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{{Racing Car Infobox |
|Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels'''
|Category = [[Formula One]]
|Marque/Constructor = [[Lotus]]
|Chassis = Carbon fibre [[monocoque]]
|Front Suspension =
|Rear Suspension =
|Engine = [[Renault F1|Renault]] EF4B or EF15B ''turbocharged'' [[V6]]
|Power = N/A hp @ N/A rpm<br>N/A lb-ft. of [[torque]] @ N/A rpm
|Transmission =
|Fuel = Elf
|Tyres = [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]
|Notable Entrants = [[Team Lotus|John Player Special Team Lotus]]
|Notable Drivers = [[Ayrton Senna]]<br />[[Elio de Angelis]]<br />[[Johnny Dumfries]]
|Debut = [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
|Races Competed = 16
|Race Victories = 3
|Constructor's Championships = 0
|Driver's Championships = 0
|Pole Positions = 8
|Fastest Laps = 3
|Designer = [[Gérard Ducarouge]]<br />[[Martin Ogilvie]]
}}
The '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]] 97T''' was a [[Formula One]] racing car designed and built by [[Team Lotus]]. A development of the [[Lotus 95T]] of 1984, it was designed for the [[1985 Formula One season]] by French engineer Gérard Ducarouge and powered by a 1500cc [[Renault F1|Renault]] turbocharged engine. Sponsorship came from John Player Special and French oil company Elf. The 97T was a simple design but was robust and powerful. It used elements from the defunct [[Lotus 96T]] Indycar project in the aerodynamics. The 97T featured another innovative piece of Lotus design: an early form of bargeboards.

Lotus' major coup for 1985 was signing rising star [[Ayrton Senna]] from the [[Toleman]] team to partner [[Elio de Angelis]]. De Angelis had finished third in the previous season's drivers' championship and had had many promising results with the 95T. The 97T was a natural development, but taking into account new sporting regulation changes over the rear wings of the cars.

The 97T was very competitive during the season, taking 8 poles, 7 with Senna and 1 with De Angelis and 3 wins. Senna's first was a brilliant performance in the [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]] where he won by over a minute in monsoon conditions. His second came at Spa, held in wet/dry conditions. De Angelis added a third win at Imola after Prost was disqualified.

The 97T was fast but was unreliable. Senna in particular had a run of bad luck mid season, many times while leading which cost him a possible chance at the world championship. Eventually, Lotus finished fourth in the constructors championship.

In total the Lotus 97T scored 3 victories, 2 second places and 4 third places. The car also achieved 8 pole positions and 3 fastest laps.

The car marked the start of a brief return to the successful days of the 1960s and 1970s for Lotus, which was continued by the [[Lotus 98T|98T]] of 1986 and the [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]-powered [[Lotus 99T|99T]] of 1987.

==Gallery==
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==Complete Racing Results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Team
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! Points
! WCC
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| {{F1|1985}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Renault F1|Renault]] [[V6]] ([[Turbo-charged|t/c]])
|rowspan="3"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1985 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1985 Detroit Grand Prix|DET]]
| [[1985 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1985 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1985 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1985 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1985 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1985 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1985 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1985 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[1985 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1985 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
|rowspan="3"|'''71'''
|rowspan="3"|'''4th'''
|-
|align="left"| [[Ayrton Senna]]
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| '''''1'''''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| '''7'''
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''Ret'''
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| ''16''
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''''Ret'''''
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| 10
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| 2
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| '''3'''
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| 1
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| '''2'''
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''Ret'''
|-
|align="left"| [[Elio de Angelis]]
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| 1
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| '''5'''
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| NC
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| Ret
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: #ffffff"| DSQ
|}

==Notes and references==

==See Also==
* [[McLaren MP4/2]]
* [[Williams FW11]]

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==External links==
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'''''News and References'''''

'''''Enthusiast Sites and Discussion Forums'''''

[[Category:Lotus Formula One cars|Lotus 097T]]
[[Category:1985 Formula One season cars]]

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