Lotus 33
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The Lotus 33 was a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Len Terry[1] and built by Team Lotus. A development of the successful Lotus 25, in the hands of Jim Clark it won five World Championship Grands Prix in 1965, taking Clark to his second World Championship.
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Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | Team Lotus | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Colin Chapman Len Terry | ||||||||||
Predecessor | Lotus 25 | ||||||||||
Successor | Lotus 43 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||||
Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Upper cantilever rocker arms and lower wishbones, with inboard mounted Armstrong coilover spring/dampers | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Upper transverse links and twin radius rods with reversed lower wishbone. Armstrong outboard coilover spring/dampers. | ||||||||||
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Transmission | ZF 5-speed manual | ||||||||||
Tyres | Dunlop | ||||||||||
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Debut | 1964 Aintree 200, Aintree. | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 1 (1965) | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 1 (Jim Clark, 1965) |
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