Roger Bevan driving his yellow, 1971, Lotus 69, during the media/test day of the 2019 Silverstone Classic.
For 1970, Fittipaldi moved up to F2 by joining the Lotus semi-works Team Bardahl campaigning Lotus 59B. With six finishes in the points and four on the podium, he ended the eight-race season in third place behind Clay Regazzoni and Derek Bell. While this result was very impressive for the newcomer to the series, the spotlight was on In 1971, in 2-liter Formula 3 competition, the works Lotus 69 was driven by Dave Walker to 25 victories out of 32 races. In later years, as rules changed, so did many of the machines. When the engine capacity limit was raised to 2000cc, many 69s, such as Fittipaldi's, was fitted with a 1930cc Cosworth BDA engine. Lotus Racing also built the 69 to conform with Formula 3 and Formula A specifications. In this guise the car had a space-frame chassis. The Lotus 69F version was made to conform with Formula Ford regulations. It had a space-frame chassis, modified front nose, and narrow wheels. Formula Ford cars were generally powered by the Ford/Lotus Twin Cam engines. In total, there were 57 examples of the Type 69 constructed. Along with the 70, these were the last production racing cars to be constructed by Lotus, as Chapman made the decision to resign from competition. The decision had been made due to the major increase in competition and concerns about product of his activities in Formula One instead.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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