 Heikki Kovalainen driving the CT01 during free practice session at the Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Caterham | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Mike Gascoyne (Chief Technical Officer) Mark Smith (Technical Director) John Iley (Performance Director) Elliot Dason-Barber (Head of Vehicle Dynamics and R&D) Lewis Butler (Chief Designer) Marianne Hinson (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lotus T128 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Caterham CT03 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Pushrod, inboard springs. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Pullrod, inboard springs. | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault RS27-2012 2,400 cc (146.5 cu in) 90° V8 DOHC, limited to 18,000 RPM with KERS mid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Red Bull Technologies Seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox with reverse gear. | ||||||||||
| Weight | 640 kg (1,411.0 lb) (incl. driver, tank empty) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Total | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Total | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)[1] BBS Wheels (front and rear): 13" | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Caterham F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 20.  Heikki Kovalainen[2]21.  Vitaly Petrov[3] | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Caterham CT01 is a Formula One racing car produced by the British-based Caterham F1 Team which competed in the 2012 Formula One season.[4] The car, designed under the leadership of the team's technical director Mike Gascoyne, chief designer Lewis Butler and head of aerodynamics Marianne Hinson, was the third car to be produced by the team and the first to carry the team's new name, following their renaming from Team Lotus at the end of 2011.[5][6] The CT01 was the first car launched for the 2012 season, when an online launch initially planned for 26 January,[7] was cancelled and the car was released a day earlier instead.[8] The car was driven by Heikki Kovalainen and Vitaly Petrov, who replaced Jarno Trulli after the first test at Jerez.[9]
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (25 January 2012). "Pirelli tweaks tyre markings for 2012 F1 season". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Pit & Paddock: Third year for Trulli and Kovalainen". Autosport. Vol. 205, no. 11. Haymarket Publications. 15 September 2011. p. 12.
Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli will continue to drive for Team Lotus next season. Trulli was, as expected, officially announced as a 2012 driver by the team last weekend, while team boss Tony Fernandes confirmed to Autosport that Kovalainen will also be staying on.
- ^ "Vitaly Petrov Joins Caterham F1 Team". Caterham F1. Caterham F1 Team. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Team Lotus Notes, pages 55". Team Lotus Notes. December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (3 November 2011). "Formula 1 chiefs approve name changes for Lotus, Renault and Virgin". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Cooper, Adam (3 November 2011). "Caterham, Lotus and Marussia name changes approved". Adam Cooper's F1 Blog. WordPress. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (19 January 2012). "Caterham set to be first to reveal 2012 F1 car". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ "Caterham F1 team unveils 2012 challenger". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (17 February 2012). "Vitaly Petrov replaces Jarno Trulli at Caterham for 2012". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2012.