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1966 Lotus-Climax 33
Pictured is a 1966 Lotus-Climax 33 Grand Prix Car.
This particular car is Chassis R14 and was driven in 1966 and part of 1967 by double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark.
Other drivers to race R14 included Pedro Rodriguez, Peter Arundell and Giacomo Russo, who raced under the pseudonym 'Geki'.
R14 made it's debut at the fourth round of the 1966 Formula 1 season, the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, with reigning World Champion Clark at the wheel. The Scotsman qualified fifth on the grid and would bring the car home in fourth position, a lap down on race winner Jack Brabham.
The following race in Holland saw Clark qualify third and finish in that position to give the car it's first podium finish, albeit two laps down on the race-winning Brabham-Repco of Jack Brabham.
Clark took Pole Position with the car for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. For this race Lotus were using Firestone tyres instead of the team's usual Dunlops and Clark took a dislike to the American rubber.
He was passed immediately after the start and found himself dropping down the order and made an uncharacteristic mistake late on, spinning the car into a ditch and out of the race.
The following race in Italy saw R14 taken over by the Italian driver Geki. The Team Lotus newcomer qualified twentieth and last on the grid, finishing the race a distant ninth, five laps down.
The car next appeared for the non-championship Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting in Cheshire. Peter Arundell had been due to race the car but did not start and was replaced by Clark who retired with a broken differential.
The car was back in World Championship action for the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen with Arundell at the wheel. The Englishman qualified nineteenth and came home sixth despite being seven laps down on team-mate Clark who was driving the BRM H16-engined Lotus 43 at this event.
The season-ending Mexican Grand Prix saw home favourite Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of R14. Despite starting eighth on the grid the Mexican retired mid-race with a broken differential.
For the start of 1967 R14 was sent down under to compete in the Tasman Series in Australia and New Zealand. It was here that the car had it's only real success.
Clark finished second in the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe and then took the car's first victory in the non-points scoring Levin International event. Further victories came in the Lady Wigram Trophy, Teretonga International (another non-points event) and the Lakeside International race.
Clark finished second to Jackie Stewart in the Australian Grand Prix at Warwick Farm before taking the car's final victory in the Sandown International event.
The final race of the series was the South Pacific Trophy at Longford which saw Clark finish runner-up to Jack Brabham but, with three victories from six points-scoring races, Clark clinched the 1967 Tasman Series championship by a counrty mile.
The car's final appearance came at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1967. After qualifying fifth on the grid Clark went off on the second lap and dropped to the back of the field. A charge back through the order lasted for 42 laps with R14 suffering a suspension failure to end Clark's race.
R14 has spent many years on display at the Caister Castle Car Collection (I first saw it back in 1991) and is one of only two Formula 1 cars on display at the museum.
Pictured in July 2017 at the Caister Castle Car Collection, Norfolk.
1966 Lotus-Climax 33
Pictured is a 1966 Lotus-Climax 33 Grand Prix Car.
This particular car is Chassis R14 and was driven in 1966 and part of 1967 by double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark.
Other drivers to race R14 included Pedro Rodriguez, Peter Arundell and Giacomo Russo, who raced under the pseudonym 'Geki'.
R14 made it's debut at the fourth round of the 1966 Formula 1 season, the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, with reigning World Champion Clark at the wheel. The Scotsman qualified fifth on the grid and would bring the car home in fourth position, a lap down on race winner Jack Brabham.
The following race in Holland saw Clark qualify third and finish in that position to give the car it's first podium finish, albeit two laps down on the race-winning Brabham-Repco of Jack Brabham.
Clark took Pole Position with the car for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. For this race Lotus were using Firestone tyres instead of the team's usual Dunlops and Clark took a dislike to the American rubber.
He was passed immediately after the start and found himself dropping down the order and made an uncharacteristic mistake late on, spinning the car into a ditch and out of the race.
The following race in Italy saw R14 taken over by the Italian driver Geki. The Team Lotus newcomer qualified twentieth and last on the grid, finishing the race a distant ninth, five laps down.
The car next appeared for the non-championship Oulton Park Gold Cup meeting in Cheshire. Peter Arundell had been due to race the car but did not start and was replaced by Clark who retired with a broken differential.
The car was back in World Championship action for the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen with Arundell at the wheel. The Englishman qualified nineteenth and came home sixth despite being seven laps down on team-mate Clark who was driving the BRM H16-engined Lotus 43 at this event.
The season-ending Mexican Grand Prix saw home favourite Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of R14. Despite starting eighth on the grid the Mexican retired mid-race with a broken differential.
For the start of 1967 R14 was sent down under to compete in the Tasman Series in Australia and New Zealand. It was here that the car had it's only real success.
Clark finished second in the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe and then took the car's first victory in the non-points scoring Levin International event. Further victories came in the Lady Wigram Trophy, Teretonga International (another non-points event) and the Lakeside International race.
Clark finished second to Jackie Stewart in the Australian Grand Prix at Warwick Farm before taking the car's final victory in the Sandown International event.
The final race of the series was the South Pacific Trophy at Longford which saw Clark finish runner-up to Jack Brabham but, with three victories from six points-scoring races, Clark clinched the 1967 Tasman Series championship by a counrty mile.
The car's final appearance came at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1967. After qualifying fifth on the grid Clark went off on the second lap and dropped to the back of the field. A charge back through the order lasted for 42 laps with R14 suffering a suspension failure to end Clark's race.
R14 has spent many years on display at the Caister Castle Car Collection (I first saw it back in 1991) and is one of only two Formula 1 cars on display at the museum.
Pictured in July 2017 at the Caister Castle Car Collection, Norfolk.