1985 Lotus 97T

This car formed part of the display by Classic Team Lotus at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It's a Lotus 97T, a car that was driven by Ayrton Senna in the 1985 season. The car was a development of the previous season's Lotus 95T, designed by Gérard Ducarouge and powered by a turbocharged 1,492cc V6 Renault Gordini EF15B engine. Ayrton Senna won two races, the Portugese Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix, and with two second and two third place finishes ended the season in fourth place in the World Drivers' Championship. His team mate Elio de Angelis won the San Marino Grand Prix, and with two third places and a series of minor points-scoring finishes he was one place behind Ayrton Senna in the Championship at the end of the season. Lotus finished in fourth place in the World Constructors' Championship.

1985 Lotus 97T

This car was one of the display cars in the paddock at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in August 1996.

It's a Lotus 97T, a car that was driven by Ayrton Senna in the 1985 season, and was one of the cars displayed by Classic Team Lotus at this meeting. The car was a development of the previous season's Lotus 95T, designed by Gérard Ducarouge and powered by a turbocharged 1,492cc V6 Renault Gordini EF15B engine. Ayrton Senna won two races, the Portugese Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix, and with two second and two third place finishes ended the season in fourth place in the World Drivers' Championship. His team mate Elio de Angelis won the San Marino Grand Prix, and with two third places and a series of minor points-scoring finishes he was one place behind Ayrton Senna in the Championship at the end of the season.

1982 Lotus 91

I took this photograph during a practice session for the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2006.

It's Dan Collins in the Classic Team Lotus 1982 Lotus 91, a car that was raced in the 1983 season by Nigel Mansell and is chassis 91/10. The Lotus 91 was powered by the 2,993cc V8 Cosworth DFV engine and has only one World Championship win to its credit, Elio de Angelis winning the 1982 Austrian Grand Prix in chassis 91/8.