Lotus 48

Lotus 48

Category	Formula One Formula Two
Constructor	Team Lotus
Designer(s)	Colin Chapman (Technical Director) Maurice Philippe (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	44
Successor	59
Technical specifications[1][2][3]
Chassis	Aluminium monocoque with rear subframe
Suspension (front)	lower wishbones, top rockers actuating in-board coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)	reversed lower wishbones, top links, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers, ant-roll bar
Engine	Ford Cosworth FVA, 1,600 cc (98 cu in), L4, NA, mid-mounted.
Transmission	ZF 5DS12 5-speed manual gearbox
Weight	420 kg (930 lb)
Tyres	Firestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Team Lotus
Notable drivers	Jackie Oliver
Debut	1967 German Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps 1 0 0 0 0
n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.

The Lotus 48 was a Formula 2 racing car designed by Colin Chapman and powered by a 1,600 cc (98 cu in) Cosworth FVA engine. Four cars were built, two of which were written off in accidents. Team Lotus ran the 48 in Formula Two in 1967 and 1968, although its first appearance was at the 1967 Australian Grand Prix,^[4] at that time a round of the Tasman Series. In 1969 the remaining two cars were purchased by Team Ireland, one of which was driven by John Watson in that year's B.A.R.C. "200" F2 event at Thruxton.^[5]

The '48' campaigned fairly successfully in F2, taking several wins. The car was also entered for one Formula One race, the 1967 German Grand Prix, where it was driven to fifth place by Jackie Oliver,^[6] winning the F2 class. Jim Clark was driving a Lotus 48 when he crashed and was fatally injured in the 1968 Deutschland Trophäe.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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^1 No points scored by the Lotus 48 as it was run in a Formula Two Category.

References

Team Lotus
Founder Colin Chapman Noted personnel Frank Dernie Gérard Ducarouge Maurice Philippe Peter Warr Peter Wright Len Terry World Champions Mario Andretti Jim Clark Emerson Fittipaldi Graham Hill Jochen Rindt Other notable drivers Elio de Angelis Martin Donnelly Mika Häkkinen Johnny Herbert Jacky Ickx Nigel Mansell Satoru Nakajima Gunnar Nilsson Ronnie Peterson Nelson Piquet Carlos Reutemann Ayrton Senna John Surtees Derek Warwick Alex Zanardi Drivers' titles 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1978 Constructors' titles 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1973 1978 Formula One cars 12 16 18 21 24 25 33 43 49 56B 63 72 76 77 78 79 80 81 86 87 88 91 92 93T 94T 95T 97T 98T 99T 100T 101 102 107 109 112 Formula Two cars 12 16 18 32 35 41 44 48 59 69 Formula Three cars 22 31 35 41 55 59 69 Formula Junior cars 18 20 22 27 Formula Ford cars 51 59 61 69 Formula 5000 cars 68 70 Tasman Series cars 32 39 67 Indianapolis 500 cars 29 34 38 42 56 64 96T Sports racing cars 15 17 19 23 30 40 47 53