Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, England. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Eric Broadley MBE (born 22 September 1928) is a British Entrepreneur, Engineer, and founder and former chief designer Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Lola started by building small front-engined sports cars, and branched out into Formula Junior cars before diversifying into one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. Formula Junior is a Formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI ( International Sporting Commission, the part of the FIA
Lola is one of the best-known names in automobile racing. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It A subsidiary of Lola is the rowing boat manufacturer Lola Aylings. With regard to Watercraft, rowing is the act of propelling a boat using the motion of Oars in the water A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it Lola Aylings, was a manufacturer of rowing Boats. It was formed in early 2001 when Lola Group (a racing car/composite engineering company purchased Lola was acquired by Martin Birrane in 1998 after the unsuccessful Lola MasterCard attempt at Formula 1. Martin Birrane (born 1935 is an Irish Millionaire, and owner of Lola Cars (which was involved in the attempted revival of British-based Rover and the
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Sports Cars
Early Days - the 1960s
Lola was one of the top chassis suppliers in sports car racing in the 1960s. Sports car racing is a form of circuit Auto racing with Automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels After his small front-engined sports cars and various single-seaters, Broadley designed a Lola coupe fitted with the Ford V8 engine. Ford took a keen interest in this and paid Broadley to put the company on hold for two years and merge his ideas with Roy Lunn's work, giving rise to the Ford GT40. Roy Lunn (born in 1925 is an Engineer in the automotive industry The Ford GT40 was a high performance Sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row from 1966 to 1969 (in 1967 with a different body though Broadley managed to release himself from this contract after a year and started developing his own cars again, starting off in sports cars with the Lola T70 and its successors (T16x, T22x) which were used successfully all over the world from the World Endurance Championship to the CanAm series, until 1973. The Lola T70 was built for Sports car racing, popular in the mid to late 1960's World Endurance Championship redirects here For the motorcycle endurance The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA / CASC Sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974 Recently, Lola announced that a new batch of T70 coupés, to the original specifications, will be released. These will be homologated for historic racing and there is talk of a one-make series for the cars.
The 1970s
Various Group 6 sports cars including the T212 and T28x/29x/38x/39x series were also built, competing with Chevron, March and others. This article is about the manufacturer of racing cars for the Chevron promotional cartoon see Chevron Cars. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Alain de Cadenet's Le Mans 'specials' tended to be based on Lola technology. Alain de Cadenet (born November 27, 1945 in London) is an on air personality for the SPEED Channel and ESPN
Lola (with rebodied Formula 5000 cars) dominated the CanAm sports car series when it was revived in the late 1970s, but many motorsports fans do not consider the single-seater Formula 5000-based cars from this era to be true sports cars, despite their full bodywork and enclosed wheel-wells. Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982 Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982
The 1980s and early 1990s
Lola introduced the T600/T610 range for IMSA GTP racing in the early 1980s - these were fitted with a range of engines including Cosworth, Mazda and Chevrolet, as well as the novel Polimotor engine built using composite materials. The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia IMSA GT was a Sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport ( is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Derivatives of this car were successful for some time in IMSA and Group C racing. Later Lola Group C and GTP cars tended to be built specifically for manufacturer programmes, specifically the later Nissan Group C entries and the Chevrolet Corvette GTP program. The Chevrolet Corvette GTP was a GTP-class Racing car which participated in the IMSA GT Championship from 1984 until 1989 Lola also built a car for the 3. 5 L Group C formula, the T92/10, but the championship collapsed before this could be fully developed. The Lola T92/10 (also briefly known as the Lola 981) was a Group C sports car developed by Lola Racing Cars as a customer chassis for the
The late 1990s and 2000s
More recently, Lola has produced a range of sports cars for Le Mans-style racing starting with the B98/10, which was successful in the European market but less so in the USA. A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most The Lola B98/10 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for use in the International Sports Racing Series, American Le Mans Series The B2K/10, with its additional central headlight reminiscent of a cyclops or a locomotive was more notable for its looks than its performance. The Lola B2K/10 was a Le Mans Prototype developed in 2000 by Lola Cars International for use in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, American Le Mans While Lola has had limited success in the top class of the sport versus factory cars like the BMW V12 LMR and Audi R8, Lola has enjoyed periods of dominance in the second class (formerly LMP675, now LMP2), including championship class victories in the American Le Mans Series, although this has been threatened in the ALMS LMP2 by works-supported entries from Acura and Porsche. The BMW V12 LMR was a Le Mans Prototype built for Sports car racing from 1999 to 2000 The Audi R8 is a sports-prototype race car introduced in 2000 for Sports car racing as a redevelopment of their Audi R8R (open top LMP) and The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The American Le Mans Series ( ALMS) is a Sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. The Acura ARX-01 (sometimes referred to as simply the Acura ARX) is a Le Mans Prototype built for Sports car racing, specifically in the American Le The RS Spyder (known internally as Type 9R6 is a LMP2 class race car built by Porsche.
