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Lotus

Country

United Kingdom

Recorded years

1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1967,1993,1994,1997,2011,2013

First Le Mans

1955

Latest Le Mans

2013

Entries	54
Cars	14
Teams	27
Drivers	86
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Class wins	18
Class podiums	24
Laps	31,694

Le Mans participations (105)

Year	No.	Team	Car	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
1955	48	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK IX	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	99	Colin Chapman / Ron Flockhart
1956	32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
1956	32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
1956	32	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWB 1459 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	172	Colin Chapman / Herbert MacKay-Fraser
1956	35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1956	35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1956	35	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	89	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1956	36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	classified	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
1956	36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	classified	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
1956	36	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	7.	1.	classified	252	Reg Bicknell / Peter Jopp
1957	37	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FPF 1475 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain / Peter Ashdown / Alan Stacey
1957	37	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FPF 1475 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain / Peter Ashdown / Alan Stacey
1957	37	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FPF 1475 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain / Peter Ashdown / Alan Stacey
1957	41	André Héchard	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	16.	4.	classified	252	André Héchard / Roger Masson
1957	41	André Héchard	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	16.	4.	classified	252	André Héchard / Roger Masson
1957	41	André Héchard	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	16.	4.	classified	252	André Héchard / Roger Masson
1957	42	Robert Walshaw (GB) - John Green	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	258	Bob Walshaw / John Dalton
1957	42	Robert Walshaw (GB) - John Green	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	258	Bob Walshaw / John Dalton
1957	42	Robert Walshaw (GB) - John Green	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	258	Bob Walshaw / John Dalton
1957	55	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	14.	1.	classified	258	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1957	55	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	14.	1.	classified	258	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1957	55	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	14.	1.	classified	258	Cliff Allison / John Keith Hall
1957	62	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	9.	1.	classified	284	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain
1957	62	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	9.	1.	classified	284	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain
1957	62	Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	9.	1.	classified	284	Herbert MacKay-Fraser / Jay Chamberlain
1958	26	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	3	Cliff Allison / Graham Hill
1958	26	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	3	Cliff Allison / Graham Hill
1958	26	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	3	Cliff Allison / Graham Hill
1958	35	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1476 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	39	Jay Chamberlain / Pete Lovely
1958	35	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1476 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	39	Jay Chamberlain / Pete Lovely
1958	35	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1476 S4	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	retired	39	Jay Chamberlain / Pete Lovely
1958	38	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	162	Innes Ireland / Mike Taylor
1958	38	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	162	Innes Ireland / Mike Taylor
1958	38	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	162	Innes Ireland / Mike Taylor
1958	39	Car Exchange	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	28	Bill Frost / Bob Hicks
1958	39	Car Exchange	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	28	Bill Frost / Bob Hicks
1958	39	Car Exchange	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWA 1097 S4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	28	Bill Frost / Bob Hicks
1958	55	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	20.	8.	classified	202	Alan Stacey / Tom Dickson
1958	55	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	20.	8.	classified	202	Alan Stacey / Tom Dickson
1958	55	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWC 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	20.	8.	classified	202	Alan Stacey / Tom Dickson
1958	56	Equipe Lotus France Combac	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWMA 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	19	Roger Masson / André Héchard / Jean Pages
1958	56	Equipe Lotus France Combac	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWMA 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	19	Roger Masson / André Héchard / Jean Pages
1958	56	Equipe Lotus France Combac	Lotus MK XI	Coventry Climax FWMA 741 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	19	Roger Masson / André Héchard / Jean Pages
1959	30	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1963 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	119	Graham Hill / Derek Jolly
1959	30	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1963 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	119	Graham Hill / Derek Jolly
1959	30	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK XV	Coventry Climax FPF 1963 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	119	Graham Hill / Derek Jolly
1959	38	Equipe Los Amigos (Gerard Crombac)	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	105	Jean-Claude Vidilles / Jean-François Malle
1959	38	Equipe Los Amigos (Gerard Crombac)	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	105	Jean-Claude Vidilles / Jean-François Malle
1959	41	William S. Frost (GB) - Car Exchange Ltd (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	8.	6.	classified	270	Peter Lumsden / Peter Riley
1959	41	William S. Frost (GB) - Car Exchange Ltd (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	8.	6.	classified	270	Peter Lumsden / Peter Riley
1959	42	Border Reivers	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	10.	8.	classified	257	John Whitmore / Jim Clark
