Lotus 79

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Formula_One
gptkbp:brakeType gptkb:AP_Lockheed_disc_brakes
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Lotus
gptkbp:category gptkb:Formula_One
gptkbp:championships 1
gptkbp:chassis Aluminium monocoque
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:debutYear gptkb:1978_Belgian_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Martin_Ogilvie
gptkb:Tony_Rudd
gptkb:Peter_Wright
gptkb:Colin_Chapman
gptkbp:driversChampionships 1
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Ford-Cosworth_DFV_V8
gptkbp:engineDisplacement 2,993 cc
gptkbp:fastestLapDriver 7
gptkbp:firstChampion gptkb:1978_Belgian_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:Duckhams
gptkb:Lucas_mechanical_fuel_injection
gptkbp:height 711 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lotus 79
gptkbp:last_win gptkb:1978_Dutch_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:length 4,394 mm
gptkbp:livery gptkb:John_Player_Special
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Team_Lotus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Beauty
gptkbp:notableAchievement helped Mario Andretti win 1978 Drivers' Championship
helped Lotus win 1978 Constructors' Championship
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Jean-Pierre_Jarier
gptkb:Mario_Andretti
gptkb:Ronnie_Peterson
gptkbp:notableEvent Ronnie Peterson fatally injured in 1978 Italian Grand Prix while driving Lotus 79
gptkbp:notableFeature ground effect aerodynamics
gptkbp:notableInvention first F1 car designed entirely for ground effect
gptkbp:numberOfRaces 26
gptkbp:poles 10
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lotus_78
gptkbp:raceWins 7
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lotus_80
gptkbp:suspension_(front) Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
gptkbp:suspension_(rear) Twin lower links, single top link, twin radius arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:Hewland_FGA_5-speed_manual
gptkbp:tyres Goodyear
gptkbp:used_in_season gptkb:1978_Formula_One_season
gptkb:1979_Formula_One_season
gptkbp:weight 585 kg
gptkbp:wheelbase 2,692 mm
gptkbp:width 2,032 mm
gptkbp:year_of_championship 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colin_Chapman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4