A dedicated LMP675 car was built for MG in 2001, powered by a two-litre four-cylinder AER turbocharged engine. MG is a British Sports car brand founded in 1924 MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars but MG also produced saloons and Coupés Advanced Engine Research Ltd (commonly known by the abbreviation AER) is an Auto racing Engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex This was entered at Le Mans by the works team as the MG-Lola EX257, and was also run as the Lola B01/60 by private entrants. Le Mans (ləmɑ̃ in French) is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. The MG-Lola EX257 (sometimes referred to as simply MG EX257) was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for the MG car company The MG-Lola EX257 (sometimes referred to as simply MG EX257) was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for the MG car company Later developments of this car have been fitted with assorted small V8s and the chassis was developed into recent customer LMP1 and LMP2 chassis.
An updated version of the Lola LMP2 came in 2005 with the introduction of the Lola B05/40 (also known as the MG-Lola EX264/265). The MG-Lola EX257 (sometimes referred to as simply MG EX257) was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International for the MG car company It quickly became a contender in LMP2 by taking class honors in 2005 and 2006 at Le Mans with Ray Mallock Limited. It also earned several class wins in the American Le Mans Series in 2005 and 2006 with Intersport Racing, including a second-place overall finish in the 2006 12 Hours of Sebring. In 2007, extensive updates were made to the chassis, to accommodate the all-new Acura powerplant run by Fernandez Racing. Acura (アキュラ Akyura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. Fernández Racing is a motor racing team that competes in the American Le Mans Series and previously Champ Car, the IRL IndyCar Series, and the In addition, an essentially brand new LMP2 prototype, the B07/40, was built to house the new AER-based Mazda engine. ( is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. This new version is being run exclusively in the U. S. by B-K Motorsports.
Lola also updated its LMP1 challenger in 2006 with the introduction of the B06/10. The car was run in the American Le Mans Series by Dyson Racing and in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans by UK-based Chamberlain-Synergy Racing. Dyson Racing is a professional Sports car racing team based in Poughkeepsie NY in the United States. The Le Mans Series (LMS is a European Sports car racing endurance series based around the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Chamberlain continued to run the machine in 2007 and 2008, while the former Dyson cars have been run off and on in the ALMS by Cytosport Racing and Intersport Racing. As with its LMP2 program, the 2007 calendar year saw Lola introduce further upgrades with the debut of the B07/10, which saw action in the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Charouz Racing and the Swiss Spirit team (using the same engine as the Audi R8). The Audi R8 is a mid-engined Sports car introduced by the German automaker Audi in 2007 priced at 113150
Current Projects
Lola (in association with Tracy Krohn) has taken over the Multimatic franchise in Grand-Am's Daytona Prototype category in 2007. Tracy W Krohn (born August 26, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an Entrepreneur, business mogul and Auto racing enthusiast who The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an Auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize Road racing competitions A Daytona Prototype is a type of Prototype Racing car developed specifically for the Grand American Road Racing Association 's Rolex Sports Car Series Krohn used his current Riley cars at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2008 but switched to the new cars later in the season. The Rolex 24 at Daytona (frequently referred to by its historical title the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car Endurance race held annually at
Lola has also introduced a pair of closed-cockpit Le Mans Prototypes in 2008, the first of which is the B08/60 running in the P1 category. A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most The Lola B08/60 is a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Cars International. The first B08/60 to appear will be raced by the Charouz team (with assistance from Prodrive) and will feature an Aston-Martin V12 engine to GT1 specification, as permitted by a recent rule change. Prodrive Ltd is a Motorsport and automotive Engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, England. V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. GT1 may refer to Gran Turismo (video game A top line category in GT racing, existing between 1993 to 1998 which was merged into the LMP The the B08/80 is built to P2 regulations and is being used by Sebah Racing (and Speedy Racing in the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours).
