Lotus 56

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sports car
gptkbp:category gptkb:Formula_One
gptkb:IndyCar
gptkbp:chassis aluminum monocoque
gptkbp:competedIn STP
gptkbp:debutYear gptkb:1968_Indianapolis_500
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Maurice_Philippe
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway_Museum
gptkbp:drivetrain four-wheel drive
gptkbp:engine Pratt & Whitney ST6 gas turbine
gptkbp:engineType turbine engine
gptkbp:features no clutch pedal
turbine-powered
no conventional gearbox
gptkbp:fuelType kerosene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lotus 56
gptkbp:introducedIn 1968
gptkbp:livery STP orange
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Team_Lotus
gptkbp:notableAchievement First turbine-powered car to start from pole at Indianapolis 500
Joe Leonard started from pole position at 1968 Indianapolis 500
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Joe_Leonard
gptkb:Art_Pollard
gptkb:Graham_Hill
gptkb:Mike_Spence
gptkbp:notableEvent Mike Spence died in a Lotus 56 during practice for the 1968 Indianapolis 500
gptkbp:notableFor Banned from future IndyCar competition after 1968
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:successor Lotus 56B
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Granatelli_Racing
gptkb:Lotus_race_cars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6