Why unloved Lotus 76 may be Colin Chapman's most significant car
A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, featuring McLaren’s 100th win and Brawn’s memorable first
1965: Gregor Foitek, F3000 race winner and Grand Prix starter, is born. In profile
1976: Thirteen-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard is born. In profile
1983: John Watson wins at Long Beach. Report
1911: Chief Alfa Romeo test driver Consalvo Sanesi is born. In profile
1935: BMW stalwart Hubert Hahne is born. In profile
1952: Tony Brise, one of Britain’s brightest talents, is born. In profile
1976: Clay Regazzoni and Ferrari dominate at Long Beach. Report
1993: Ayrton Senna scores McLaren’s 100th win, despite Alain Prost’s early dominance in the dry. Report
1974: Marc Gene is born. In profile
1981: Williams cruises to a 1-2 at a wet Rio, led by Carlos Reutemann. Report
1987: Raul Boesel and Eddie Cheever win the Jerez 1000kms. Report
2009: Brawn announces its arrival with victory in Melbourne. Report
1948: Eddie Jordan is born. Racing career
1961: F1 starlet who gave it up to go surfing, Mike Thackwell is born. In profile
1969: Le Mans winner Lucien Bianchi dies in a testing crash at La Sarthe. In profile
1974: Carlos Reutemann takes advantage when Niki Lauda retires from the lead late on. Report
1956: Ralph de Palma, winner of 2000 races, dies. In profile
1967: Bruce McLaren and Mario Andretti give the Ford GT40 MkIV a winning debut at Sebring. Report
1971: Shinji Nakano, F1 racer for two seaons, is born. In profile
1926: Three-time F1 world champion Jack Brabham is born. In profile
1940: ‘Mike the Bike’ Hailwood is born. In profile
1978: Gilles Villeneuve stars, Carlos Reutemann wins at Long Beach. Report
1984: Nicolas Lapierre is born. In profile
A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
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