Formula One
Lola resisted making a 'works' Formula One entry for many years, being content to construct cars on behalf of other entrants. Lola's first works entry in 1997 led directly to the financial ruin of the company.
Bowmaker and Parnell
Lola made its first foray into Formula One in 1962, supplying Lola Mk4 cars to Reg Parnell's Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team, with John Surtees and Roy Salvadori as drivers. The 1962 Formula One season included the 13th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on May 20, 1962, and ended on December The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell (born July 2, 1911 Derby, Derbyshire, - died January 7, 1964 in Derby) was a Racing Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer Roy Francesco Salvadori (b 12 May 1922, Dovercourt, Essex) is a former Motor racing driver and manager from England. A measure of success was immediate, with Surtees's car claiming pole position in its first World Championship race, but although points were often scored, wins in Championship Grands Prix eluded the team. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole After Bowmaker's withdrawal, Parnell continued to run the cars privately. Privateer Bob Anderson gave the Mk4 its last victory, in the non-Championship 1963 Rome Grand Prix. Robert "Bob" Anderson ( 19 May 1931, Hendon, London – 14 August 1967, Northampton) was a Consistency, however, was not to be found, and after only two seasons, Lola abandoned Formula One cars for the time being.
The "Hondola" Honda RA300
In 1967, Lola assisted Honda Racing and John Surtees with the design of their F1 car. Honda Racing F1 Team is a Formula One team run by Japanese car manufacturer Honda. The overweight chassis design by the engine-specialists from Honda was abandoned, and a Lola Indianapolis monocoque used as the basis for a Honda-engined car. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American The resultant Honda RA300 was unofficially called the "Hondola" by the press, and was sufficiently light and powerful to win the 1967 Italian Grand Prix. The Honda RA300 was a Formula One Racing car produced by Honda Racing, and introduced half way through the 1967 Formula One season. The 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 1967 Classification
BMW Formula Two cars
A number of Lola-built BMW F2 cars were subsequently entered in the F2 class of the German Grand Prix at about this time. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing. The German Grand Prix ( Großer Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race
Embassy-Hill
Towards the end of his long career, Graham Hill found it difficult to attract works drives; with a view to both finding a drive and a future as a team owner he established his own team backed by the Embassy cigarette brand. History Embassy Racing With Graham Hill came first into being when Graham Hill decided to leave his previous team Brabham, unhappy with the atmosphere there Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ( is the world's fourth largest international Tobacco company After an unsuccessful 1973 with a customer Shadow the team commissioned its own cars from Lola. The T370 was largely based on F5000 practice, and looked similar to Lola's F5000 offerings, although it sported an extremely large airbox. Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982 The car was developed by Andy Smallman into the Hill GH-1 in 1975, but the team's first in-house design, the GH-2, remained unraced when Hill, Smallman, Tony Brise and several other team personnel were killed in an air crash in November 1975. Anthony William Brise ( 28 March 1952 in Erith, Kent &ndash 29 November 1975 in Arkley, London
Team Haas Lola/Beatrice
The Haas-Beatrice-Lola F1 programme was extremely promising, funded by a large American industrial conglomerate and run by the highly experienced Teddy Mayer, but it flattered to deceive. Edward Everett "Teddy" Mayer (born September 8, 1935) is an American motor racing team manager who has enjoyed success in several categories of racing including The handsome car, designed mostly by Neil Oatley, was barely a Lola; the name was used largely because Haas was Lola's US concessionaire although Broadley had some involvement with the car. Neil Oatley (born June 12 1954) is currently Executive Director of Engineering for the McLaren Formula One team Alan Jones was tempted out of retirement to drive it in F1 races towards the end of the 1985 season, with Patrick Tambay joining in a second car for 1986. Patrick Tambay (born 25 June 1949 in Paris) is a French Racing driver. A works Ford-Cosworth turbocharged engine was promised, but this did not materialise until 1986 and old Hart four cylinder units were used. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport Racing career Beginning in 1958 Hart enjoyed a successful career as a driver in various single-seater formulae Car, engine, drivers and sponsors were all troublesome and the team folded after the 1986 season with most of its assets (including the factory) being sold to Bernie Ecclestone. Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930 near Bungay Suffolk, England) is the president and CEO of At one point during the season, Ecclestone informed the Beatrice/Haas/Lola team that "his driver" (Patrese) would be in the car at the next meeting; Ecclestone was primarily interested in acquiring the Ford engines as a replacement for the BMW units in his Brabhams but the manufacturer vetoed this, offering the engines to Benetton instead. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Benetton Formula Ltd, commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. He used the team's factory to build the ill-fated Alfa Romeo "ProCar" (a series for "silhouette" touring cars with F1-style mechanicals and engines). During its history Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, Sportscar racing, Touring
Larrousse-Calmels
The Larrousse-Calmels programme was initially much lower-key than the previous effort. Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Starting from a simple Cosworth-powered car based on Lola's F3000 technologies, the French team built up a steady reputation in normally-aspirated F1 from 1987 on. They attracted Lamborghini V12 power for 1989 and once the Chris Murphy-designed car was on stream, scored some good results with Éric Bernard and Aguri Suzuki. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village Éric Bernard (born August 24 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) is a retired Formula One racing driver who drove is a former Racing driver from Japan. He participated in 88 Formula One Grands Prix and his most notable achievement in racing was 3rd place at the 1990 Japanese The team experienced some problems after Didier Calmels' arrest for the murder of his wife, but continued at a slightly lower key with Cosworth power again. Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport Unfortunately due to irregularities with the team's F1 entry in 1990 (the cars were entered as Larrousses but were really Lolas) they lost all their constructors' points - which promoted the politically well-connected Ligier outfit into a position in the constructors' championship that gave them significant FIA benefits. Ligier is a French Automobile maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier.
