Lotus 72

Lotus 72
	Emerson Fittipaldi driving the 72 at the Nürburgring in 1971
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Team Lotus
Designer(s)	Colin Chapman ; Tony Rudd ; Maurice Philippe
Predecessor	49 / 63
Successor	56B / 76 / 77
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbone, inboard spring/damper.
Suspension (rear)	Parallel top links, lower wishbones, twin radius arms, outboard spring/damper
Engine	Ford Cosworth DFV, 2993cc V8, naturally aspirated, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission	Hewland FG400, 5-speed manual
Power	440-465 hp @ 10,000-10,800 rpm
Tyres	1970-1972, 1974: Firestone ; 1974: Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Gold Leaf Team Lotus ; John Player Team Lotus
Notable drivers	Jochen Rindt,; Emerson Fittipaldi,; Ronnie Peterson,; Jacky Ickx
Debut	1970 Spanish Grand Prix
First win	1970 Dutch Grand Prix
Last win	1974 Italian Grand Prix
Last event	1975 United States Grand Prix
Constructors' Championships	3 (1970, 1972, 1973)
Drivers' Championships	2 (Rindt, 1970; Fittipaldi, 1972)
	n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to; Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Lotus 72 is a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe of Lotus for the 1970 Formula One season. The 72 was a pioneering design featuring inboard brakes, side-mounted radiators in sidepods (as opposed to the nose-mounted radiators, which had been commonplace since before World War II), and aerodynamic wings producing down-force.

^ "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".

[1] "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".

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