Lotus 27

Lotus 27
Overview
ManufacturerTeam Lotus
Production1963
Body and chassis
ClassFormula Junior
Body styleOpen wheel
Powertrain
Engine1098 cc Cosworth Mk.XI
Transmission5-speed manual Hewland transmission
Chronology
PredecessorLotus 22

The Lotus 27 was a Formula Junior version of the Lotus 25 Formula One car for the 1963 Formula Junior season. Its body was aluminium monocoque with steel bulkheads.[1] It was originally designed with fibreglass sides which led to flexing problems, leading to them being replaced with aluminium.

The Team Lotus cars were run by Ron Harris; and Peter Arundell won the 1963 British championship after the initial flexing problems were solved.

  1. ^ "1962 Lotus Type 27 specifications". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.