1962 Lotus Type 22 Monoposto

This 1962 Lotus 22 F-JR is chassis number 22-P3-40. In 1990, in the hands of Michael Lape, it was the Monoposto Register Championship 1st in class and 2nd overall winner. In 1994, with Nick Holt at the wheel, it won the Wine Country Classic Presentation and Performance Award. From 1997 through 2008, Ned Spieker drove it in 33 races in Northern California and obtained FIA passport for the car and raced it in Europe in 2003. From 2007 - present, it has been raced by Phil Trenholme in two Northern California races and at the 2008 Monterey Historics.

77 Lotus 22's were built in 1962. Developed from the Lotus 20, the 22 was improved with 4-wheel disc brakes, a top link for the rear suspension, stiffer chassis, and a dry sump engine canted 30-degrees to lower the center of gravity and improve induction.

The 22 is a single-seat race car primarily for the Formula Junior series and most had a 1098cc Cosworth MAE engine with about 100 hp (70 kW). Seven 22's were sold with 1500cc Twin-Cam engines as used in the Lotus Elan sports car. These were ineligible for Formula Junior. The 22 works cars driven by Peter Arundell won nearly 75-percent of the 1962 Formula Junior European championship races.