Lotus T128
.jpg) Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus T128 during test drives in Jerez |
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| Designer: | Mike Gascoyne | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | Lotus T127 | ||||||||
| Successor: | Caterham CT01 | ||||||||
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| Engine: | Renault V8 RS27-2011 | ||||||||
| Weight: | 640 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Pirelli tires on BBS rims | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Total | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 20. Heikki Kovalainen 21. Jarno Trulli 21. Karun Chandhok  
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| First start: | 2011 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | - | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 2011 | |||||||||
The Lotus T128 is the second Formula 1 - racing cars from Lotus . The car, designed by Mike Gascoyne , took part in all 19 races of the 2011 Formula 1 season . Rob White of Renault developed the V8 engine RS27-2011 .
technology
The Lotus T128 was a new development and had only a few approaches from the previous car. The team completely refrained from using KERS. According to their own statements, one would otherwise have had to make too many compromises in aerodynamics.
The T128 was powered by a Renault V8 engine with a displacement of 2.4 liters. As with all other teams, Pirelli provided the tires .
Painting and sponsorship
The basic color of the T128 was dark green. In addition, the monoposto had yellow accents. AirAsia and Naza advertised as sponsors .
driver
The drivers of the T128 were the Italian Jarno Trulli and the Finn Heikki Kovalainen . At the German Grand Prix , Karun Chandhok drove the Trulli Lotus once.
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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H. Kovalainen
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20th | DNF | 15th | 16 | 19th | DNF | 14th | DNF | 19th | DNF | 16 | DNF | 15th | 13 | 16 | 18th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 16 | ||
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J. Trulli
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21st | 13 | DNF | 19th | 18th | 18th | 13 | 16 | 20th | DNF | DNF | 14th | 14th | DNF | 19th | 17th | 19th | 18th | 18th | |||
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K. Chandhok
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| Legend | ||
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| 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 |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Lotus T128: Completely new design (Motorsport-Total.com on January 31, 2011)
- ^ "Formula 1 - Chandhok replaces Trulli in Germany" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on July 21, 2011)
Web links
- Motorsport-Total.com: Technical data
