The Lotus 24 was a Formula Oneracing car[1] designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season. Despite some early success in non-Championship Grands Prix, it was eclipsed by the technically superior Lotus 25 and rarely featured in the points in World Championship races.
Having devised the monocoque Lotus 25 for use by the works team, Colin Chapman decided to build a 'conventional' back-up spaceframe design which he would also sell to privateers. The 24 was a completely different design from its predecessor, the 21, and used much of the same suspension as the 25. Both Coventry Climax FWMV and BRM P56 engines were generally fitted, with at least one example running with the Coventry Climax FPF four-cylinder.
The Lotus 24 made its debut at the 1962 Brussels Grand Prix. Jim Clark put it in pole position for the first heat, but retired after only one lap. Two weeks later Clark won the Lombank Trophy race at Snetterton. Its first World Championship event was the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, where it finished second with Trevor Taylor. However, that would be its best Championship finish; the Lotus 25 had arrived on the scene and was obviously the way ahead, much to the chagrin of those who had paid good money for their 24. Colin Chapman had promised his customers that the team cars would be mechanically identical to the customer cars, leaving himself free to alter what he classified as the cars' "bodywork".[2]
The 24 continued to be run by private teams in 1963 and 1964 with limited success, and by 1965 only one World Championship entry was made, Brian Gubby failing to qualify for the British Grand Prix.
World Championship resultsEdit
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
^ abPoints were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, but only the best placed car for each make was eligible to score points. In 1962 only the best five results from the season were retained, and only the best six results for 1963, 1964 and 1965.
^ abcTotal points scored by all Lotus-BRM cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.
^ abcTotal points scored by all Lotus-Climax cars, including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants.
BibliographyEdit
Whitelock, Mark (2006). 1½-litre Grand Prix Racing 1961-1965. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN184584016X.
^Blunsden, John (July 1962). "Lotus "Ramlösa" - Segervagnen i Spa" [Lotus' Frameless: the Victory Machine at Spa]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 7–8. Lerum, Sweden. pp. 6–7.
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The Lotus 24 was a Formula One racing car 1 designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season Despite some early success in non Championship Grands Prix it was eclipsed by the technically superior Lotus 25 and rarely featured in the points in World Championship races Lotus 24Lotus 24 BRM at the Silverstone Classic in 2018 CategoryFormula OneConstructorTeam LotusDesigner s Colin ChapmanPredecessor21Successor25Technical specificationsChassisSteel spaceframeSuspension front Double wishbone with inboard coilover spring damper units Suspension rear Lower wishbone top link and radius rod suspension with outboard coilover spring damper units EngineCoventry Climax FWMV 1496cc 90 V8BRM P56 1498 cc 90 V8Naturally aspirated mid mountedTransmissionZF 5DS10 5 speed manualTyresDunlopCompetition historyNotable entrantsTeam LotusBrabham Racing OrganisationUDT Laystall Racing TeamSiffert Racing TeamNotable driversTrevor Taylor Maurice Trintignant Chris Amon Innes Ireland Masten Gregory Roger PenskeDebut1962 Dutch Grand PrixRacesWinsPodiumsPolesF Laps490100Constructors Championships0Drivers Championships0n b Unless otherwise stated all data refer toFormula One World Championship Grands Prix only Lotus 24 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 source source Problems playing this file See media help Contents 1 Concept 2 Racing history 2 1 World Championship results 3 Notes 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesConcept EditHaving devised the monocoque Lotus 25 for use by the works team Colin Chapman decided to build a conventional back up spaceframe design which he would also sell to privateers The 24 was a completely different design from its predecessor the 21 and used much of the same suspension as the 25 Both Coventry Climax FWMV and BRM P56 engines were generally fitted with at least one example running with the Coventry Climax FPF four cylinder Racing history Edit nbsp Trevor Taylor at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix The Lotus 24 made its debut at the 1962 Brussels Grand Prix Jim Clark put it in pole position for the first heat but retired after only one lap Two weeks later Clark won the Lombank Trophy race at Snetterton Its first World Championship event was the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix where it finished second with Trevor Taylor However that would be its best Championship finish the Lotus 25 had arrived on the scene and was obviously the way ahead much to the chagrin of those who had paid good money for their 24 Colin Chapman had promised his customers that the team cars would be mechanically identical to the customer cars leaving himself free to alter what he classified as the cars bodywork 2 The 24 continued to be run by private teams in 1963 and 1964 with limited success and by 1965 only one World Championship entry was made Brian Gubby failing to qualify for the British Grand Prix World Championship results Edit key results in bold indicate pole position results in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Engine Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points N 1 WCC1962 Team Lotus Climax V8 NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA RSA 36 38 N 1 2ndTrevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 RetBrabham Racing Organisation Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5R R C Walker Racing Team Maurice Trintignant WD Ret 8 7 WD Ret Ret RetDupont Team Zerex Roger Penske 9John Mecom Climax L4 Rob Schroeder 10Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Nino Vacarella RetUDT Laystall Racing Team Climax V8 Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5Masten Gregory 7BRM V8 7 6 1 N 2 8thAutosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Dan Gurney DNSWolfgang Seidel Ret DNQTony Shelly DNQGunther Seiffert DNQEcurie Filipinetti Jo Siffert Ret DNQHeinz Schiller Ret1963 British Racing Partnership Climax V8 MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA 54 74 N 3 1stInnes Ireland Ret RetBernard Collomb Bernard Collomb DNQ 10Reg Parnell Racing Maurice Trintignant 8Mike Hailwood 8BRM V8 Hap Sharp Ret 7 4 N 2 8thRoger Ward RetChris Amon RetMasten Gregory 11Tim Parnell Ret RetEcurie Filipinetti Phil Hill NCBritish Racing Partnership Jim Hall Ret Ret 8 11 6 5 8 10 8Siffert Racing Team Jo Siffert Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9Selby Auto Spares Paddy Driver DNS1964 Bernard Collomb Climax V8 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX 37 40 N 3 3rdBernard Collomb DNQSiffert Racing Team BRM V8 Jo Siffert 8 3 N 2 8thBritish Racing Partnership Innes Ireland DNSTrevor Taylor RetReg Parnell Racing Peter Revson DSQ RetRevson Racing DNQ 14 131965 Brian Gubby Climax V8 RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX 54 58 N 3 1stBrian Gubby DNQNotes Edit a b Points were awarded on a 9 6 4 3 2 1 basis to the first six finishers at each round but only the best placed car for each make was eligible to score points In 1962 only the best five results from the season were retained and only the best six results for 1963 1964 and 1965 a b c Total points scored by all Lotus BRM cars including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants a b c Total points scored by all Lotus Climax cars including points scored by drivers of Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 variants Bibliography EditWhitelock Mark 2006 1 litre Grand Prix Racing 1961 1965 Veloce Publishing Ltd ISBN 184584016X References Edit Automobile Year No 10 1962 1963 Page 198 Blunsden John July 1962 Lotus Ramlosa Segervagnen i Spa Lotus Frameless the Victory Machine at Spa Illustrerad Motor Sport in Swedish No 7 8 Lerum Sweden pp 6 7 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lotus 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lotus 24 amp oldid 1144716620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
