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1985 Lotus-Renault 97T
Pictured is a 1985 Lotus-Renault 97T Grand Prix Car.
It was driven in 1985 by triple Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna and Italian Elio de Angelis.
This car won three of the sixteen Grands Prix in which it competed, Senna taking his first career victory in the soaking wet Portuguese Grand Prix. A second win would follow later in the season in Belgium. De Angelis inherited victory in the San Marino Grand Prix after Alain Prost was disqualified following post-race scrutineering for an underweight car.
This would be the last victory for de Angelis, the Italian being killed whilst testing for the Brabham team at Paul Ricard in 1986.
Senna and de Angelis would end the season fourth and fifth, respectively, in the championship standings. Lotus finished fourth in the Constructors Championship.
Pictured in January 2012 at the Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham.
1985 Lotus-Renault 97T
Pictured is a 1985 Lotus-Renault 97T Grand Prix Car.
It was driven in 1985 by triple Formula 1 World Champion Ayrton Senna and Italian Elio de Angelis.
This car won three of the sixteen Grands Prix in which it competed, Senna taking his first career victory in the soaking wet Portuguese Grand Prix. A second win would follow later in the season in Belgium. De Angelis inherited victory in the San Marino Grand Prix after Alain Prost was disqualified following post-race scrutineering for an underweight car.
This would be the last victory for de Angelis, the Italian being killed whilst testing for the Brabham team at Paul Ricard in 1986.
Senna and de Angelis would end the season fourth and fifth, respectively, in the championship standings. Lotus finished fourth in the Constructors Championship.
Pictured in January 2012 at the Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham.