

Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Bahrain International Circuit	0	18	4
Hungaroring	0	16.25	4
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	0	13.25	4
Suzuka Circuit	0	10.75	4
Yas Marina Circuit	1	9.75	4
Circuit of the Americas	0	9.5	4
Shanghai International Circuit	0	8.5	4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	0	8.5	4
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	1	8	4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	0	7.75	4

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.

K. Räikkönen2012–2013 · 2 wins
R. Grosjean2012–2015 · 0 wins
P. Maldonado2014–2015 · 0 wins
H. Kovalainen2013 · 0 wins
J. d'Ambrosio2012 · 0 wins

Season by season

Lotus F1 season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Wins	Points
2015	62 places higher than 2014	0	78
2014	84 places lower than 2013	0	10
2013	4	1	315
2012	4	1	303

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Lotus F1
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2015	Grosjean vs MaldonadoRomain Grosjean vs Pastor Maldonado	16–3	11–5	51–27
2014	Grosjean vs MaldonadoRomain Grosjean vs Pastor Maldonado	13–5	10–8	4–2
2013	Grosjean vs RäikkönenRomain Grosjean vs Kimi Räikkönen	7–10	6–11	114–183
2012	Grosjean vs RäikkönenRomain Grosjean vs Kimi Räikkönen	10–9	2–17	96–197

Drivers who raced for Lotus F1

Drivers who have raced for Lotus F1
Driver	Seasons	Races	Wins
R. Grosjean	2012–2015	76	0
P. Maldonado	2014–2015	38	0
K. Räikkönen	2012–2013	37	2
H. Kovalainen	2013	2	0
J. d'Ambrosio	2012	1	0

Race results

How Lotus F1 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.

201519 races, 1 podiumConstructors’ P6 · 78 pts▾

Drivers: P. Maldonado, R. Grosjean

Lotus F1 race results in 2015
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
19	19Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	13	P9	GRO 9 · MAL DNF	2	6(78)
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	14	P8	GRO 8 · MAL 10	5	6(76)
17	17Mexican Grand Prix	12	P10	GRO 10 · MAL 11	1	6(71)
16	16United States Grand Prix	10	P8	MAL 8 · GRO DNF	4	6(70)
15	15Russian Grand Prix	8	P7	MAL 7 · GRO DNF	6	6(66)
14	14Japanese Grand Prix	8	P7	GRO 7 · MAL 8	10	6(60)
13	13Singapore Grand Prix	10	P12	MAL 12 · GRO 13	0	6(50)
12	12Italian Grand Prix	8	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	6(50)
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	7	P35 places better than the team’s season average (P8.1)	GRO 3 · MAL DNF	15	5(50)
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	10	P7	GRO 7 · MAL 14	6	6(35)
9	9British Grand Prix	12	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	6(29)
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	9	P7	MAL 7 · GRO DNF	6	6(29)
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	5	P7	MAL 7 · GRO 10	7	5(23)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	8	P12	GRO 12 · MAL DNF	0	7(16)
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	11	P8	GRO 8 · MAL DNF	4	6(16)
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	10	P7	GRO 7 · MAL 15	6	6(12)
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	8	P7	GRO 7 · MAL DNF	6	8(6)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	10	P11	GRO 11 · MAL DNF	0	8(0)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	8	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	—(0)

