Since 2011, Lotus Cars became involved with the team and the team was renamed, first to ' Lotus Renault GP' for 2011 season, and then to 'Lotus F1 Team' for 2012 season. At the end of 2009, Renault sold a majority stake in the team to Genii Capital. Starting with the Lotus E20, the team has recognised these achievements by placing three gold stars in the livery of their car, located just forward of the cockpit. In both 20, Fernando Alonso won the Drivers' Championship with the team, and the team won the Constructors' Championship (with Giancarlo Fisichella as their other driver). Renault purchased the Benetton team in 2000, and in 2002, they renamed it the Renault F1 Team. In 1995, the team also won the Constructors' Championship, with Johnny Herbert driving alongside Schumacher. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship with the team in both 19. In 1992/3, the team moved a few miles to a new base in Enstone. In 1986, the team was renamed to Benetton Formula, following its purchase in 1985 by the Benetton family. The team's Formula One history started in 1981 as the Toleman Motorsport team, based in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. Main articles: Toleman Motorsport, Benetton Formula, and Renault in Formula One The Lotus F1 Team name was officially dropped on 3 February 2016, as Renault announced that the team would compete as Renault Sport Formula One Team. The team was sold back to Renault on 18 December 2015. The team achieved a race victory and fourth position in the Formula One Constructors' World Championship in their first season under the Lotus title. Lotus F1 was named after its branding partner Group Lotus. The Lotus F1 Team was majority owned by Genii Capital. The team competed under the Lotus name from 2012 until 2015, following the renaming of the former Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team.

For the team that competed in 2010 as Lotus Racing and 2011 as Team Lotus, see Team Lotus (2010–2011). For the team that competed in 1995 as Pacific Team Lotus, see Pacific Racing. For the original 1954–1994 motorsport team, see Team Lotus. This article is about the Formula One team that competed as Lotus from 2012 to 2015.

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