Lotus 92

Lotus 92

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Lotus
Designer(s)	Colin Chapman Martin Ogilvie
Predecessor	91
Successor	93T
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque
Suspension (front)	Lotus Active suspension
Suspension (rear)	Lotus Active suspension
Axle track	Front: 1,786 mm (70.3 in) Rear: 1,672 mm (65.8 in)
Wheelbase	2,799 mm (110.2 in)
Engine	Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in), 90° V8, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Lotus / Hewland 5-speed manual
Weight	580 kg (1,280 lb)
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history
Notable entrants	John Player Team Lotus
Notable drivers	11. Elio de Angelis 12. Nigel Mansell
Debut	1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps 8 0 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Lotus 92 was a Formula One racing car designed by Martin Ogilvie along with Team Lotus founder Colin Chapman before Chapman died in December 1982. The 92 was used by Lotus in the first part of the 1983 Formula One season.

The car was driven regularly by Nigel Mansell and also in one race (the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix) by Elio de Angelis. Engine problems on the warmup lap for de Angelis' Renault turbo-engined Lotus 93T forced him into the spare 92, which eventually led to his disqualification, for changing from a Renault-engined car to a Cosworth-engined one. The 92's best result was a 6th place for Mansell at the Detroit Grand Prix.

The 92 was the last non-turbo car designed and raced by Lotus until the turbo engines were banned from the 1989 season. It was also the last Lotus car to carry the Cosworth DFY V8 engine (a development of the Keith Duckworth designed Cosworth DFV which Lotus had introduced to F1 in 1967), while also being the first Lotus to use active suspension. The suspension system gave a lot of trouble and virtually eroded Mansell's confidence in such things. Though when he eventually won the World Championship with Williams nine years later (1992), it was in a car with active suspension.

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References

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Team Lotus
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