The Lotus 18 was a race car designed by Colin Chapman for Lotus and raced in Formula One, Formula Two and Formula Junior, in Formula One from 1960 until 1966. It was the first mid-engined car Lotus built, replacing the front-engined 12 and 16, and about 27 Formula One and Formula Two cars and 110 Formula Junior cars were made. A light, simple tubular spaceframe carried a Coventry Climax four-cylinder engine of about 239 horsepower in its 2.5 litre form, with a sequential transaxle, and the whole car weighed only about 440 kilograms. Innes Ireland won its first Formula One race, the non-championship Glover Trophy, in April 1960, and Stirling Moss won at Monaco in 1960 and 1961; it also gave Jim Clark his first Grand Prix start.
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The Lotus 18 was a race car designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in Formula One
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It was introduced for the 1960 F1, F2 and FJ seasons
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The Lotus 18 was a race car
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four cylinder DOHC engine
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produced 239 hp (178 kW) at 6,750 rpm
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weighing just 980 lbs (440 kg)
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The Lotus 18 was a race car designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in Formula One
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