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The Lotus 44 was an open-wheel Formula 2 racing car, designed, developed and built by the British motorsport team and constructor Lotus. It was powered by the 997 cc (60.8 cu in) Ford-Cosworth SCA four-cylinder engine.^[1]

The Lotus 44 was manufactured in 1966 on the basis of the 1965 Lotus 35. The car got the wide suspension of the Lotus 41, which was successfully used in Formula 3 in the same year. The cars were fitted with Cosworth engines, but these were clearly inferior to the Honda powerplants used in Brabham's Formula 2 cars.^[2]

The Ron Harris team entered three 44s in Formula 2 in 1966. Jim Clark and Peter Arundell were only able to achieve partial success with the car.

Team Lotus entered two cars in the F2 section of the 1966 German GP for Pedro Rodriquez (#31) and Piers Courage (#32), and the Ron Harris team entered a 44 for Gerhard Mitter (#30).

The victory was not possible and in 1967 a new car, the Lotus 48, entered the newly created Formula 2 European Championship with the Lotus.^[3]

Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points
1966	Ron Harris Team Lotus	Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4	D		MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	—
				Gerhard Mitter						DNS
				Pedro Rodríguez						Ret
				Piers Courage						Ret

References

^ World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car Lotus 44 (F2). As well as its drivers and results". Auto Sport World.
^ "Type 44". classicteamlotus.co.uk.
^ "Lotus 44 (F2) • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.

[1] World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car Lotus 44 (F2). As well as its drivers and results". Auto Sport World.

[2] "Type 44". classicteamlotus.co.uk.

[3] "Lotus 44 (F2) • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com.

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+{{Short description|Formula 2 racing car}}
-{{bareurls|date=June 2022}}
-The '''Lotus 44''' was an [[Open-wheel car|open-wheel]] [[Formula 2]] [[racing car]], designed, developed and built by the British motorsport team and constructor Lotus. It was powered by the {{cvt|997|cc|cuin}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth SCA]] [[Inline-four engine|four-cylinder engine]].<ref>https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/lotus-44-f2-ford-cosworth-sca-l4-10/</ref>
+The '''Lotus 44''' was an [[Open-wheel car|open-wheel]] [[Formula 2]] [[racing car]], designed, developed and built by the British motorsport team and constructor Lotus. It was powered by the {{cvt|997|cc|cuin}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-[[Cosworth SCA]] [[Inline-four engine|four-cylinder engine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/lotus-44-f2-ford-cosworth-sca-l4-10/|title=Find out all the information about the race car Lotus 44 (F2). As well as its drivers and results.|first=Auto Sport|last=World|website=Auto Sport World}}</ref>
-The Lotus 44 was manufactured in 1966 on the basis of the 1965 [[Lotus 35]]. The car got the wide suspension of the [[Lotus 41]], which was successfully used in Formula 3 in the same year. The cars were fitted with Cosworth engines, but these were clearly inferior to the Honda powerplants used in Brabham's Formula 2 cars.<ref>https://classicteamlotus.co.uk/en/about/team-lotus-register-2/type-44/</ref>
+The Lotus 44 was manufactured in 1966 on the basis of the 1965 [[Lotus 35]]. The car got the wide suspension of the [[Lotus 41]], which was successfully used in Formula 3 in the same year. The cars were fitted with Cosworth engines, but these were clearly inferior to the Honda powerplants used in Brabham's Formula 2 cars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classicteamlotus.co.uk/en/about/team-lotus-register-2/type-44/|title=Type 44|website=classicteamlotus.co.uk}}</ref>
-The Ron Harris team entered three 44s in Formula 2 in 1966. Jim Clark and Peter Arundell were only able to achieve partial success with the car. The victory was not possible and in 1967 a new car, the [[Lotus 48]], entered the newly created Formula 2 European Championship with the Lotus.<ref>https://www.statsf1.com/en/lotus-44--f2-.aspx</ref>
+The Ron Harris team entered three 44s in Formula 2 in 1966. [[Jim Clark]] and [[Peter Arundell]] were only able to achieve partial success with the car.
+Team Lotus entered two cars in the F2 section of the 1966 German GP for Pedro Rodriquez (#31) and Piers Courage (#32), and the Ron Harris team entered a 44 for Gerhard Mitter (#30).
+The victory was not possible and in 1967 a new car, the [[Lotus 48]], entered the newly created Formula 2 European Championship with the Lotus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/lotus-44--f2-.aspx|title=Lotus 44 (F2) • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com}}</ref>
+==Formula One World Championship results==
+([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
+! Year
+! Entrant
+! Engine
+! Tyres
+! Drivers
+! 1
+! 2
+! 3
+! 4
+! 5
+! 6
+! 7
+! 8
+! 9
+! Points
+! WCC
+|-
+| rowspan=4 | {{F1|1966}}
+| rowspan=4 | Ron Harris [[Team Lotus]]
+| rowspan=4 | [[Cosworth SCA]] 1.0 [[Straight-four engine|L4]]
+| rowspan=4 | {{Dunlop}}
+|
+| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
+| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
+| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
+| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
+| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
+| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]
+| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
+| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
+| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
+| colspan=2 rowspan=4 {{N/A}}
+|-
+| [[Gerhard Mitter]]
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+| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS
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+|-
+| [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]]
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+| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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+|-
+| [[Piers Courage]]
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+| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
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+|}
 == References ==
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 {{Team Lotus}}
 {{Lotus}}
+{{F1 cars 1966}}
-[[Category:Lotus racing cars|41]]
+[[Category:Lotus racing cars|44]]
 [[Category:Formula Two cars]]
 [[Category:Open wheel racing cars]]