Cika wannan jumla: Yawancin nasarar Chapman sun fito ne daga bidi'a. Lotus 25 ita ce motar farko ta monocoque a cikin F1, 49 ita ce motar farko da aka lura da ita don amfani da injin a matsayin memba mai damuwa, Lotus 56 Indycar yana amfani da injin turbin gas kuma an sanye shi da tuki huɗu, Lotus 63 ita ce motar F1 ta farko da ke da injin tsakiya don yin tsere tare da tuki huɗu, kuma 72 ya buɗe sabuwar ƙasa a cikin iska. Chapman kuma ya kasance mai kirkiro a matsayin shugaban kungiyar. Don, FIA ta yanke shawarar ba da izinin tallafawa bayan janyewar tallafi daga kamfanonin da ke da alaƙa da motoci, kamar BP, Shell da Firestone. A watan Afrilu, Team Lotus ita ce ƙungiyar masana'antu ta farko da ta zana motocinsu a cikin livery na masu daukar nauyin su, tare da Clark's Type 48 F2 da ke bayyana a Hockenheim a cikin ja, zinariya da fararen launuka na Imperial Tobacco's Gold Leaf brand. Na farko Formula Daya mota a cikin wannan livery ya Graham Hill ta Lotus 49B shiga a
Gasar Cin Kofin Spain ta 1968 a Jarama.