Jochen Rindt driving the 72 at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix. The car was introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix in April, the 2nd race of the 1970 season, and continued the red, cream and gold paint scheme of Gold Leaf cigarettes, first introduced with the Lotus 49.

2014年9月8日 · Rindt ahead of the Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312B, he placed third- Jochen scored the Lotus 72’s first victory. The passing of the baton from the Lotus 49C to the Lotus 72 at Monaco 1970. The 72 was not race-worthy, so Rindt elected to …

Signed to drive for Team Lotus were Jochen Rindt and John Miles. It was a difficult debut as both drivers struggled to get a feel for the car due to the novel anti-dive and anti-squat geometry. Rindt would start eighth but retired early with ignition issues. Miles did not even qualify for the race.

2022年8月23日 · Raced at the top level from 1970-75 and making Formula 1 world champions of Emerson Fittipaldi and Jochen Rindt, the Lotus 72 represents the very best of British engineering.

Raced at the top level from 1970-75 and making Formula 1 world champions of Emerson Fittipaldi and Jochen Rindt, the Lotus 72 represents the very best of British engineering.

Rindt took the Lotus 72's maiden victory at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix. At the Dutch Grand Prix, Rindt eventually used the new Lotus 72, better sorted after alterations had been made.

1999年4月21日 · Jochen Rindt debuting the Lotus 72 at Jarama in 1970. The initial design faired poorly against the opposition, Jackie Stewart's private March and Jack Brabham's Brabham the class of...

Winning two Drivers' Championships in 1970 and 1972 with Jochen Rindt and Emerson Fittipaldi, plus a Constructors' Championship in 1973, the '72 rightly deserves the accolade as one of the greatest racing cars of all time.

Tragically Jochen Rindt is the only ever posthumous World Champion, having died in an accident at the 1970 Italian GP. By winning the 1970 USGP Emerson Fittipaldi secured the Championship for Rindt. Emerson went on to win the 1972 World Championship of Drivers.

2017年1月29日 · Official Lotus drivers for 1970 were Jochen Rindt and John Miles. Rindt quickly put his talent to good use and thanks to the Lotus 72 potential quickly won the Dutch, French, British and German GPs, before dying in a qualifying crash in Monza.