Buuxi weedha soo socota: Lotus 16 waxaa loogu talagalay in la isticmaalo bilowga 1958 Formula One xilli ciyaareedka. Si kastaba ha noqotee, dib u dhacyada sababay baahida loo qabo in dib loogu dhigo mashiinka gudaha chassis-ka ayaa keentay in gaariga ugu horreeya ee Lotus Formula One uu dhab ahaantii ahaa Lotus 12 oo la beddelay, taas oo ka dhigtay Lotus Grand Prix-kii ugu horreeyay ee
abaalmarinta weyn ee Monaco 1958 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 ay isku kooxda ahaayeen 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.