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1972 Lotus Europa Special 1972 Lotus Europa Special. Introduced in September 1972, the first 100 Lotus Europa JPS Specials were badged and painted to honour Team Lotus's 1972 F1 World Championship title win with John Player Special as the team’s sponsor. All with a five-speed gearbox and Big Valve engine the original Specials were painted ...
The car is available in three trim levels: "Classic", "Gold Leaf", and "John Player Special". Of the 62 planned units, twelve will be in the John Player Special trim, and another twelve will be in the Gold Leaf trim. [1] [2] Based on the Lotus Exige, the Type 62-2 shares the chassis and engine, the former of which also has a new rear subframe. [3]
Five examples were built, codenamed John Player Special Mk. III, otherwise known as the Lotus 78 which appeared in July 1976. Mario Andretti wanted to introduce the car early, possibly at the Dutch Grand Prix that year but was overruled by Chapman, as he didn't want other teams discovering what Lotus had achieved. [5]
Originally, the Europa was intended only for the European market, as evidenced by its name. It was first powered by a 1.5-liter Renault engine with just 82 horsepower, but its combination of boxed ...
Lotus's 1971 experiments did not bring any serious advance in technology, but allowed Chapman to test several drivers. For 1972, the team focused again on the type 72 chassis, with Imperial Tobacco continuing its sponsorship of the team under its new John Player Special brand. The cars, now often referred to as 'JPS', were fielded in a new ...
The Lotus 72 is a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe of Lotus for the 1970 Formula One season.The 72 was a pioneering design featuring inboard brakes, side-mounted radiators in sidepods (as opposed to the nose-mounted radiators, which had been commonplace since before World War II), and aerodynamic wings producing down-force.
The 76 was seen as a major technological breakthrough by Lotus. Outwardly, the car looked sleek and impressive. Internally, the suspension set up and inboard brake positioning were carried over from the 72. The car's development had been paid for by its title sponsor John Player Special, so the 76 was designated the "John Player Special Mk I".
John Player Team Lotus: 11 4 3 0 7 61 1st: World Wide Racing: 1 1 0 0 1 1973 Formula One: John Player Team Lotus: 15 3 1 5 8 55 2nd: 1974 Formula One: Marlboro Team Texaco: 15 3 2 0 7 55 1st: 1975 Formula One: Marlboro Team McLaren: 13 2 0 1 6 45 2nd: 1976 Formula One: Copersucar-Fittipaldi: 15 0 0 0 0 3 17th 1977 Formula One: Copersucar ...