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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Team Lotus | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Colin Chapman | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lotus 21 / Lotus 24 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Lotus 33 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone, with inboard coilover spring/damper units. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Lower wishbone, top link and radius rod suspension, with outboard coilover spring/damper units. | ||||||||||
| Engine | Coventry Climax FWMV, 1496cc, 90° V8 Naturally aspirated, mid-mounted BRM P56, 1498 cc, 90° V8 Naturally aspirated, mid-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | ZF 5DS10 5-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Lotus Reg Parnell Racing Brabham Racing Organisation | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Jim Clark Trevor Taylor Mike Spence Chris Amon Mike Hailwood Richard Attwood | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1962 Dutch Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 2 (1963, 1965) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (1963, 1965) | ||||||||||
| n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||||
The Lotus 25 was a racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1962 Formula One season.[1][2] It was a revolutionary design, the first fully stressed monocoque chassis to appear in Formula One. In the hands of Jim Clark it took 14 World Championship Grand Prix wins and propelled him to his 1963 World Championship title. Its last World Championship win was at the 1965 French Grand Prix.
It was the first Formula One car to use Esso fuel.[3]