← 1981 teamsCONSTRUCTOR HISTORY

Team Lotus

British · 1958–1994 in the imported archive

Wins

45

Within imported race coverage

Podiums

114

Within imported race coverage

Car entries

831

Within imported race coverage

Seasons & championship standings

SEASON	CHAMPIONSHIP POS	CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS	DRIVERS	CAR ENTRIES	WINS	PODIUMS	RACES
1994	-	0	Johnny Herbert, Pedro Lamy, Alessandro Zanardi, Philippe Adams, Éric Bernard, Mika Salo	32	0	0	View races →
1993	6	12	Johnny Herbert, Alessandro Zanardi, Pedro Lamy	32	0	0	View races →
1992	5	13	Johnny Herbert, Mika Häkkinen	31	0	0	View races →
1991	9	3	Mika Häkkinen, Julian Bailey, Johnny Herbert	23	0	0	View races →
1990	8	3	Derek Warwick, Martin Donnelly, Johnny Herbert	32	0	0	View races →
1989	6	15	Satoru Nakajima, Nelson Piquet	28	0	0	View races →
1988	4	23	Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima	30	0	3	View races →
1987	3	64	Satoru Nakajima, Ayrton Senna	32	2	8	View races →
1986	3	58	Ayrton Senna, Johnny Dumfries	31	2	8	View races →
1985	4	71	Elio de Angelis, Ayrton Senna	32	3	9	View races →
1984	3	47	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell	32	0	6	View races →
1983	8	12	Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis	30	0	1	View races →
1982	6	30	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell, Geoff Lees	29	1	2	View races →
1981	7	22	Nigel Mansell, Elio de Angelis	29	0	1	View races →
1980	5	14	Mario Andretti, Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell	30	0	1	View races →
1979	4	39	Carlos Reutemann, Mario Andretti, Hector Rebaque	39	0	5	View races →
1978	1	86	Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, Hector Rebaque, Jean-Pierre Jarier	41	8	14	View races →
1977	2	62	Mario Andretti, Gunnar Nilsson	34	5	7	View races →
1976	4	29	Ronnie Peterson, Mario Andretti, Bob Evans, Gunnar Nilsson	30	1	5	View races →
1975	7	9	Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Guy Tunmer, Eddie Keizan, Brian Henton, Jim Crawford, John Watson	31	0	1	View races →
1974	4	42	Ronnie Peterson, Jacky Ickx, Ian Scheckter, Paddy Driver, Tim Schenken	33	3	6	View races →
1973	1	91	Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson, Dave Charlton	31	7	15	View races →
1972	1	61	Emerson Fittipaldi, David Walker, Dave Charlton, Reine Wisell	27	5	8	View races →
1970	1	59	John Miles, Graham Hill, John Love, Dave Charlton, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Pete Lovely, Reine Wisell	41	6	7	View races →
1963	-	0	Walt Hansgen	1	0	0	View races →
1962	-	0	Peter Arundell	1	0	0	View races →
1960	2	34	Innes Ireland, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Alan Stacey, Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Jim Clark, Mike Taylor, Ron Flockhart, David Piper, Jim Hall	33	2	7	View races →
1959	4	5	Graham Hill, Bruce Halford, Innes Ireland, Alan Stacey, David Piper	17	0	0	View races →
1958	6	3	Cliff Allison, Graham Hill, Alan Stacey, Ivor Bueb	19	0	0	View races →

1981 race history

Season

29 imported result records · latest race date 1981-10-17.

All season races → · Full championship tables →

ROUND	RACE	DATE	DRIVER	GRID	FINISH	LAPS	TIME / STATUS	RACE POINTS
1	United States Grand Prix West	1981-03-15	Nigel Mansell	7	R	25	Accident	0
1	United States Grand Prix West	1981-03-15	Elio de Angelis	13	R	13	Accident	0
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	1981-03-29	Elio de Angelis	10	5	62	+1:26.420	2
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	1981-03-29	Nigel Mansell	13	11	61	+1 Lap	0
3	Argentine Grand Prix	1981-04-12	Elio de Angelis	10	6	52	+1 Lap	1
3	Argentine Grand Prix	1981-04-12	Nigel Mansell	15	R	3	Engine	0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	1981-05-03	Elio de Angelis	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	1981-05-03	Nigel Mansell	—	W	0	Withdrew	0
5	Belgian Grand Prix	1981-05-17	Nigel Mansell	10	3	54	+43.690	4
5	Belgian Grand Prix	1981-05-17	Elio de Angelis	14	5	54	+49.200	2
6	Monaco Grand Prix	1981-05-31	Elio de Angelis	6	R	32	Engine	0
6	Monaco Grand Prix	1981-05-31	Nigel Mansell	3	R	15	Suspension	0
7	Spanish Grand Prix	1981-06-21	Elio de Angelis	10	5	80	+1.240	2
7	Spanish Grand Prix	1981-06-21	Nigel Mansell	11	6	80	+28.580	1
8	French Grand Prix	1981-07-05	Elio de Angelis	8	6	79	+1 Lap	1
8	French Grand Prix	1981-07-05	Nigel Mansell	13	7	79	+1 Lap	0
9	British Grand Prix	1981-07-18	Elio de Angelis	22	D	25	Disqualified	0
10	German Grand Prix	1981-08-02	Elio de Angelis	14	7	44	+1 Lap	0
10	German Grand Prix	1981-08-02	Nigel Mansell	15	R	12	Fuel leak	0
11	Austrian Grand Prix	1981-08-16	Elio de Angelis	9	7	52	+1 Lap	0
11	Austrian Grand Prix	1981-08-16	Nigel Mansell	11	R	23	Engine	0
12	Dutch Grand Prix	1981-08-30	Elio de Angelis	9	5	71	+1 Lap	2
12	Dutch Grand Prix	1981-08-30	Nigel Mansell	17	R	1	Engine	0
13	Italian Grand Prix	1981-09-13	Elio de Angelis	11	4	52	+1:32.902	3
13	Italian Grand Prix	1981-09-13	Nigel Mansell	12	R	21	Suspension	0
14	Canadian Grand Prix	1981-09-27	Elio de Angelis	7	6	62	+1 Lap	1
14	Canadian Grand Prix	1981-09-27	Nigel Mansell	5	R	45	Collision	0
15	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1981-10-17	Nigel Mansell	9	4	75	+47.473	3
15	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	1981-10-17	Elio de Angelis	15	R	2	Water leak	0

Race source: Jolpica · retrieved 2026-09-07T19:04:33.274Z UTC. Championship source retrieved 2026-09-07T16:23:28.878Z UTC. Race points exclude sprint scoring; championship points are taken directly from the imported standings. Entries count result records, including non-starts and shared drives. Team history follows the source constructor identity.