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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Gérard Ducarouge (Technical Director) Martin Ogilvie (Chief Designer) Bernard Dudot (Chief Engine Designer (Renault)) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | 97T | ||||||||||
| Successor | 99T | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre and Kevlar Aluminium honeycomb monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,816 mm (71.5 in) Rear: 1,620 mm (64 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,720 mm (107 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault Gordini EF15B, 1,492 cc (91.0 cu in), 90° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Lotus / Hewland 6-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Power | 800-900 hp (race-spec),[2] 1,000-1,200+ hp (qualifying-trim)[3] @ 12,500 rpm | ||||||||||
| Weight | 540 kg (1,190 lb) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Elf | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | John Player Team Lotus | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 11.  Johnny Dumfries12.  Ayrton Senna | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The Lotus 98T was a Formula One car designed by Gérard Ducarouge and Martin Ogilvie and built by Team Lotus for use in the 1986 Formula One World Championship. Development of the previous year's 97T, the car was raced by Brazilian Ayrton Senna, in his second year with the team, and Scottish newcomer Johnny Dumfries.
- ^ "Lotus 98T". statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Engine Renault • STATS F1".
- ^ "The power and the glory. Lotus 98T". 3 December 2015.