Lotus announced at last year’s LA Auto Show that it would join Chevrolet and Honda as an INDYCAR engine manufacturer in 2012. Based in Norfolk, England, Group Lotus has competed in a variety of motorsports series, including domestic Indy-car racing, since Chapman founded the company in 1948. Jim Clark drove a Ford-powered Lotus chassis to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500, two years after the Formula One champion and American Dan Gurney launched the rear-engine revolution at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A partner with KV Racing Technology the past two seasons, this will be the first time Lotus has produced an engine for Indy-car competition. The 2012 season – featuring a new “Safety Cell “ chassis supplied by Dallara Automobili – will mark the first time multiple engine suppliers will compete in INDYCAR since 2005.
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