Scuderia Italia
The Scuderia Italia programme was something of a disaster from the start. The team had done reasonably well with Dallara chassis before, but turned to Lola for 1993. Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Powered by customer Ferrari engines, both engine and car seemed to be well off the pace and Michele Alboreto and Luca Badoer struggled to even qualify for races. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing Career 1976-1981 Junior Formulae Michele Alboreto started his career in 1976 racing in Formula Monza with a car he and his friends built known as the "CMR" Luca Badoer (born January 25 1971) is an Italian Formula One driver who has raced for the Scuderia Italia, Minardi The team withdrew from F1 before the end of the season and partly merged with Minardi for 1994. Minardi was an Automobile racing team and constructor founded in 1979 by Giancarlo Minardi.
The Unraced Test Cars
Lola built a number of Cosworth V8 powered test cars in 1994-5, with rumours of a Havoline-funded quasi-works Ford team. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The rumour was that Cosworth V12s badged Jaguar would go to Benetton and Lola would inherit the Zetec V8. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business Benetton Formula Ltd, commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001. Allan McNish did much of the test driving, but as this was a period of instability in the F1 rules little was achieved. Biography Early career Allan McNish began his career in karting and like fellow Scottish driver David Coulthard, was recognised with a McLaren/Autosport
The MasterCard Works Programme
Lola had originally intended to enter Formula One in their own right in 1998, but pressure from main sponsor MasterCard caused Lola to debut its new car one year early, in 1997. MasterCard Lola is a former Formula One team that contested one race in the 1997 Formula One season. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) MasterCard Worldwide ( is a multinational corporation based in Purchase, New York, USA. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The sponsorship model was curious, linked both to MasterCard membership of a 'club', and to results - something a first-year F1 team often finds hard to achieve. A custom-built V10 engine from Al Melling was going to be fitted to the cars, which initially started racing fitted with underpowered Ford Cosworth ED V8s. Al Melling is a prolific car engine designer He has been in business since 1964 and in recent years he has been the designer of TVR's own V8 engine and then was a potential Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport
The cars had a lot of problems, the worst being aerodynamics - they had never even been wind-tunnel tested when they arrived in Australia, which by that point in time was unthinkable. The car was fundamentally flawed, and the lack of wind-tunnel time had made it even more of a joke. Despite the fact of the car's problems, the team was confident that it could finish ahead of some of the other teams. The results were disastrous, the cars were well off the pace and were no faster than Lola's Formula 3000 cars. After only one race the sponsors pulled out; the team turned up for the second race in Brazil but the cars did not turn a wheel and that was the end of the MasterCard-Lola story. Shortly afterwards, the entire Lola Car Company went into receivership. The company was saved by Martin Birrane who then started to build it up again. Martin Birrane (born 1935 is an Irish Millionaire, and owner of Lola Cars (which was involved in the attempted revival of British-based Rover and the There were rumours that one Zoran Stefanovic wanted to purchase the chassis and use them as the basis of a 1998 privateer effort, but nothing came of this.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. )
| Year | Entrant/s | Chassis/ | Engine | Driver/s | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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| 1962 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | RSA | 19 | 4th | ||||||||||||
| Yeoman Racing Team | Mk4 Mk4A |
Climax V8 |  John Surtees |
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| Roy Salvadori |
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| 1963 | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | 0 | NC | |||||||||||
| Reg Parnell Racing | Mk4 Mk4A |
Climax V8 |  Maurice Trintignant |
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 Chris Amon |
DNS | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | ||||||||||||||||
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Lucien Bianchi |
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 Masten Gregory |
Ret | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hailwood |
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| Tim Parnell | Mk4 | Climax V8 | John Campbell-Jones |
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| DW Racing Enterprises | Mk4 | Climax V8 | Bob Anderson |
12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | ||||||||||
