Lotus 93T

The Lotus 93T was a Formula One car with which the Team Lotus participated the first part of the F1 championship in 1983. It was the first Lotus car to use the Renault Gordini EF1 turbo engine and was the last F1 car designed by team founder Colin Chapman. In the championship the car was driven by Elio de Angelis, the other driver of the team, Nigel Mansell, raced with the Lotus 92, a car with the Ford Cosworth engine. The 93T was replaced in the course of the season with the Lotus 94T. Mansell drove the 93T car twice, in the 1983 German Grand Prix after he suffered problems with his 94T during the warm-up and had to revert to the older model and in a non-championship race, the 1983 Race of Champions. The 93T usually performed well in qualifying but suffered with reliability problems and came only once to the finish of a race.

Lotus 93T

An Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T on display in 2010.
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Lotus
Designer(s)	Colin Chapman (Technical Director) Martin Ogilvie (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	92
Successor	94T
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, pull rod, coil springs
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, pull rod, coil springs
Axle track	Front: 1,816 mm (71 in) Rear: 1,664 mm (66 in)
Wheelbase	2,667 mm (105 in)
Engine	Renault Gordini EF1, 1,492 cc (91.0 cu in), 90° V6, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Lotus / Hewland 5-speed manual
Weight	560 kg (1,230 lb)
Fuel	Elf
Tyres	Pirelli
Competition history
Notable entrants	John Player Team Lotus
Notable drivers	11. Elio de Angelis 12. Nigel Mansell
Debut	1983 United States Grand Prix West
Races Wins Podiums Poles F/Laps 7 0 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

Its design and development is the subject of the documentary Lotus Goes Turbo which follows the team's steps through the introduction of the new Renault engine to replace the naturally aspirated Cosworth power plant.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Points	WCC
1983	John Player Team Lotus	Renault Gordini EF1 V6 tc	P		BRA	USW	FRA	SMR	MON	BEL	DET	CAN	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	EUR	RSA	11*	8th
				Elio de Angelis		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret
				Nigel Mansell										Ret

* All points scored using the Lotus 94T. Lotus-Renault placed 8th in the Constructors' Championship with 11 points. In addition, Lotus-Ford scored 1 point to place 13th in the Championship.