Lotus Racing

This article is about the Formula One team that started racing in 2010. For the British team that raced from 1958-1994, see Team Lotus. For the team sponsored by Lotus Cars and racing as Lotus Renault GP, see Renault F1.

Lotus Racing was a Formula 1 racing team. The team was created by the Malaysian government and Proton. It started racing in 2010 and ended by the end of 2011.

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Full name	Lotus Racing
Base	Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)	Tony Fernandes
Technical director	Mike Gascoyne
Formula One World Championship Career
Debut	2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Latest race	2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed	38
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
2010 position	10th (0 points)

Lotus Racing is not the same as Team Lotus. Lotus is owned by Proton, a company that builds cars. The Malaysian government owns a large part of Proton. Lotus Racing was started by the Malaysian government to promote the Proton company and its Lotus cars. The right to use the name Team Lotus is owned by David Hunt. David Hunt is the brother of James Hunt. James Hunt is the 1976 F1 world champion. The only connection between the two teams is the name Lotus.

The new Lotus race car is painted green and yellow. These colors are the same colors used by the oridgnal Team Lotus.^[1]

At the end of 2011, Team Lotus' name was changed to Caterham F1 Team.^[2] Caterham F1 Team went bankrupt by the end of 2014.^[3]

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points	WCC
2010	Lotus T127	Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8	B		BHR	AUS	MAL	CHN	ESP	MON	TUR	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	BRA	ABU		0	10th
				Jarno Trulli	17	DNS	17	Ret	17	15	Ret	Ret	21	16	Ret	15	19	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	19	21
				Heikki Kovalainen	15	13	NC	14	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	14	16	18	16	12	13	18	17
2011	Lotus T128	Renault RS27-2011 2.4 L V8	P		AUS	MAL	CHN	TUR	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	JPN	KOR	IND	ABU	BRA		0*	10th*
				Heikki Kovalainen	Ret	15	16	19	Ret	14	Ret	19	Ret	16	Ret
				Jarno Trulli	13	Ret	19	18	18	13	16	20	Ret		Ret
				Karun Chandhok										20

^* Season in progress.