Lotus 93T

Lotus 93T
An Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T on display in 2010.
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorLotus
Designer(s)Colin Chapman (Technical Director)
Martin Ogilvie (Chief Designer)
Predecessor92
Successor94T
Technical specifications[1]
ChassisCarbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, pull rod, coil springs
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, pull rod, coil springs
Axle trackFront: 1,816 mm (71 in)
Rear: 1,664 mm (66 in)
Wheelbase2,667 mm (105 in)
EngineRenault Gordini EF1, 1,492 cc (91.0 cu in), 90° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionLotus / Hewland 5-speed manual
Weight560 kg (1,230 lb)
FuelElf
TyresPirelli
Competition history
Notable entrantsJohn Player Team Lotus
Notable drivers11. Italy Elio de Angelis
12. United Kingdom Nigel Mansell
Debut1983 United States Grand Prix West
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
70000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Lotus 93T was a Formula One car with which the Team Lotus participated the first part of the F1 championship in 1983. It was the first Lotus car to use the Renault Gordini EF1 turbo engine and was the last F1 car designed by team founder Colin Chapman. In the championship the car was driven by Elio de Angelis, the other driver of the team, Nigel Mansell, raced with the Lotus 92, a car with the Ford Cosworth engine. The 93T was replaced in the course of the season with the Lotus 94T. Mansell drove the 93T car twice, in the 1983 German Grand Prix after he suffered problems with his 94T during the warm-up and had to revert to the older model and in a non-championship race, the 1983 Race of Champions. The 93T usually performed well in qualifying but suffered with reliability problems and came only once to the finish of a race.

Its design and development is the subject of the documentary Lotus Goes Turbo which follows the team's steps through the introduction of the new Renault engine to replace the naturally aspirated Cosworth power plant.

  1. ^ "Lotus 93T • STATS F1".