The
Lotus 32 was a Formula 2 racing car built by
Team LotusTeam Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar and sports car racing...
in 1964. It was developed from the
Lotus 27Lotus 27 was a Formula Junior version of the Lotus 25 Formula One car for the 1963 Formula Junior season. All aluminum monocoque with steel bulkheads...
Formula JuniorFormula Junior is a formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI . The class was intended to provide an entry level class where you could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles...
model. 12 cars were produced, but only 4 competed in the Ron Harris Team Lotus entrants (Drivers Jim Clark and Mike Spence). Jim Clark drove the Lotus 32 to win the 1964 Formula 2 Championship. The whole new chasis of the 32 had aluminium monocoque with steel front/rear bulkhead and centre section to bring it up to weight.
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The
Lotus 32 was a Formula 2 racing car built by
Team LotusTeam Lotus was the motorsport sister company of English sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars. The team ran cars in many motorsport series including Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Ford, Formula Junior, IndyCar and sports car racing...
in 1964. It was developed from the
Lotus 27Lotus 27 was a Formula Junior version of the Lotus 25 Formula One car for the 1963 Formula Junior season. All aluminum monocoque with steel bulkheads...
Formula JuniorFormula Junior is a formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI . The class was intended to provide an entry level class where you could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles...
model. 12 cars were produced, but only 4 competed in the Ron Harris Team Lotus entrants (Drivers Jim Clark and Mike Spence). Jim Clark drove the Lotus 32 to win the 1964 Formula 2 Championship. The whole new chasis of the 32 had aluminium monocoque with steel front/rear bulkhead and centre section to bring it up to weight. Suspension followed the usual Lotus practice; coil spring/damper units were mounted inboard at the front and outboard at the rear. The front wishbones were slightly wider-based while rear geometry had changed and there was full adjustability (unlike the Lotus 27). The Girling brakes were outboard all round.
The Lotus 32 Formula 2 car featured a Cosworth SCA 998 cc Engine with twin 40DCM2 Weber carburattors, producing at 8700 rpm. The engine was canted over at an angle of 25 degrees in the chassis and was mated to a Hewland Mk IV 5 speed gearbox.
At the end of the 1964 F2 season
Colin ChapmanAnthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE was an influential British designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. In 1952 he founded the sports car company Lotus Cars. He studied structural engineering at University College London, joined the University Air Squadron and learned to fly...
modified the car to a Lotus 32B (in picture). With a 2495 cc
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engine, different suspension and wheels for
Jim ClarkJim Clark OBE was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland.He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions than any other driver...
to use in the
1965 Tasman SeriesThe 1965 Tasman Series was the second Tasman Series season. It began on January 9, 1965 and ended on March 1 after seven races.-Races:- Standings :...
, which he duly won. The car remained in New Zealand, being sold to Jim Palmer who drove it to fourth in the following year's Tasman championship.
F2 Races Won:
Pau Grand Prix -
Eifelrennen
Germany -
Guards Trophy
United Kingdom -
Aintree 200 -
Snetterton -
Enna
- Sicily