Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Frank Dernie (Technical Director) Mike Coughlan (Chief Designer) Tim Feast (Chief Engineer) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | 100T | ||||||||||
Successor | 102 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod dampers | ||||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,800 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,650 mm (65 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,900 mm (110 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Judd CV 3,496 cc (213.3 cu in) 90° V8 NA mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Lotus 6 speed manual | ||||||||||
Power | 600–610 hp (447.4–454.9 kW) @ 11,200 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Camel Team Lotus | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 11. Nelson Piquet 12. Satoru Nakajima | ||||||||||
Debut | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1989 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
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The Lotus 101 was the car with which the Lotus team competed in the 1989 Formula One World Championship. It was powered by a Judd V8 engine and driven by triple World Champion Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima, in their second and third seasons with the team respectively.