Books
As this site (and my research) continues, these are the books that I've collected.
| The Lotus Book (Series Two) - The Complete History Of Lotus Cars (ISBN 1902351002) by William Taylor from Coterie Press Ltd, 1999. This book has
information and pictures of every Lotus creation from the Mark 1 to the Type 115 (aka Elise GT1, 1997). I believe a new revision may be out soon.
The Lotus Book Collectables - The Complete Collection Of Lotus Memorabilia (ISBN 1902351010) by William Taylor from Coterie Press Ltd, 2000. This book covers various Lotus collectables from the Mark 1 to the Type 118 (aka the evasive Lotus M250). I believe a new revision may be out soon. I bought both these books in a collector's edition box | 
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| Theme Lotus (First Edition) (ISBN 0900549408) by Doug Nye is a book I found which covers Lotus F1 and Indy cars from the Lotus 12 in 1957 to the Lotus 79 in 1978. It's packed with info, and is were I
got a lot of the race results and car/chassis specifications. It was first published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd in 1978.
Theme Lotus (Second Edition) (ISBN 0947981098) by Doug Nye from Motor Racing Publications Ltd in 1986. This is an updated version of the first edition, and now covers the history of Lotus up to and including the 1986 season. My copy is signed by the author and is number 19 out of 100. |
| Lotus Racing Cars 1968-2000 (ISBN 0750925531) by John Tipler and from Sutton Publishing, 2000. As the sub-title states, it covers Lotus' domination of F1 in the late 1960s, through the technical innovations of the 1970s and then the slow decline (with the slight exception of the Senna years) through the 1980s until the end of the team in 1994. The revival refers to the rise of the Lotus Elise as a race car. I also have the previous book Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968. | 
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| Lotus - A Formula One Team History (ISBN 1852238038) by Bruce Grant-Braham and from The Crowood Press, 1994. This book charts the history of Team Lotus from 1958 and finishing (fortunately) at the 1993 season. It also has detailed information of every Lotus race entry (Team Lotus, its aliases and private entries) and the spec of each car. Very handy for my research! |
| Lotus: The Competition Cars (ISBN 1844250067) by Anthony Pritchard from Haynes Publishing, 2006. Covers all the Lotus cars that raced in competition and most of the drivers (unfortunately one or two glaring omissions). | 
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| Team Lotus In Formula 1 (ISBN 9783940004826) by Rainer W Schlegelmilch & Hartmut Lehbrink from earBOOKS, 2011. As the title suggests this book covers Team Lotus in Fromula 1 from 1958 to 1994 and then Lotus Racing in 2010 (but not when it was Team Lotus in 2011, which is strange given the name of the book!). Whilst it does have some very good photographs it's not the most in-depth coverage. This book also contains 2 CDs of podcasts and documentaries covering Lotus Racing's 2010 season. |
| Autosport File - Lotus (ISBN 060055662) from Temple Press. This book is a collection of articles from Autosport that includes: Season Reviews 1976-1987, The Chapman Legacy, Peter Warr, Gerard Ducarouge, Lotus Drivers 1976-1987 and a chassis by chassis guide. I also have the Williams book in this series. | 
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| Kimberley's Grand Prix Team Guide No. 6: Lotus (ISBN 0946132054) by Bob Constanduros and Kimberley's Grand Prix Team Guide No. 15: Lotus (The Renault Years '83/'86) (ISBN 1882256840) by Ken Wells both from The Lavenham Press Ltd. |
| Autocourse 1978-79 (ISBN 0905138058) edited by Mike Kettlewell from what is now known as Hazleton Publishing. Arguably the best place to find information on a particular year of F1. This copy covers the glorious 1978 season. I'm quite pleased to have got this in good condition via eBay for less than the usual list price, when someone actually has a copy for sale that is. I also have Autocourse 1996-97, a signed David Coulthard Red Bull Racing edition of Autocourse 2006-7, Autocourse 2008-9 and Autocourse 2009-10. | 
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| Lotus 72: Formula One Icon (ISBN 1902351061) by Michael Oliver from Coterie Press Ltd 2003, is the definative book on the Lotus 72. It covers the birth, development, failed replacement and finally the end of its career. Full of photos and quotes from virtually everyone ever involved with the car. |
| Lotus 72 Owner's Manual (ISBN 0857331272) by Ian Wagstaff from Heynes Publishing 2012, covers the history of the Lotus 72 as well as what it takes to restore, maintain and race it. | 
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| Lotus 78 and 79 - The Ground-Effect Cars (ISBN 1861265867) by John Tipler from The Crowood Press tells the story of how Lotus pioneered the use of ground-effect from early experiments with the Lotus 77, the first 'wing car' of the Lotus 78, to the domineering Lotus 79, the dismal Lotus 80 and the controversial Lotus 88(B). I also have Lotus 25 & 33 by the same author. |
| Lotus 77-78-79 (ISBN 1841553301) from Unique Motor Books is a collection of info/articles about the Lotus 77, 78 and 79 (1978 only) from the following publications (amongst others); 'Autocar', 'Autocourse' and 'Sporting Motorist'. | 
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| Lotus 72 (ISBN 1841553298) also from Unique Motor Books is a collection of info/articles about the Lotus 72 from the following publications (amongst others); 'Autocar' and 'Road & Track'. It mainly covers 1970 and 1972-74. |
| Lotus - Historic Half Century 1948-1998 (ISBN 0952573202) by Graham Capel from Historic Lotus Publications covers everything Lotus (including road cars, race cars, Indy and F1) from the start of Lotus in 1948 until 1998. | 
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| Lotus Race Cars 1961 - 1994 Photo Album (ISBN 0946132291) by Norman Hayes from Icongrafix is a collection of photos of Lotus race cars (including F1, F2, sports cars and saloon cars) over the years in Britain, mainly at Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Silverstone. I also have the Williams and McLaren books in this series. |
| Colin Chapman: The Man And His Cars (ISBN 1859608442) by Gerard 'Jabby' Crombac from Heynes Publishing, 2001 (re-issue). Written by one of F1's best known jouralists and with a foreward by Enzo Ferrari, it covers Chapman's life and the fortunes of all things Lotus as one of F1's greatest designer/team principle. | 
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| Colin Chapman: Wayward Genius (ISBN 1859832784) by Mike Lawrence from Breedon Books Publishing, 2002. Unlike the authorised biography (above) this book shows the darker side of Colin Chapman and how, if it wasn't for his untimely death, his drive for success and unauthodox business methods would have been his downfall. |
| Mario Andretti World Champion (ISBN 0600394697) by Nigel Roebuck and Mario Andretti from Hamlyn, 1979. Similarly to the Colin Chapman biography this is written by one of F1's top journalists. After a few chapters about Mario's career up until the mid 1970s and a quick overview of the 1976/77 seasons the book covers the 1978 season in which Mario and Lotus rose to prominance and won the drivers and constructors World Championships. | 
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| Mario Andretti Photo Album (World Champion Driver Series) (ISBN 1583880097) by Peter Nygaard from Icongrafix is a collection of photos of Mario over the period of his F1 career, mainly concentrating at his years at Lotus. It also covers his non-F1 career (ChampCar, Le Mans etc). |
| Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion (ISBN 0964972298) by Gordon Kirby from David Bull Publishing, 2001, tells Mario's life story from his beginnings under Nazi occupation in Italy via his four USAC/CART titles, the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship and his wins of the Indy 500, Daytona 500, Seabring 12 Hour to the Le Mans 24 Hour win that still eludes him. My copy is signed by Mario himself and the author, both of which I met during the book signing at Sportspages in London. | 
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| Ayrton Senna - The Team Lotus Years (ISBN 1902351169) by Johnny Tipler from Coterie Press Ltd, 2005. An in-depth look at Team Lotus during 1985-87 when Ayrton Senna gave the team it's last taste of glory, and how reliability issues stopped a realistic World Championship bid. |
| Ayrton Senna's Principles Of Race Driving (ISBN 1874557403) by Ayrton Senna from Hazleton Publishing, 1998. Although not a true Lotus book, it covers the complete art of racecraft from how to sit to psyhcology, that Senna honed during his three seasons at Lotus. | 
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| A-Z of Grand Prix Cars (ISBN 1861263392) by David Hodges from The Crowood Press, 2001. This updated version of the book describes every Grand Prix car ever built from 1906 through 2000. Amongst those it includes every car built to GP regulations that never actually started in a GP and F2 cars that completed in the World Championship. |