Lotus 101

The Lotus 101 was the car with which the Lotus team competed in the 1989 Formula One World Championship, powered by a Judd V8 engine and driven by Nelson Piquet and Satoru Nakajima. With turbocharged engines banned, Lotus enlisted Judd for a normally aspirated 3.5 litre V8 and had Tickford develop a five-valve head, while Frank Dernie as technical director and chief designer Mike Coughlan produced a smaller, lighter car within weeks. It proved a disappointment: the customer Judd engines gave about 610 brake horsepower, some 80 less than the Honda V10 used by McLaren, and the Goodyear tyres suited other teams. Both cars failed to qualify at Spa. The season ended with two fourth places and 15 points.