Lotus 109

Lotus 109

Alessandro Zanardi driving the 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Lotus
Designer(s)	Peter Wright (Technical Director) Chris Murphy (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	107
Successor	112
Technical specifications[1]
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, pushrod
Axle track	Front: 1,650 mm (65 in) Rear: 1,600 mm (63 in)
Wheelbase	2,950 mm (116 in)
Engine	Mugen-Honda MF-351HC, 3,500 cc (213.6 cu in), V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission	Lotus / Xtrac 6-speed semi-automatic
Power	725 hp @ 13,500 rpm[2]
Weight	515 kg (1,135 lb)
Fuel	Mobil1
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Team Lotus
Notable drivers	11. Alessandro Zanardi 11. Philippe Adams 11. Éric Bernard 11. Mika Salo 12. Johnny Herbert 12. Alessandro Zanardi
Debut	1994 Spanish Grand Prix
Last event	1994 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 12 0 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Lotus 109 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in the latter part of the 1994 Formula One season. It was designed by Chris Murphy who based the car on his Lotus 107 model. It was powered by a Mugen-Honda V10. Johnny Herbert was able to keep Lotus competitive in Belgium and Monza with the car, but funds were drying up and development was limited. At the end of the season, the car was retired and Team Lotus went into receivership.

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Team Lotus

Personnel
Founder	Colin Chapman
Notable personnel	Frank Coppuck Frank Dernie Gérard Ducarouge Maurice Philippe Peter Warr Peter Wright Len Terry

Drivers
Notable drivers	Mario Andretti Elio de Angelis Jim Clark Martin Donnelly Emerson Fittipaldi Mika Häkkinen Johnny Herbert Graham Hill Jacky Ickx Nigel Mansell Satoru Nakajima Gunnar Nilsson Ronnie Peterson Nelson Piquet Carlos Reutemann Jochen Rindt Ayrton Senna John Surtees Derek Warwick Alex Zanardi
World Champions	Mario Andretti Jim Clark Emerson Fittipaldi Graham Hill Jochen Rindt

Cars
Formula One cars	12 16 18 21 24 25 33 43 49 56B 63 72 76 77 78 79 80 81 86 87 88 91 92 93T 94T 95T 97T 98T 99T 100T 101 102 107 109 112
Formula Two cars	12 16 18 32 35 41 44 48 59 69
Formula Three cars	22 31 35 41 55 59 69
Formula Junior cars	18 20 22 27
Formula Ford cars	51 59 61 69
Formula 5000 cars	68 70
Tasman Series cars	32 39 67
Indianapolis 500 cars	29 34 38 42 56 64 96T
Sports racing cars	15 17 19 23 30 40 47 53

Formula One titles
Drivers' titles	1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1978
Constructors' titles	1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1973 1978