| Lola Cars Ltd. The 1962 Formula One season included the 13th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on May 20, 1962, and ended on December The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 20 May 1962 at Zandvoort. Results from the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on June 3, 1962. Results from the 1962 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 17, 1962. Results from the 1962 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on July 8, 1962. Results from the 1962 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Aintree on July 21, 1962. Results from the 1962 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 5, 1962 Classification Results from the 1962 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 16, 1962. The 1962 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 7, 1962 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Results from the Formula One South African Grand Prix held at East London on December 29, 1962. Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell (born July 2, 1911 Derby, Derbyshire, - died January 7, 1964 in Derby) was a Racing The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump and speciality Engine manufacturer A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer Roy Francesco Salvadori (b 12 May 1922, Dovercourt, Essex) is a former Motor racing driver and manager from England. The 1963 Formula One season featured the fourteenth FIA World Championship of Drivers, the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula Results from the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26, 1963. Results from the 1963 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9, 1963. Results from the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. Results from the Formula One French Grand Prix held at Reims on June 30, 1963. Results from the Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 20, 1963. Results from the Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963. Results from the Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1963. The 1963 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1963 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Results from the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 27, 1963. Results from the Formula One South African Grand Prix held at East London on December 28, 1963. Reginald Harold Haslam Parnell (born July 2, 1911 Derby, Derbyshire, - died January 7, 1964 in Derby) was a Racing The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump and speciality Engine manufacturer A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant ( 30 October 1917, Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse &ndash 13 February 2005, Early life Chris Amon was born in Bulls, New Zealand as the only child of wealthy sheep-owner Ngaio Amon Lucien Bianchi ( November 10 1934 - March 30 1969) born Luciano Bianchi, was a Belgian Racing driver who raced Masten Gregory ( February 29, 1932 – November 8, 1985) was a Racing driver from the United States. Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE, GM ( April 2 1940 &ndash March 23 1981) was a British Grand Reginald "Tim" Parnell (born 25 June 1932 in Derby) is a British former Racing driver from England. The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump and speciality Engine manufacturer A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Michael John Campbell-Jones (born in Leatherhead, Surrey, on January 21, 1930) is a former Formula One driver from England The Lola Mk4 and the derivative Mk4A were Formula One Racing cars constructed by the Lola company in 1962 Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump and speciality Engine manufacturer A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Robert "Bob" Anderson ( 19 May 1931, Hendon, London – 14 August 1967, Northampton) was a The 1967 Formula One season included the 18th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 2, 1967, and ended on The 1967 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 2, 1967. The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1967. The 1967 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 4, 1967. The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967. The 1967 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans on July 2, 1967. The 1967 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 15, 1967. The 1967 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Nürburgring on August 6, 1967. Results from the 1967 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on August 27, 1967 Classification The 1967 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 10, 1967 Classification The 1967 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 1, 1967 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course The 1967 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 22, 1967. | T100 | BMW |  Hubert Hahne |
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| 1968 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 0 | NC | |||||||||
| Lola Cars Ltd. BMW Motorsport is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities including works-run competition programmes in Touring car racing Sportscar Hubert Hahne (born March 28 1935) is a former Racing driver from Germany. The 1968 Formula One season included the 19th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 1, 1968, and ended on The 1968 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Kyalami on January 1, 1968. The 1968 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jarama on May 12, 1968. The 1968 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 26, 1968. The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9, 1968. The 1968 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1968. The 1968 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on July 7, 1968. The 1968 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on July 20, 1968. The 1968 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1968. The 1968 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 8, 1968. Results from the 1968 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 22, 1968. The 1968 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1968 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course The 1968 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on November 3, 1968. | T100 | BMW | Hubert Hahne |
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| 1974 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 1 | 12th | ||||||
| Embassy Hill | T370 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Graham Hill |
Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |||||
| Guy Edwards |
11 | Ret | DNQ | 12 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 15 | DNS | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Rolf Stommelen |
Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | 0 | NC | |||||||
| Embassy Hill | T370 T371 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | Graham Hill |
10 | 12 | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Rolf Stommelen |
13 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | USE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 0 | NC | |||||
| Team Haas | THL-1 | Hart S4 (t/c) |  Alan Jones |
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| 1986 | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | BEL | CAN | USE | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | POR | MEX | AUS | 6 | 8th | |||||
| Team Lola Haas | THL-2 | Ford V6 (t/c) Hart S4 (t/c) |
Alan Jones |
Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||
