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2 unusual facts about Lotus 21


1962 Cape Grand Prix

The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Trevor Taylor, in his Lotus 21.

Lotus 21

Used by the works Lotus team and the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team in 1961, the 21 was the first works Lotus to win a Formula One Grand Prix, in the hands of Innes Ireland at the 1961 United States Grand Prix.



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