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Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Team Lotus | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Gérard Ducarouge (Technical Director) Martin Ogilvie (Chief Designer) Tim Feast (Chief Engineer) Osamu Goto (Chief Engine Designer (Honda)) | ||||||||||
Predecessor | 98T | ||||||||||
Successor | 100T | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Lotus Active, double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Lotus Active, double wishbones, coil springs | ||||||||||
Axle track | Front: 1,791 mm (70.5 in) Rear: 1,641 mm (64.6 in) | ||||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,730 mm (107 in) | ||||||||||
Engine | Honda RA166E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° V6, turbo (4.0 bar limited), mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
Transmission | Lotus-Hewland 6-Speed manual | ||||||||||
Power | 900–1,000 hp (671.1–745.7 kW) @ 11,000 rpm[2] | ||||||||||
Weight | 540 kg (1,190 lb) | ||||||||||
Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | Camel Team Lotus Honda | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 11. Satoru Nakajima 12. Ayrton Senna | ||||||||||
Debut | 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 1987 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 1987 Detroit Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 1987 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Lotus 99T is a Formula One car designed by Gérard Ducarouge for use by Lotus in the 1987 Formula One World Championship.