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The Lotus E20 was the car designed by Lotus F1 for the 2012 Formula One season. It was driven by Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio replacing Grosjean at the Italian Grand Prix. The car was powered by Renault. The car is the first to be designed by the Lotus F1 team since their renaming from Renault. The name "E20" comes from the fact the car is the twentieth car to be designed at Enstone.

The E20 led the team to 4th in the World Constructors' Championship, and helped Kimi Räikkönen to the first win of his comeback year, at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

In June 2017, Robert Kubica tested the E20 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, testing a Formula One car after six years.[1]

Design Team

Role Person
Chairman Gerard Lopez
Team principal
Managing director
Eric Boullier
Technical director James Allison
Deputy technical director Naoki Tokunaga
Chief designer Tim Densham
Head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer
Operations director John Mardle
Track operations director Alan Permane
Team manager Paul Seaby
Race engineers Simon Rennie
Mark Slade

Source:[2]

Technical Specifications

Lotus E20 Chassis

Component Specification
Chassis Moulded carbon-fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, manufactured by Lotus F1 Team and designed for maximum strength with minimum weight. RS27-2012 V8 engine installed as a fully-stressed member.
Front suspension Carbon-fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system. This is connected to a torsion bar and damper units which are mounted inside the front of the monocoque. Aluminium uprights and OZ machined magnesium wheels.
Rear suspension Carbon-fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion springs and transverse-mounted damper units mounted in the top of the gearbox casing. Aluminium uprights and OZ machined magnesium wheels.
Transmission Seven-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with reverse gear. "Quickshift" system in operation to maximise speed of gearshifts.
Fuel system Kevlar-reinforced rubber fuel cell by ATL.
Cooling system Separate oil and water radiators located in the car's sidepods and cooled using airflow from the car's forward motion.
Electrical MES-Microsoft Standard Electronic Control Unit.
Braking System Carbon discs and pads. Calipers by AP Racing. Master cylinders by AP racing and Brembo.
Cockpit Removable driver's seat made of anatomically formed carbon composite, with six-point or eight-point harness seat belt by OMP Racing. Steering wheel integrates gear change, clutch paddles, and rear wing adjuster.
KERS Motor generator unit driving into front of engine with batteries as an energy store. Motor Generator supplied by Renault Sport F1. Electronic control unit by Magneti-Marelli.
Front track 1450 mm
Rear track 1400 mm
Overall length 5038 mm
Overall height 950 mm
Overall width 1800 mm
Overall weight 640 kg (including driver, camera and ballast)

Source: [3]

Renault RS27-2012 Engine

Component Specification
Engine configuration 2.4 litre V8
No. of cylinders 8
No. of valves 32
Displacement 2400 cc
Weight 95 kg
V-angle 90°
RPM 18,000
Fuel Total
Oil Total
Power Output 750 bhp
Spark Plugs Semi surface discharge
Ignition system High energy inductive
Pistons Aluminium alloy
Engine block Aluminium alloy
Crankshaft Nitrided alloy steel with tungsten alloy counterweights
Connecting rods Titantium alloy
Throttle system 8 butterflies

Source: [4]