 Patrick Tambay |
Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Inj | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | NC | Ret | NC | |||||||
| Eddie Cheever |
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| 1987 | BRA | SMR | BEL | MON | USE | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | POR | ESP | MEX | JPN | AUS | 3 | 9th | |||||
| Larrousse Calmels | LC87 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Yannick Dalmas |
9 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Alliot |
10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
| 1988 | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | CAN | USE | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |||||
| Larrousse Calmels | LC88 | Ford Cosworth DFZ | Yannick Dalmas |
Ret | 12 | 7 | 9 | DNQ | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Inj | Inj | ||||
| Philippe Alliot |
Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
 Aguri Suzuki |
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| Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
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| 1989 | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 1 | 15th | |||||
| Equipe Larrousse | LC88B LC89 |
Lamborghini V12 | Philippe Alliot |
12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 16 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | ||||
| Yannick Dalmas |
DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Éric Bernard |
11 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Michele Alboreto |
Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 11 | 6th | |||||
| Espo Larrousse F1 | LC89B LC90 |
Lamborghini V12 | Éric Bernard |
8 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||
| Aguri Suzuki |
Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 3 | Ret | |||||||
| 1991 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 2 | 11th | |||||
| Larrousse | LC91 | Ford Cosworth DFR | Éric Bernard |
Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Inj | |||||
| Aguri Suzuki |
6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | |||||||
| Bertrand Gachot |
DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | RSA | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN | AUS | 0 | NC | |||||
| Scuderia Italia | T93/30 | Ferrari V12 | Michele Alboreto |
Ret | 11 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| Luca Badoer |
Ret | 12 | DNQ | 7 | Ret | DNQ | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | AUT | LUX | JPN | EUR | 0 | NC | ||||
| MasterCard Lola | T97/30 | Ford Zetec-R V8 | Vincenzo Sospiri |
DNQ | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ricardo Rosset |
DNQ | DNP | |||||||||||||||||||||
Formula Two / Formula 3000 / A1GP
After their limited success in the 1960s with Formula One, Lola turned its attentions primarily to sports cars but also to Formula Two, where Lola became the works team for BMW. BMW Motorsport is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities including works-run competition programmes in Touring car racing Sportscar Hubert Hahne (born March 28 1935) is a former Racing driver from Germany. The 1974 Formula One season included the 25th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 13, 1974, and ended on The 1974 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Buenos Aires on January 13, 1974. The 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 30, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jarama on April 28, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Nivelles on May 12, 1974. Results from the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26 1974. The 1974 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 9, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on June 23, 1974. The results from the 1974 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Dijon on July 7, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on July 20, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 18, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Mosport Park on September 22, 1974. The 1974 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 6, 1974 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course History Embassy Racing With Graham Hill came first into being when Graham Hill decided to leave his previous team Brabham, unhappy with the atmosphere there Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Guy Richard Goronwy Edwards (born in Macclesfield, Cheshire on December 30, 1942) is a former racing driver from England. Rolf Stommelen ( 11 July 1943 - 24 April 1983) was a Racing driver from Siegen Germany. The 1975 Formula One season included the 26th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 12, 1975, and ended on Results from the 1975 Formula One Argentine Grand Prix held at Argentina on January 12, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Interlagos on January 26, 1975. The 1975 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 1, 1975. The 1975 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Montjuïc circuit on April 27, 1975, remembered as one of the most controversial The 1975 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 11, 1975. The 1975 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix was held at Zolder on May 25, 1975. The 1975 Formula One Swedish Grand Prix was held at the Scandinavian Raceway at Anderstorp on June 8, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on June 22, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 19, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 3, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 17, 1975. Results from the 1975 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 7, 1975. The 1975 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 5, 1975 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course History Embassy Racing With Graham Hill came first into being when Graham Hill decided to leave his previous team Brabham, unhappy with the atmosphere there Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Rolf Stommelen ( 11 July 1943 - 24 April 1983) was a Racing driver from Siegen Germany. The 1985 Formula One season was the 36th FIA Formula One World Championship season Results from the 1985 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Jacarepaguá on April 7, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix held at Estoril on April 21, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on May 5, 1985. Results from the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 19, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 16, 1985. The 1985 United States Grand Prix East was a Formula One race