Lotus 100T

Racing car


Car_name = Lotus 100T
Category = Formula One
Constructor = Team Lotus | Designer = Gérard Ducarouge
Martin Ogilvie
Chassis = Carbon fibre monocoque
Front suspension =
Rear suspension =
Team = Camel Team Lotus Honda | Drivers = flagicon|BRA Nelson Piquet
flagicon|JPN Satoru Nakajima
Engine name = Honda RA168E
Configuration = V6
Turbo/NA = turbo
Capacity = 1494cc
Engine position = mid-mounted
Gearbox name =
Gears =
Type =
Differential =
Fuel = Elf
Tyres = Goodyear | Debut = 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix

Races = 16
Wins = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest_laps = 0
F1 car = Y
The Lotus 100T was a Formula 1 car designed by Gérard Ducarouge and Martin Ogilvie for Team Lotus, used during the 1988 Formula One season. The 100T was an update of the previous Lotus 99T model; the car technically was virtually unchanged, except for a redesigned nose section and rear bodywork. In addition, the engine was an updated version of the Honda 1.5L V6 turbo used by Lotus after the withdrawal of Renault at the end of the 1986 season.

In common with its progenitor model, the 100T was fitted with electronic active suspension, still an advanced system despite having been introduced the previous year. However, with the loss of Ayrton Senna to McLaren, and despite signing three-time and current World Champion Nelson Piquet, Lotus were very much an also-ran team during much of 1988. Piquet picked up a number of points, including three third-placed finishes, during the season, but the car's lack of ultimate speed resulted in Lotus's first season without a win or pole position for five years.

At the end of the 1988 season turbocharged engines were outlawed, rendering the 100T chassis obsolete. It was replaced by the conventionally aspirated Lotus 101 for the 1989 Formula One season.

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