Season review

Main article: 2012 Lotus Season

Results

2012

Round Race Entrant Constructor Driver Grid Race
1 Australian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 17th 7th
Romain Grosjean 3rd Ret
2 Malaysian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 10th 5th
Romain Grosjean 6th Ret
3 Chinese Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 4th 14th
Romain Grosjean 10th 6th
4 Bahrain Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 11th 2nd
Romain Grosjean 7th 3rd
5 Spanish Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 4th 3rd
Romain Grosjean 3rd 4th
6 Monaco Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 8th 9th
Romain Grosjean 4th Ret
7 Canadian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 12th 8th
Romain Grosjean 7th 2nd
8 European Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 5th 2nd
Romain Grosjean 4th Ret
9 British Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 6th 5th
Romain Grosjean 9th 6th
10 German Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 10th 3rd
Romain Grosjean 19th 18th
11 Hungarian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 5th 2nd
Romain Grosjean 2nd 3rd
12 Belgian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 3rd 6th
Romain Grosjean 8th Ret
13 Italian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 8th 5th
Jérôme d'Ambrosio 16th 13th
14 Singapore Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 12th 6th
Romain Grosjean 8th 7th
15 Japanese Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 7th 6th
Romain Grosjean 4th 19th*
16 Korean Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 5th 5th
Romain Grosjean 7th 7th
17 Indian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 7th 7th
Romain Grosjean 11th 9th
18 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 4th 1st
Romain Grosjean 9th Ret
19 United States Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 4th 6th
Romain Grosjean 8th 7th
20 Brazilian Grand Prix Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen 8th 10th
Romain Grosjean 18th Ret

* Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed over 90% of the race-winner's distance.

Statistics

Notes

  1. Chinchero, Roberto (5 June 2017). "Robert Kubica set for first F1 test since accident in 2012 Lotus". http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129946. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. Jones, Bruce (2012). The Official BBC SPORT Guide Formula One 2012, P. 27. Carlton. ISBN 978-1-78097-031-8.
  3. "Chassis E20". Lotus F1 Team. http://www.lotusf1team.com/-Chassis-E20-.html?lang=en. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. "RS27 - 2012 Engine". Lotus F1 Team. http://www.lotusf1team.com/-RS27-Engine-.html?lang=en. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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Finland Kimi Räikkönen · France Romain Grosjean · Venezuela Pastor Maldonado · Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Finland Heikki Kovalainen
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Éric Boullier · Nick Chester
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V T E 2012 Formula One Season
Teams Red Bull | McLaren | Ferrari | Mercedes | Lotus | Force India | Sauber | Toro Rosso | Williams | Caterham | HRT | Marussia
Engines Renault | Mercedes | Ferrari | Cosworth
Race Drivers Vettel | 2 Webber | 3 Button | 4 Hamilton | 5 Alonso | 6 Massa | 7 Schumacher | 8 Rosberg | 9 Räikkönen | 10 Grosjean | 10 D'Ambrosio | 11 Di Resta | 12 Hülkenberg | 14 Kobayashi | 15 Pérez | 16 Ricciardo | 17 Vergne | 18 Maldonado | 19 Senna | 20 Kovalainen | 21 Petrov | 22 De la Rosa | 23 Karthikeyan | 24 Glock | 25 Pic
Other Drivers Buemi | Paffett | Turvey | Rigon | Bird | Bianchi | Daly | Gutiérrez | Bottas | Wolff | Van der Garde | Rossi | González | Clos | Luizzi | de Villota | Chilton
Cars RB8 | MP4-27 | F2012 | F1 W03 | E20 | VJM05 | C31 | STR7 | FW34 | CT01 | F112 | MR01
Tyres Pirelli
Races Australia | Malaysia | China | Bahrain | Spain | Monaco | Canada | Europe | Britain | Germany | Hungary | Belgium | Italy | Singapore | Japan | Korea | India | Abu Dhabi | United States | Brazil
Team Reports Red Bull | McLaren | Ferrari | Mercedes | Lotus | Force India | Sauber | Toro Rosso | Williams | Caterham | HRT | Marussia
Driver Reports Vettel | Webber | Button | Hamilton | Alonso | Massa | Schumacher | Rosberg | Räikkönen | Grosjean | di Resta | Hülkenberg | Kobayashi | Pérez | Ricciardo | Vergne | Maldonado | Senna | Kovalainen | Petrov | de la Rosa | Karthikeyan | Karthikeyan | Glock | Pic
Tests Jerez | Barcelona 1 | Barcelona 2 | Mugello | Young Driver
See also 2011 Formula One Season | 2013 Formula One Season | Bahrain GP protests | Category


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