Description: MotorsportMemorabilia 1978 Grand Prix commemorative cover signed MARTIN OGILIVE 1978 was Mario Andretti’s season, taking 6 pole positions and leading for most laps; he had 1 win in the Lotus 78 and 5 with the Lotus 79. Andretti was clear Champion with his team mate Ronnie Peterson second in the driver points. Together they ensured that Lotus ran away with the Constructors’ trophy by a large margin from the Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and Gilles Villeneuve. Niki Lauda and John Watson worked hard to put the Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 third in the constructors’ points. The artwork on the envelopes depicts the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort with the JPS Lotus 79s of Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson leading from Niki Lauda's Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46 in Martini colours.MARTIN OGILIVE has signed the second special cover; he was appointed Joint Chief Designer for Lotus in 1978 and had worked alongside Ralph Bellamy to produce the famous Lotus 78 - the first car to feature ground-effect aerodynamics. This Cosworth-powered car won 7 races in the 1976-77 timeframe. The exceptional Lotus 79 that continued on from this design enabled Mario Andretti to take the 1978 titles with help from Ronnie Peterson. Between 1980-84, Nigel Mansell scored points in the Lotus 81B, 87, 91, 92, 94T and 95T all designed by Martin Ogilvie. Elio de Angelis drove the Lotus 91 to victory and also won a race in the 97T. Ayrton Senna achieved the last F1 wins for Lotus, winning 6 races in the 1985-87 period, driving the Renault turbo-charged 97T, 98T & 99T. Martin Olgilvie currently runs his own prototype design company and advises Classic Team Lotus on technical matters. We usually have lots of other items up for sale so why not have a look
Price: 11 GBP
Location: Littlehampton
End Time: 2023-09-26T20:46:20.000Z
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Type: Cover
Sport: Motor Sport
Motor Sport Type: Formula 1
Autographed: Autographed
Period: 1970s
