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Lotus

Malaysian · raced 2010–2011

38Races
0Wins
0Podiums
0Top 10s
16.36Avg Position
18.78Avg Grid Pos

Lotus Racing was a team that entered Formula 1 in 2010 under the Lotus name, run by the Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes with a licence from Group Lotus. It was not connected to Colin Chapman's Team Lotus. Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli drove the cars in 2010 and 2011, and the team started 38 Grands Prix, with twelfth place at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix its best result. It never scored a point and became Caterham in 2012.

Top Drivers

Driver
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Karun Chandhok000
Jarno Trulli000
Heikki Kovalainen000

Top Circuits

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

Most wins for the team, then most races.

Lotus season-by-season championship record
SeasonConstructors' positionWinsPoints
20111000
20101000
Teammate head-to-head battles at Lotus
SeasonMatchupRace
2011Kovalainen vs Trulli11–7
2010Kovalainen vs Trulli13–4
Drivers who have raced for Lotus
DriverSeasonsRacesWins
H. Kovalainen2010–2011380
J. Trulli2010–2011370
K. Chandhok201110

How Lotus 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.

201119 racesConstructors’ P10 · 0 pts▾

Drivers: H. Kovalainen, J. Trulli, K. Chandhok

Lotus race results in 2011
Grand PrixResultPts
19Brazilian Grand PrixP160
18Abu Dhabi Grand PrixP170
17Indian Grand PrixP140
16Korean Grand PrixP140
15Japanese Grand PrixP180
14Singapore Grand PrixP160
13Italian Grand PrixP130
12Belgian Grand PrixP140
11Hungarian Grand PrixDNF0
10German Grand PrixP160
9British Grand PrixDNF0
8European Grand PrixP190
7Canadian Grand PrixP160
6Monaco Grand PrixP130
5Spanish Grand PrixP180
4Turkish Grand PrixP180
3Chinese Grand PrixP160
2Malaysian Grand PrixP150
1Australian Grand PrixP130
Earlier seasons2010 (1 season)▾
201019 racesConstructors’ P10 · 0 pts▾

Drivers: H. Kovalainen, J. Trulli

Lotus race results in 2010
Grand PrixResultPts
19Abu Dhabi Grand PrixP170
18Brazilian Grand PrixP180
17Korean Grand PrixP130
16Japanese Grand PrixP120
15Singapore Grand PrixP160
14Italian Grand PrixP180
13Belgian Grand PrixP160
12Hungarian Grand PrixP140
11German Grand PrixDNF0
10British Grand PrixP160
9European Grand PrixP215 places worse than the team’s season average (P15.8)0
8Canadian Grand PrixP160
7Turkish Grand PrixDNF0
6Monaco Grand PrixP150
5Spanish Grand PrixP170
4Chinese Grand PrixP140
3Malaysian Grand PrixP170
2Australian Grand PrixP130
1Bahrain Grand PrixP150