Earlier seasons2012–2014 (3 seasons)▾

201419 racesConstructors’ P8 · 10 pts▾

Drivers: R. Grosjean, P. Maldonado

Lotus F1 race results in 2014
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
19	19Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	15	P13	GRO 13 · MAL DNF	0	8(10)
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	14	P12	MAL 12 · GRO 17	0	8(10)
17	17United States Grand Prix	10	P9	MAL 9 · GRO 11	2	8(10)
16	16Russian Grand Prix	15	P175 places worse than the team’s season average (P12.1)	GRO 17 · MAL 18	0	8(8)
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	16	P15	GRO 15 · MAL 16	0	8(8)
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	16	P12	MAL 12 · GRO 13	0	8(8)
13	13Italian Grand Prix	16	P14	MAL 14 · GRO 16	0	8(8)
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	15	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	8(8)
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	14	P13	MAL 13 · GRO DNF	0	8(8)
10	10German Grand Prix	14	P12	MAL 12 · GRO DNF	0	8(8)
9	9British Grand Prix	11	P12	GRO 12 · MAL 17	0	8(8)
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	13	P12	MAL 12 · GRO 14	0	8(8)
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	14	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	8(8)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	14	P84 places better than the team’s season average (P12.1)	GRO 8	4	7(8)
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	5	P84 places better than the team’s season average (P12.1)	GRO 8 · MAL 15	4	8(4)
4	4Chinese Grand Prix	10	P14	MAL 14 · GRO DNF	0	8(0)
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	16	P12	GRO 12 · MAL 14	0	8(0)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	15	P11	GRO 11 · MAL DNF	0	9(0)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	21	DNF	GRO DNF · MAL DNF	0	—(0)

201319 races, 1 win, 14 podiumsConstructors’ P4 · 315 pts▾

Drivers: R. Grosjean, K. Räikkönen, H. Kovalainen

Lotus F1 race results in 2013
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
19	19Brazilian Grand Prix	6	P149 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.6)	KOV 14 · GRO DNF	0	4(315)
18	18United States Grand Prix	3	P2	GRO 2 · KOV 15	18	4(315)
17	17Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	6	P4	GRO 4 · RAI DNF	12	4(297)
16	16Indian Grand Prix	6	P3	GRO 3 · RAI 7	21	4(285)
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	4	P3	GRO 3 · RAI 5	25	4(264)
14	14Korean Grand Prix	3	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 3	33	4(239)
13	13Singapore Grand Prix	3	P3	RAI 3 · GRO DNF	15	4(206)
12	12Italian Grand Prix	11	P8	GRO 8 · RAI 11	4	4(191)
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	7	P8	GRO 8 · RAI DNF	4	4(187)
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	3	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 6	26	4(183)
9	9German Grand Prix	4	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 3	33	4(157)
8	8British Grand Prix	7	P5	RAI 5 · GRO 19	10	4(124)
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	10	P94 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.6)	RAI 9 · GRO 13	2	4(114)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	5	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.6)	RAI 10 · GRO DNF	1	3(112)
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	4	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 22	18	3(111)
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	8	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 3	33	2(93)
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	2	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 9	20	3(60)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	10	P6	GRO 6 · RAI 7	14	2(40)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	7	P1	RAI 1 · GRO 10	26	2(26)

201220 races, 1 win, 10 podiumsConstructors’ P4 · 303 pts▾

Drivers: K. Räikkönen, R. Grosjean, J. d'Ambrosio

Lotus F1 race results in 2012
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	8	P105 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.8)	RAI 10 · GRO DNF	1	4(303)
19	19United States Grand Prix	4	P6	RAI 6 · GRO 7	14	4(302)
18	18Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	4	P1	RAI 1 · GRO DNF	25	4(288)
17	17Indian Grand Prix	7	P7	RAI 7 · GRO 9	8	4(263)
16	16Korean Grand Prix	5	P5	RAI 5 · GRO 7	16	4(255)
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	4	P6	RAI 6 · GRO 19	8	4(239)
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	8	P6	RAI 6 · GRO 7	14	4(231)
13	13Italian Grand Prix	7	P5	RAI 5 · DAM 13	10	4(217)
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	3	P3	RAI 3 · GRO DNF	15	3(207)
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	2	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 3	33	3(192)
10	10German Grand Prix	10	P3	RAI 3 · GRO 18	15	4(159)
9	9British Grand Prix	6	P5	RAI 5 · GRO 6	18	3(144)
8	8European Grand Prix	4	P2	RAI 2 · GRO DNF	18	3(126)
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	7	P2	GRO 2 · RAI 8	22	3(108)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	4	P94 places worse than the team’s season average (P4.8)	RAI 9 · GRO DNF	2	4(86)
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	3	P3	RAI 3 · GRO 4	27	3(84)
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	7	P2	RAI 2 · GRO 3	33	3(57)
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	4	P6	GRO 6 · RAI 14	8	6(24)
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	6	P5	RAI 5 · GRO DNF	10	5(16)
1	1Australian Grand Prix	3	P7	RAI 7 · GRO DNF	6	5(6)