1959	42	Border Reivers	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	10.	8.	classified	257	John Whitmore / Jim Clark
1959	53	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK Xvii	Coventry Climax FWM 742 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	156	Alan Stacey / Keith Greene
1959	54	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus MK Xvii	Coventry Climax FWM 742 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	23	Mike Taylor / Jonathan Sieff
1959	58	J.R. Stoop	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	—	—	—	—	0	Doug Graham / Mike McKee
1959	58	J.R. Stoop	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	—	—	—	—	0	Doug Graham / Mike McKee
1960	31	Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Innes Ireland / John Whitmore
1960	31	Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FPF 1965 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Innes Ireland / John Whitmore
1960	41	Team Elite (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	14.	7.	classified	257	John Wagstaff / Tony Marsh
1960	41	Team Elite (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	14.	7.	classified	257	John Wagstaff / Tony Marsh
1960	42	Team Elite (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	157	David Buxton / William E.J. Bill Allen
1960	42	Team Elite (GB )	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	157	David Buxton / William E.J. Bill Allen
1960	43	Sir Gawaine Baillie	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	169	Gawaine Baillie / Mike Parkes
1960	43	Sir Gawaine Baillie	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	169	Gawaine Baillie / Mike Parkes
1960	44	Roger Masson	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	13.	6.	classified	261	Roger Masson / Claude Laurent
1960	44	Roger Masson	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	13.	6.	classified	261	Roger Masson / Claude Laurent
1960	62	Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Jonathan Sieff / John Whitmore / Christopher Martyn
1960	62	Team Lotus Engineering (GB) - Lotus England	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Jonathan Sieff / John Whitmore / Christopher Martyn
1961	38	Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	12.	4.	classified	267	William E.J. Bill Allen / Trevor Taylor
1961	38	Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	12.	4.	classified	267	William E.J. Bill Allen / Trevor Taylor
1961	39	Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	193	Mac (Jesse) Wyllie / Clive Hunt
1961	39	Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	193	Mac (Jesse) Wyllie / Clive Hunt
1961	40	Ecurie Edger	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	13.	5.	classified	267	Bernard Kosellek / Pierre Massenez
1961	40	Ecurie Edger	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	13.	5.	classified	267	Bernard Kosellek / Pierre Massenez
1961	41	Los Amigos	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	86	Jean-François Malle / Robin Carnegie / Jean Lucas
1961	41	Los Amigos	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	86	Jean-François Malle / Robin Carnegie / Jean Lucas
1961	51	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 747 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	102	Cliff Allison / Mike McKee
1961	51	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 747 S4	S	Dunlop	—	—	retired	102	Cliff Allison / Mike McKee
1961	62	Marc Porthault	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Marc Porthault / Jean Devos
1961	62	Marc Porthault	Lotus Elite	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Marc Porthault / Jean Devos
1962	44	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	8.	6.	classified	286	David Hobbs / Frank Gardner
1962	44	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	8.	6.	classified	286	David Hobbs / Frank Gardner
1962	45	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	11.	9.	classified	277	Clive Hunt / Mac (Jesse) Wyllie
1962	45	Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	11.	9.	classified	277	Clive Hunt / Mac (Jesse) Wyllie
1962	47	Essex Racing	Lotus Xxiii	Ford MAE/Lotus 997 S4	GT	—	—	—	—	0	Jim Clark / Trevor Taylor
1962	48	UTD Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Xxiii	Coventry Climax FWM 747 S4	GT	—	—	—	—	0	'Leslie Leston' / Tony Shelly
1963	38	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	168	Frank Gardner / John Coundley
1963	38	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	—	—	retired	168	Frank Gardner / John Coundley
1963	39	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	10.	6.	classified	270	John Wagstaff / Pat Fergusson
1963	39	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	10.	6.	classified	270	John Wagstaff / Pat Fergusson
1964	38	Royal Elysées	Lotus Elan 26R	Lotus - Ford 1594 S4	P	Dunlop	—	—	retired	7	René Richard / Pierre Gelé
1964	43	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	22.	13.	classified	266	Clive Hunt / John Wagstaff
1964	43	Team Elite	Lotus Elite MK XIV	Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4	GT	Dunlop	22.	13.	classified	266	Clive Hunt / John Wagstaff
1967	44	Team Elite	Lotus MK Type 47	Ford BRM 1594 S4	P	Goodyear	—	—	retired	42	David Preston / John Wagstaff
1993	44	Lotus Sport / Chamberlain Engineering	Lotus Esprit Sport 300	Lotus 2174 S4 Turbo	Cat.4	Dunlop	—	—	retired	162	Richard Piper / Olindo Iacobelli / Ferdinand de Lesseps
1993	45	Lotus Sport / Chamberlain Engineering	Lotus Esprit Sport 300	Lotus 2174 S4 Turbo	Cat.4	Dunlop	—	—	retired	92	Yojiro Terada / Peter Hardman / Thorkild Thyrring
1994	53	Scuderia Fabio Magnani	Lotus Esprit S300 Turbo	Lotus 2200 S4 Turbo	LM GT2	Pirelli	—	—	—	0	Christian Heinkélé / Guy Kuster / Hans Hugenholtz
1994	61	Lotus Sport / Chamberlain Engineering	Lotus Esprit S300 Turbo	Lotus 2200 S4 Turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	retired	28	Thorkild Thyrring / Klaas Zwart / Andreas Fuchs
1994	62	Lotus Sport / Chamberlain Engineering	Lotus Esprit S300 Turbo	Lotus 2200 S4 Turbo	LM GT2	Michelin	—	—	retired	59	Richard Piper / Peter Hardman / Olindo Iacobelli
1997	49	GTI Lotus Racing	Lotus Elise GT1	Chevrolet LT5 5993 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	retired	121	Jan Lammers / Mike Hezemans / Sandy Grau
1997	50	GTI Lotus Racing	Lotus Elise GT1	Chevrolet LT5 5993 V8 à 90°	LM GT1	Michelin	—	—	—	0	Fabien Giroix / Jean-Denis Delétraz
2011	64	Lotus Jet Alliance	Lotus Evora GTE	Toyota 2GR-FE 3968 V6 à 60°	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	—	—	retired	126	Martin Rich / Oskar Slingerland / John Hartshorne
2011	65	Lotus Jet Alliance	Lotus Evora GTE	Toyota 2GR-FE 3968 V6 à 60°	LM GTE-Pro	Michelin	22.	7.	classified	295	Johnny Mowlem / James Rossiter / Jonathan Hirschi
2013	31	Lotus	Lotus T128	Praga (Judd HK) 3592 V8 à 90°	LM P2	Dunlop	—	—	retired	17	Kevin Weeda / Christophe Bouchut / James Rossiter
2013	32	Lotus	Lotus T128	Praga (Judd HK) 3592 V8 à 90°	LM P2	Dunlop	—	—	retired	219	Thomas Holzer / Dominik Kraihamer / Jan Charouz

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified