Lotus F1 Team
Motor Vehicle ManufacturingEngland, United Kingdom51-200 Employees
Lotus F1 Team is a professional motorsport outfit that competes in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Its Formula 1 lineage traces back to 1981, when it first entered as Toleman Motorsport, subsequently competing as Benetton, Renault F1 Team, and Lotus Renault GP before adopting the Lotus F1 Team name in 2012. The squad has achieved 3 Constructors’ World Championships, 4 Drivers’ World Championships, and 49 Grand Prix victories. The team operates from a modern facility in Enstone, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, described as a state-of-the-art hub that supports a substantial, multidisciplinary workforce spanning aerodynamics, advanced materials research, engineering and automotive design, as well as key business functions such as human resources, finance, legal and marketing. Within the motorsport ecosystem, it sits among the elite Formula 1 competitors, and recent news in 2021 references a branding change involving Alpine and the introduction of the Alpine A521.