Waxad ku qortaa sii wadida faqradan - Lotus 16 waxaa loogu tala galay in la isticmaalo laga bilaabo bilawga 1958 Formula One xilli ciyaareed. Si kastaba ha noqotee, dib u dhacyada sababay baahida loo qabo in mashiinka dib loogu dhigo gudaha shaashadda waxay ka dhigan tahay in gaariga ugu horreeya ee Lotus Formula One uu ahaa dhab ahaantii Lotus 12 oo la beddelay, kaas oo Lotus Grand Prix ugu soo bandhigay 1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Waxaad Lotus 16 ayaa ugu dambeyntii arkay iftiinka maalinta saddexda Grand Prix ka dib, at 1958 French Grand Prix on July 6. Hal baabuur ayaa loo soo bandhigay dhacdadan, oo uu wado darawalka shaqada iyo mararka qaar makaanik Graham Hill. 16-ka ciyaartoy si fiican uma aysan ciyaarin, waxayna soo bandhigeen waqtigii labaad ee ugu yaraa isreebreebka, kaliya waxay ka badiyeen 12 kii Cliff Allison. In kasta oo 16 uu ahaa mid aad u hufan aerodynamically, mahadsanid Costin's bodywork, xawaaraha sare ee Reims-Gueux circuit ma jeclayn 16's halkii underpowered 2-litir engine; Gawaarida Hill ayaa kululaatay wareegga 19.