Lotus and Cosworth join forces with KV Racing Technology to compete in the IndyCar Series.
The Lotus-Cosworth IndyCar will showcase the classic Racing Green and Yellow livery used on Lotus racecars in the 1950s and 1960s. Its debut will be at the first USA round of the IndyCar Series. Driving the Lotus Cosworth racer will be the former F1 driver, Takuma Sato.
Lotus competed for a number of years in the Series in the 1960s, winning the Indianapolis 500 race in 1965 with the pioneering Lotus Type 38, driven by Jim Clark. It narrowly missed victory to come in second in 1963.
Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus plc said, “Racing has always defined Lotus and on many occasions in motorsports history Lotus’ numerous innovations have re-defined racing. It’s only fitting that as the Lotus Racing name re-enters Formula 1, we will also race and innovate again in IndyCar.
The Lotus name will, once again, compete in the top two open-wheel racing series for the passion and enthusiasm of car fans around the globe.”
The owners of KV Racing Technologies, Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser stated, “We are delighted to be part of Lotus and Cosworth’s return to the IndyCar, and with Takuma and at the wheel of the classic racing green and yellow Lotus Cosworth racecar, we expect to be formidable competitors this year.”
The return to IndyCar follows the recent announcement by Lotus and Cosworth to become closely associated through a strategic partnership looking at the opportunity to develop high-performance engines for Lotus road and racing cars.
The 2010 IndyCar Series starts with the Sao Paolo Indy 300, Brazil on March 14.
To follow Lotus racing activities, please visit http://www.lotusracing.my/