Lotus 21

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The Lotus 21 was a

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. (Previous victories were taken by Rob Walker's team). Customer teams continued to use it up to 1965. It was soon rendered obsolete by the Lotus 24 and the monocoque Lotus 25 introduced for the 1962 Formula One season.^[2]

Scale models and die cast

• Meccano Dinky Toys; No. 241 (production 1963–1969), approximately O scale (1:44).^[3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyre	Driver(s)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	WCC
1961	Team Lotus	L4	D		MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA			321	2nd
				Jim Clark	10	3F	12	3	Ret	4	Ret	7
				Innes Ireland	DNS		Ret	4	10	NC		1
	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team			Stirling Moss							Ret
1962	Ecurie Nationale Suisse	L4	D		NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA		36 (38)2	2nd
				Jo Siffert		DNQ
	Ecurie Filipinetti						10			12
	Jim Hall			Jim Hall								DNS
	Ernie Pieterse			Ernie Pieterse									10
	Neville Lederle			Neville Lederle									6
1963	Lawson Organisation	L4	D		NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA	54 (74)2	1st
				Ernie Pieterse										Ret
1965	Lawson Organisation	L4	D		RSA	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	54 (58)2	1st
				Ernie Pieterse	DNQ
	Scuderia Scribante			Neville Lederle	DNQ

¹ 17 points were scored using the Lotus 21, the other 15 points were scored using other Lotus models
² All points were scored using other Lotus models

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