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May 24, 2012

Group Lotus Motorsport Round-up

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Group Lotus brings you something from the weekend (a little later than usual due to the Frankfurt Motor Show….) FORMULA ONE – ITALIAN GRAND PRIX Bruno Senna scored his first ever F1 points on his second outing for Lotus Renault GP. It marked the first time since the 1993 Australian Grand Prix that the Senna name has appeared on the points list. The Brazilian finished in ninth place, improving one position on where he started, while team-mate Vitaly Petrov’s race ended at the first corner. The Russian, who started an impressive seventh, was battling Nico … [Read more...]

GP2, GP3 & Endurance racing success for Lotus

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GP2 – SPA FRANCORCHAMPS Lotus-ART driver Jules Bianchi edged closer to securing second place in the championship in Spa with two second places. The Frenchman qualified third for Race 1 and passed Luca Fillipi at the start. When a mid-race safety car led the field for eight laps, Bianchi managed to maintain enough heat in his tyres and engine to defend from Romain Grosjean and retain second place. The reverse grid meant he started Race 2 in seventh. He battled through the field and, on the final lap, muscled past Josef Kral to take another P2. Team-mate Esteban … [Read more...]

Successful weekend in GP2 & GP3 for Lotus

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GP2 – HUNGARY A podium finish for Esteban Gutierrez in Sunday’s sprint race, thanks to an aggressive drive from the back, gave the Lotus-ART team a result they could be very proud of. In the feature race team-mates Jules Bianchi and Gutierrez lined up sixth and ninth respectively. The Frenchman lost a couple of places at the start while Gutierrez retired four laps later with an engine problem. Bianchi recovered to collect points and a front-row start for Race 2 with seventh place. In the sprint race, Bianchi had a good fight with championship leader Romain … [Read more...]

Lotus Back on Track With ART

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The best of British meets the best of France as Lotus Motorsport and GP2 championship winners ART Grand Prix unite to create the ultimate GP2 and GP3 race teams. Lotus Motorsport in collaboration with seasoned championship winners ART Grand Prix can confirm their participation in the 2011 GP2 (Europe and Asia series) and GP3 series. The contract with ART Grand Prix sees Lotus commit to providing technical and engineering support for the GP2 and GP3 race series for the foreseeable future. Lotus Motorsport and ART Grand Prix share a hunger for success, the facts … [Read more...]

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