Lotus 109
title: "Lotus 109" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1994-formula-one-season-cars", "lotus-formula-one-cars"] topic_path: "general/1994-formula-one-season-cars" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_109" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Car_name | Lotus 109 |
| Image | File:Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32500452896).jpg |
| Caption | Alessandro Zanardi driving the 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix |
| Category | Formula One |
| Constructor | Lotus |
| Designer | Peter Wright (Technical Director) |
| Chris Murphy (Chief Designer) | |
| Jean-Paul Gousset (Design Office Coordinator) | |
| Mark Hennings (Head of Aerodynamics) | |
| Tenji Sakai (Engine Chief Designer - Mugen Honda) | |
| Predecessor | 107C |
| Successor | 112 (never raced) |
| Team | Team Lotus |
| Drivers | 11. ITA Alessandro Zanardi |
- BEL Philippe Adams
- FRA Éric Bernard
- FIN Mika Salo
- GBR Johnny Herbert
- ITA Alessandro Zanardi | | Technical ref | | | Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | | Front suspension | Double wishbones, pushrod | | Rear suspension | Double wishbones, pushrod | | Wheelbase | 2950 mm | | Track | Front: 1650 mm Rear: 1600 mm | | Engine name | Mugen-Honda MF-351HD, | | Configuration | V10, | | Capacity | 3500 cc, | | Turbo/NA | NA, | | Engine position | mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted | | Power | 725 hp @ 13,500 rpm | | Gearbox name | Lotus / Xtrac | | Gears | 6-speed | | Type | semi-automatic | | Fuel | Mobil 1 | | Tyres | Goodyear | | Weight | 515 kg | | Debut | 1994 Spanish Grand Prix | | Last_event | 1994 Australian Grand Prix | | Races | 12 | | Wins | 0 | | Cons_champ | 0 | | Drivers_champ | 0 | | Poles | 0 | | Fastest_laps | 0 | | Podiums | 0 | ::
| Car_name = Lotus 109
| Image = File:Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32500452896).jpg
|Caption=Alessandro Zanardi driving the 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix
| Category = Formula One
| Constructor = Lotus
| Designer = Peter Wright (Technical Director)
Chris Murphy (Chief Designer)
Jean-Paul Gousset (Design Office Coordinator)
Mark Hennings (Head of Aerodynamics)
Tenji Sakai (Engine Chief Designer - Mugen Honda)
| Predecessor = 107C
| Successor = 112 (never raced)
| Team = Team Lotus
| Drivers = 11. ITA Alessandro Zanardi
11. BEL Philippe Adams
11. FRA Éric Bernard
11. FIN Mika Salo
12. GBR Johnny Herbert
12. ITA Alessandro Zanardi
| Technical ref =
| Chassis = Carbon fibre monocoque
| Front suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod
| Rear suspension = Double wishbones, pushrod
| Wheelbase = 2950 mm
| Track = Front: 1650 mm
Rear: 1600 mm
| Engine name = Mugen-Honda MF-351HD,
| Configuration = V10,
| Capacity = 3500 cc,
| Turbo/NA = NA,
| Engine position = mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted
| Power = 725 hp @ 13,500 rpm
| Gearbox name = Lotus / Xtrac
| Gears = 6-speed
| Type = semi-automatic
| Differential =
| Fuel = Mobil 1
| Tyres = Goodyear
| Weight = 515 kg
| Debut = 1994 Spanish Grand Prix
|Last_event=1994 Australian Grand Prix
| Races = 12
| Wins = 0
| Cons_champ = 0
| Drivers_champ = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest_laps = 0
| Podiums = 0
|}}
The Lotus 109 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in the latter part of the 1994 Formula One season. This was the last car to be run by the original incarnation of Team Lotus, and was based on the Lotus 107C model.
Johnny Herbert was able to keep Lotus competitive in Belgium and Monza with the car, but funds were drying up and development was limited. At the end of the season, the car was retired and Team Lotus went into receivership.
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Lotus | Mugen-Honda V10 | BRA | PAC | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | JPN | AUS | 0 | - | |||
| Johnny Herbert | Ret | 8 | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Alessandro Zanardi | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| Philippe Adams | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Éric Bernard | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mika Salo | 10 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
References
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