Lotus Cars by the Numbers

Notes:

Cars up to and including the Eleven are referred to as Mark, thereafter Type.

Many racing types had appendages to indicate different uses, they are not all listed. Several type numbers are shared between production and F1 cars. Dates and production numbers are estimates and are likely to be wrong. They are provided merely as a guide.

Production numbers are always subject to discussion

The ‘Lotus Type Numbers List’ was compiled over 25 years by Lotus Historian William Taylor at Coterie Press.

Type No	Year	Name/Formula	Production Volume
Mark I	1948	Austin Special	1
Mark II	1949	Trials Car	1
Mark III	1951	750cc Formula Car	2
Mark IV	1952	Trials Car	1
Mark VI	1952	Sports Car	110+
Mark IIIB	1952	1172cc Formula Car	1
Mark V	1952	Proposed 750 Formula Car	0
Mark VIII	1954	Sports Racer	7
Mark IX	1955	Sports Racer	30
Mark X	1955	Sports Racer	6
Eleven	1956	Sports Racer	166
Type 12	1957	Formula 2 & 1	12
Seven	1957	Series 1	243
Type 14	1957	Elite	281
Eleven	1957	Series 2	104
Type 15	1958	Sports Racer	27
Type 16	1958	Formula 1 & 2	8
Type 17	1959	Sports Racer	23
Seven	1960	Series 2	1310 approx.
Type 18	1960	Formula Junior	118
Type 19B	1960	Sports Racer	1 (inc. in total Type 19)
Type 14	1960	Elite Series 2	749 approx.
Type 18	1960	Formula 1	30
Type 19	1960	Sports Racer	17
Type 21	1961	Formula 1	11
Type 20	1961	Formula Junior	118
Type 26	1962	Elan Series 2	848
Type 22	1962	Formula Junior	77
Type 24	1962	Formula 1	15
Type 26	1962	Elan (1500)	15
Type 26	1962	Elan 1600	2053
Type 25	1962	Formula 1	7
Type 23	1962	Sports Racer	131+
Type 23B	1963	Sports Racer (Twin-cam)	(inc. in total Type 23)
Type 26R	1963	Elan Racecar	97
Type 28	1963	Lotus Cortina	2894
Type 29	1963	Indycar	3
Type 27	1963	Formula Junior	35
Type 31	1964	Formula 3	12+19
Type 33	1964	Formula 1	6
Type 30	1964	Sports Racer	33
Type 32B	1964	Tasman Car	1 (inc. in total Type 32)
Type 34	1964	Indycar	3
Type 32	1964	Formula 2	12
Type 37	1965	Sports Racer	1
Type 35	1965	Formula 2	22
Type 36	1965	Elan Series 3 fhc	1200 approx.
Type 40	1965	Sports Racer	7
Type 39	1965	Tasman Car	1
Type 38	1965	Indycar	10
Type 43	1966	Formula 1	2
Type 44	1966	Formula 2	3
Type 46	1966	Europa	644
Type 42	1966	Indycar	2
Type 41	1966	Formula 3	61
Type 45	1966	Elan Series 3 dhc	1450 approx.
Type 47	1966	Sports Racer	71
Type 42F	1967	Indycar	incl with Type 42
Type 49	1967	Formula 1	12
Type 41B	1967	Formula 2	1
Type 50	1967	Elan +2	5168
Type 48	1967	Formula 2	3
Type 51	1967	Formula Ford	150+
Type 57	1968	Formula 1	1
Type 58	1968	Formula 2	1 (from Type 57)
Seven	1968	Series 3	340 approx.
Type 45	1968	Elan Series 4 dhc	1000 approx.
Type 36	1968	Elan Series 4 fhc	2000 approx.
Type 41X	1968	Formula 3	1
Type 54	1968	Europa Series 2	2750
Type 56	1968	Indycar	4
Type 47D	1968	GKN Europa	1
Type 64	1969	Indycar	4
Type 68	1969	Formula A (prototype)	1 (converted to Type 70)
Type 66	1969	Proposed Sports Racer	0
Type 63	1969	Formula 1	2
Type 60	1969	Seven Series 4	625
Type 62	1969	Group 6 Car	2
Type 50	1969	Elan +2S	3576
Seven	1969	Series 3 SS (Twin-cam)	13
Type 61	1969	Formula Ford	248
Type 65	1969	Europa Series 2 (Federal)	865
Type 59	1969	Formula 2 & 3	42
Type 70	1970	Formula 5000	10 approx.
Type 72	1970	Formula 1	9
Type 69	1970	Formula 2	10
Type 56B	1971	Formula 1	1
Type 50	1971	Elan +2S 130	2088 approx.
Type 74	1971	Europa Twin-cam	1580
Type 69	1971	Formula 3	55?
Type 69	1971	Formula Ford	28? (inc F3 Type 59)
Type 74	1972	Europa Special	3130
Type 73	1972	Formula 3	2
Type 72D	1972	Formula 1	(inc. in total Type 72)
Type 74	1973	Formula 2	2
Type 76	1974	Formula 1	2
Type 75	1974	Elite	2398
Type 72E	1974	Formula 1	(inc. in total Type 72)
Type 76	1975	Éclat	1299
Type 77	1976	Formula 1	3
Type 79	1976	Esprit	864
Type 78	1977	Formula 1	4
Type 79	1977	Esprit Series 2	1068
Type 79	1978	Formula 1	6
Type 81	1979	Sunbeam Lotus	2298
Type 80	1979	Formula 1	2
Type 79	1980	Esprit S2.2	93
Type 81	1980	Formula 1	3
Type 83	1980	Elite Series 2 & S2.2	133
Type 84	1980	Eclat Series 2 & S2.2	223
Type 86	1980	Formula 1	1
Type 82	1980	Turbo Esprit	1217
Type 88B	1981	Formula 1	1
Type 85	1981	Esprit Series 3	767
Type 88	1981	Formula 1	1
Type 87	1981	Formula 1	3
Type 81B	1981	Formula 1	1
Type 87B	1982	Formula 1	1
Type 91	1982	Formula 1	2
Type 89	1982	Éclat Excel	870 approx.
Type 94T	1983	Formula 1	3
Type 92	1983	Formula 1	2
Type 93T	1983	Formula 1	2
Type 95T	1984	Formula 1	4
Type 89	1985	Excel SA	110 approx.
Type 96T	1985	Indycar Prototype	1
Type 97T	1985	Formula 1	4
Type 89	1985	Excel SE	1300 approx.
Type 82	1986	Esprit HC	1938
Type 82	1986	Esprit HCPI	881
Type 98T	1986	Formula 1	4
Type 85	1987	Esprit n/a	286
Type 82	1987	Esprit Turbo	252
Type 99T	1987	Formula 1	6
Type 100T	1988	Formula 1	4
Type 82	1989	Esprit Turbo SE	1608
Type 100	1989	Elan	129
Type 100	1989	Elan SE	3167
Type 101	1989	Formula 1	4
Type 100	1990	Elan SE (Federal)	559
Type 102	1990	Formula 1	5
Type 105	1990	Esprit SE (SCCA)	2+20
Type 104	1990	Lotus Carlton/Omega	950
Type 102B	1991	Formula 1	3
Type 106	1991	Esprit X180R (Racecar)	3+2
Type 108	1992	Pursuit Bike	15 (+11)
Type 102D	1992	Formula 1	3
Type 107	1992	Formula 1	4
Type 82	1992	Esprit Sport 300	65
Type 82	1993	Esprit S4	625
Type 107B	1993	Formula 1	4
Type 110	1993	Time Trial Bike	? to order
Type 107C	1994	Formula 1	3
Type 109	1994	Formula 1	3
Type 82	1994	Esprit S4S	367
Type 100	1994	Elan S2	800
Type 82	1995	Esprit GT2 Racecar	3
Type 114	1995	Esprit GT1 Racecar	3
Type 111	1996	Elise	8613
Type 82	1996	Esprit V8	550
Type 82	1996	Esprit GT3	196
Type 82	1997	Esprit V8GT	204
Type 115	1997	GT1 Racecar	7
Type 115	1997	GT1 Roadcar	1
Type 111	1998	Elise Sport 190	48
Type 82	1998	Esprit V8SE	727
Type 82	1998	Esprit Sport 350	50 (+8)
Type 111	1998	Elise Sport 135	85
Type 118	1999	M250 Prototype	2
Type 111	1999	Elise Type 49	134
Type 111	1999	Elise 111S	1487
Type 111	2000	Elise 340R	340
Type 111	2000	Elise Series 2	4500 approx.
Type 111	2000	Sport Elise (racecar)	66
Type 111	2000	Exige	604
Type 111	2000	Elise Sport 160	337
Type 119	2002	Downhill Racer (Goodwoo	1
Type 82	2002	Esprit Final Edition	79-82?
Type 111	2002	Elise 111S (S2)	2000 approx.
Type 111	2003	Sport Elise 135R	126
Type 119B	2003	Downhill Racer (Goodwoo	1
Type 111	2004	Elise (Federal)	8000 approx.
Type 119C	2004	Downhill Racer (Goodwoo	1
Type 111	2004	Exige Series 2	2900 approx.
Type 111	2005	Sport Exige 400 (or 330R	1
Type 111	2005	Sport Exige 240R	50
Type 111	2006	Exige Cup 240	not currently available
Type 111	2006	Elise S	1815
Type 111	2006	Exige S	3306
Type 111	2006	Sport Exige GT3	5
Type 121	2007	Europa S	409
Type 111	2007	Exige GT3	48 approx.
Type 123	2007	2-Eleven	356
Type 122	2008	Evora	1318
Type 121	2008	Europa SE	47
Type 123	2008	2-Eleven GT4	15
Type 111	2008	Exige Cup 260	300
Type 111	2008	Elise SC	1402
Type 111	2009	Exige S	129
Type 111	2009	Exige Cup 260	(inc. in total Exige S)

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