Lotus 79 Grand Prix Series

Formula car

Seasons 21s1 to 26s1 (21 seasons) — generated March 23, 2026 03:16 UTC

3,334
Total Races
1,071
Peak Unique Drivers
2,218
Avg Strength of Field
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Popularity Over Seasons

Championship Winners

Season Champion Points
21s1 Tamas Simon 1,710
21s2 Andy Tea 1,761
21s3 Gernot Fritsche 1,430
21s4 Marko J Kela 1,710
22s1 Andy Tea 1,776
22s2 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 1,681
22s3 Topi Korteniemi 1,869
22s4 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 1,721
23s1 Jason Clapper 949
23s2 Jason Clapper 1,030
23s3 Jason Clapper 964
23s4 Jason Clapper 1,141
24s1 Kimmo Viljakainen 1,697
24s2 Antti Lepistö 1,477
24s3 Jack David Spickett 1,456
24s4 Topi Korteniemi 1,969
25s1 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 1,998
25s2 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 1,908
25s3 James Barry 1,719
25s4 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 1,998
26s1 Andy Tea 2,157

Series Stalwarts

Top 10 drivers by total laps completed across all queried seasons.

# Driver Laps Races Seasons
1 Barry West 20,708 1,069 21
2 Robert Simpkins 16,080 890 21
3 Timothy Reed4 13,917 687 21
4 Keith Herner 11,731 595 21
5 Jukka Tolonen 10,925 551 14
6 Jean-Francois Boscus 10,303 540 21
7 Pauli Kalevi Partanen 9,411 444 19
8 Miguel Morland 9,302 533 21
9 Byron Long 9,292 503 14
10 Gernot Fritsche 8,968 437 21

Season Stats

Session Heatmaps

Average values by day of week and hour of day (UTC).

Track Usage

# Track Races Unique Drivers Seasons
1 Nürburgring Nordschleife - Industriefahrten 579 3,435 10
2 Road America - Full Course 149 1,407 10
3 Suzuka International Racing Course - Grand Prix 134 1,199 10
4 Autodromo Nazionale Monza - GP without first chicane 108 1,041 7
5 Road Atlanta - Full Course 106 1,021 8
6 Oulton Park Circuit - Intl w/no Chicanes 100 849 7
7 Red Bull Ring - Grand Prix 100 969 8
8 Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans - Historic 100 831 6
9 Brands Hatch Circuit - Grand Prix 89 776 8
10 Sebring International Raceway - International 82 842 6
11 Long Beach Street Circuit 76 742 8
12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Grand Prix 74 683 7
13 Phillip Island Circuit 67 661 7
14 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Classic Pits - 2010 66 570 4
15 Mount Panorama Circuit 63 590 6
16 WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca - Full Course 63 577 5
17 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Grand Prix 62 547 6
18 Watkins Glen International - Classic Boot 61 620 5
19 Nürburgring Combined - Gesamtstrecke Long 61 466 1
20 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 58 637 7
21 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Grand Prix Pits - 2010 56 479 3
22 [Legacy] Silverstone Circuit - 2008 - Historical Grand Prix 55 493 7
23 Fuji International Speedway - No Chicane 52 418 5
24 Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle - Belle Isle 47 426 6
25 Hungaroring 47 487 6
26 Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Grand Prix 46 374 1
27 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park 45 464 5
28 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Classic Pits 39 378 1
29 Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Combined without first chicane 37 281 2
30 Virginia International Raceway - Full Course 36 358 4
31 Watkins Glen International - Boot 35 260 1
32 Nürburgring Combined - Gesamtstrecke 24h 34 206 1
33 Circuit Zandvoort - Grand Prix 34 414 4
34 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Grand Prix 31 267 4
35 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Grand Prix Pits 30 330 2
36 Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto - Moto 29 255 4
37 [Retired] Watkins Glen International - [Retired] Classic Boot 28 236 2
38 Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya - Historic 27 316 4
39 Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Outer 27 340 3
40 Donington Park Racing Circuit - Grand Prix 25 259 3
41 [Retired] Virginia International Raceway - [Retired] Full Course 24 191 3
42 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours - Grand Prix 24 226 3
43 Circuit of the Americas - Grand Prix 23 213 3
44 Lime Rock Park - Classic 22 208 2
45 Willow Springs International Raceway - Big Willow 22 202 3
46 Thruxton Circuit 22 199 2
47 Circuit Park Zandvoort - Grand Prix - 2009 21 184 3
48 Circuit Zolder - Alternate 20 204 3
49 Summit Point Raceway - Summit Point Raceway 20 174 2
50 Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello - Grand Prix 20 212 3
51 [Retired] Barber Motorsports Park - [Retired] Full Course 19 207 3
52 Silverstone Circuit - Grand Prix 18 198 2
53 Watkins Glen International - Classic 16 130 1
54 MotorLand Aragón - Outer 14 123 2
55 Algarve International Circuit - Grand Prix 14 159 2
56 Portland International Raceway - No Chicane 13 176 2
57 Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Road Course 12 108 1
58 Okayama International Circuit - Full Course 12 166 1
59 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez - Grand Prix Historic 12 173 2
60 Homestead Miami Speedway - Road Course B 6 54 1
61 Sonoma Raceway - [Retired] NASCAR Long 6 63 1
62 Cadwell Park Circuit - Full 5 48 1
63 MotorLand Aragón - Grand Prix 4 42 1
64 Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Road Course - 2009 4 52 1
65 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli - Grand Prix 3 23 1