Lotus 33

Lotus 33
Jackie Stewart driving a Lotus 33 in 2013
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorTeam Lotus
Designer(s)Colin Chapman
Len Terry
PredecessorLotus 25
SuccessorLotus 43
Technical specifications
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)Upper cantilever rocker arms and lower wishbones, with inboard mounted Armstrong coilover spring/dampers
Suspension (rear)Upper transverse links and twin radius rods with reversed lower wishbone. Armstrong outboard coilover spring/dampers.
Engine
  • Coventry Climax FWMV
    1,497 cc (91 cu in), or
  • BRM P56
    1,498 cc (91 cu in), or
  • BRM P60
    1,909 cc (116 cu in)
V8 Naturally aspirated mid-mounted
TransmissionZF 5-speed manual
TyresDunlop
Competition history
Notable entrants
Notable drivers
Debut1964 Aintree 200,
Aintree.
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
2758108
Constructors' Championships1 (1965)
Drivers' Championships1 (Jim Clark, 1965)

The Lotus 33 was a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Len Terry[1] and built by Team Lotus. A development of the successful Lotus 25, in the hands of Jim Clark it won five World Championship Grands Prix in 1965, taking Clark to his second World Championship.

  1. ^ Cruickshank, Gordon (November 2014). "Len Terry – obituary". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 44. Retrieved 19 November 2015.