Formula One racing car
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Lotus 79 (John Player Special Mk. IV ) Category Formula One Constructor Team Lotus Designer(s) Colin Chapman (Executive Engineer)Tony Rudd (Head of Engineering)Tony Southgate (Chief Engineer)Peter Wright (Aerodynamics)Martin Ogilvie (Vehicle Engineer)Geoff Aldridge (Chief Designer)Predecessor Lotus 78 Successor Lotus 80 Chassis Aluminium monocoque Suspension (front) Double wishbone , inboard spring /damper .Suspension (rear) Parallel top links, lower wishbones , twin radius arms , outboard spring /damper . Engine Ford -Cosworth DFV , 2993cc V8 , naturally aspirated , mid-engined , longitudinally-mounted Transmission Hewland FG 400, 5-speed manual Power 475 hp @ 11,000 rpm[ 1] Fuel 1978 : Valvoline 1979 : Essex Tyres Goodyear Notable entrants John Player Team Lotus Martini Racing Team Lotus Team Rebaque Notable drivers Mario Andretti ,Ronnie Peterson ,Jean-Pierre Jarier ,Carlos Reutemann ,Héctor Rebaque Debut 1978 Belgian Grand Prix First win 1978 Belgian Grand Prix Last win 1978 Dutch Grand Prix Last event 1979 United States Grand Prix Constructors' Championships 1 (1978 )Drivers' Championships 1 (Mario Andretti , 1978 )
The Lotus 79 is a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman , Geoff Aldridge , Martin Ogilvie , Tony Rudd , Tony Southgate and Peter Wright of Lotus . The Lotus 79 was the first F1 car to take full advantage of ground effects aerodynamics.
Over the span of its lifetime, the Lotus 79 took 7 wins, 10 pole positions, 121 points and won the last drivers' and constructors' world championships for Lotus. The 79 is credited with pushing Formula One into the modern aerodynamics era. After Rubens Barrichello drove the 79 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2000, he spoke of its "phenomenal grip and traction", and stated that "it felt like a modern Grand Prix car".[ 2]
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