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Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Colin Chapman (Technical Director) Martin Ogilvie (Chief Designer) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | 87B | ||||||||||
Successor | 92 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque | ||||||||||
Engine | Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Lotus / Hewland 5-speed manual | ||||||||||
Power | 480 hp (357.9 kW) @ 11,000 rpm[3] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Valvoline | ||||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | John Player Team Lotus | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 11. Elio de Angelis 12. Nigel Mansell 12. Roberto Moreno 12. Geoff Lees | ||||||||||
Debut | 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Lotus 91 was a car used by the English team Lotus in the 1982 Formula One season, designed by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd.