LOTUS
TYPE 12
The one that started it all
LOTUS’ MAIDEN MODEL IN FORMULA 1
The Type 12 is the first Lotus ever to race in a World Championship Grand Prix event. Making its debut in the streets of Monte Carlo, at the Grand Prix of Monaco. We can think of less prestigious places to have your maiden race.
The car came richly equipped with numerous innovations from Colin Chapman. One of which marked the debut of a new Chapman-devised suspension, to be forever known as ‘the Chapman strut’.
A LOTUS FIRST
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The Type 12 was the first ever Lotus single-seater, designed and engineered to compete in the 1957 International Formula 2 class for non-supercharged 1500cc cars.
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