Lotus 102D

Lotus 102D

Constructor:	lotus
Designer:	Frank Dernie
Predecessor:	Lotus 102B
Successor:	Lotus 107
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic
Wheelbase:	2950 mm
Weight:	535 kg
Tires:	Goodyear
Petrol:	BP
statistics
Driver:	Mika Häkkinen Johnny Herbert
First start:	1992 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last start:	1992 San Marino Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 9 - - -
World Cup points:	2
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-

The Lotus 102D was a Formula 1 racing car from the British racing team Lotus , which was used in the 1992 Formula 1 season .

Technical specifications

Due to developmental delays on the Lotus 107 , the team management decided to contest the first races of the 1992 Formula 1 season with an almost unchanged Lotus 102B . Last year's eight-cylinder Judd (type EV) engine was not used again. Initially, Lotus had considered converting to Judd's ten-cylinder engine (Judd GV), but then decided at short notice in favor of Cosworth customer engines, the costs of which could be covered with the support of the sponsors Castrol and Hitachi . Lotus received Cosworth HB-V engines that year , which were at the 1991 level of development. With a mass of 130 kg, it developed around 520 kW at a speed of 13,400 rpm. The engine electronics and ignition system were also from Ford. The manual transmission had six forward and one reverse gears. The wheels were individually suspended from double wishbones . The braking system came from Hitco and the brake calipers from Brembo , while the shock absorbers were from Bilstein .

sponsor

The main sponsor of the team was the Japanese electronics and mechanical engineering company Hitachi . Other Japanese advertising media included the construction machinery manufacturer Komatsu and the model maker Tamiya .

Season course

Although the racing car was intended as a transition vehicle, both Mika Häkkinen and team mate Johnny Herbert scored points with it . Two of the 13 world championship points from the 1992 Formula 1 season were achieved with a Lotus 102D. The last time this guy was used for training at the San Marino Grand Prix . However, Häkkinen could not qualify for the race.

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	Points	rank
1992 Formula 1 season																		2	(5.)
M. Hakkinen	11	9	6th	10	DNF	DNQ
J. Herbert	12	6th	7th	DNF	DNF

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

literature

• Anthony Pritchard: Lotus: The Competition Cars-All the Racing Type Numbers from 1947 to the Modern Era , Haynes Publishing Sparkford 2006, ISBN 978-1-84425-006-6 , pp. 199, 255.
• Achim Schlang: Grand Prix. The races for the 1992 Automobile World Championship , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 978-3-613-01493-0 , p. 24 f.

Web links

Commons : Lotus 102D  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files