held on June 23, 1985 in Detroit Michigan. Results from the 1985 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 7, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 21, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 18, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 25, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on September 15, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One European Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch on October 6, 1985. Results from the 1985 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on October 19, 1985. The 1985 Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race held in Adelaide on November 3 Brian Hart Ltd, also known as Hart and Hart Racing Engines was a motor racing Engine manufacturer that participated in 157 Formula One The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine. The 1986 Formula One season was the 37th FIA Formula One World Championship season Results from the 1986 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix held at Jacarepaguá on March 23, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jerez on April 13, 1986. The 1986 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix was the third round of the year's World Championship Results from the 1986 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 11, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on May 25, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 15, 1986. The 1986 United States Grand Prix East was a Formula One race held on June 22, 1986 in Detroit Michigan. Results from the 1986 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on July 6, 1986. The 1986 British Grand Prix was a Formula One Motor race held at Brands Hatch on July 13, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 27, 1986. The 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One Motor race held at the Hungaroring on August 10, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 17, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 7, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix held at Estoril on September 21, 1986. Results from the 1986 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 12, 1986. The 1986 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26 1986 at the Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, Australia Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of three cylinders A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine. Brian Hart Ltd, also known as Hart and Hart Racing Engines was a motor racing Engine manufacturer that participated in 157 Formula One The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine. Patrick Tambay (born 25 June 1949 in Paris) is a French Racing driver. Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever Jr (born January 10, 1958) is an American racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One The 1987 Formula One season was the 38th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 12 1987 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro. The 1987 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 3 1987 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola. The 1987 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 17 1987 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps. The 1987 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 31 1987 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. The 1987 United States Grand Prix East was a Formula One race held on June 21, 1987 in Detroit Michigan. The 1987 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 5 1987 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. The 1987 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 12 1987 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. Results from the 1987 Formula One German Grand Prix held at Hockenheimring on July 26 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 9, 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at Österreichring on August 16, 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 6, 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix held at Estoril on September 20, 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix held at Jerez on September 27, 1987. Results from the 1987 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 18, 1987. Results from the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka on November 1, 1987. Race The third Australian Grand Prix to be held at Adelaide and the final round of the 1987 Formula One Grand Prix season proved to be another eventful race Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, near Toulon) is a former racing driver from France. Philippe Alliot (born 27 July 1954 in Voves, Eure-et-Loir, France) is a former racing driver who participated in Formula One The 1988 Formula One season was the 39th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 3 1988 at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro. Results from the 1988 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on May 1, 1988. The 1988 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 15 1988 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. The 1988 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 29 1988 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City. The 1988 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 12 1988 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. The 1988 United States Grand Prix East was a Formula One race held on June 19, 1988 in Detroit Michigan. The 1988 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 3 1988 at the Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet. The 1988 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 10 1988 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone. The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 24 1988 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. The 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 7 1988 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. The 1988 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 28 1988 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps. The 1988 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 11 1988 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza. The 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 25 1988 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril. The 1988 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 2 1988 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera. The 1988 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka Circuit, Japan, on October 30, 1988. The 1988 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, on November 13, 1988. Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, near Toulon) is a former racing driver from France. Philippe Alliot (born 27 July 1954 in Voves, Eure-et-Loir, France) is a former racing driver who participated in Formula One is a former Racing driver from Japan. He participated in 88 Formula One Grands Prix and his most notable achievement in racing was 3rd place at the 1990 Japanese Pierre-Henri Raphanel (born May 27, 1961 in Algiers, Algeria) is a former Racing driver who raced under the French flag despite being The 1989 Formula One season was the 40th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jacarepaguá on March 26, 1989. The 1989 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Imola on April 23, 1989. The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1989. The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on May 28, 1989. The 1989 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 4, 1989 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1989 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 18, 1989. The 1989 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 9, 1989. The 1989 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 16, 1989. The 1989 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 30, 1989. The 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 13, 1989. The 1989 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 1989. The 1989 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 10, 1989. The 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Estoril on September 24, 1989. The 1989 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Jerez on October 1, 1989. The 1989 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka Circuit, Japan, on October 22, 1989. The 1989 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Adelaide on November 5, 1989. Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. Philippe Alliot (born 27 July 1954 in Voves, Eure-et-Loir, France) is a former racing driver who participated in Formula One Yannick Dalmas (born 28 July 1961 in Le Beausset, near Toulon) is a former racing driver from France. Éric Bernard (born August 24 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) is a retired Formula One racing driver who drove Career 1976-1981 Junior Formulae Michele Alboreto started his career in 1976 racing in Formula Monza with a car he and his friends built known as the "CMR" The 1990 Formula One season was the 41st FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1990 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 11, 1990 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 25, 1990 at Interlagos. The 1990 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 May 1990 at Imola. The 1990 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 May 1990 at Monaco. The 1990 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 10 June 1990 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on June 24, 1990. The 1990 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Paul Ricard on July 8, 1990. The 1990 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 15, 1990. The 1990 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on July 29, 1990. The 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 12, 1990. The 1990 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 26, 1990. The 1990 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 9 September 1990 at Monza. The 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 23 September 1990 at Estoril. The 1990 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 30 September 1990 at Jerez. The 1990 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 21 October 1990 at Suzuka. The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide. Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. Éric Bernard (born August 24 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) is a retired Formula One racing driver who drove is a former Racing driver from Japan. He participated in 88 Formula One Grands Prix and his most notable achievement in racing was 3rd place at the 1990 Japanese The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1991 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1991 in Phoenix Arizona. The 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on March 24, 1991. The 1991 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Imola on April 28, 1991. The 1991 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 12, 1991. The 1991 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 2, 1991. The 1991 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on June 16, 1991. The 1991 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on July 7, 1991. The 1991 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1991 The 1991 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 28, 1991. The 1991 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 11, 1991. The 1991 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 25, 1991. The 1991 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 8, 1991. The 1991 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autódromo do Estoril on September 22, 1991. The 1991 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 29, 1991 at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 1991 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Suzuka on October 20, 1991. The 1991 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 3 1991 at the Adelaide Street Circuit Formula One Lola chassis Larrousse & Calmels commissioned a car from Lola and the result was the LC87 a car designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing Éric Bernard (born August 24 1964 in Martigues, near Marseille, France) is a retired Formula One racing driver who drove is a former Racing driver from Japan. He participated in 88 Formula One Grands Prix and his most notable achievement in racing was 3rd place at the 1990 Japanese Bertrand Gachot (born December 23, 1962 in Luxembourg) is a Belgian former Racing driver. The 1993 Formula One season was the 44th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1993 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 14, 1993. The 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on March 28, 1993. The 1993 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Donington Park on April 11, 1993. The 1993 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on April 25, 1993. The 1993 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 9, 1993 at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 23, 1993. The 1993 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 13, 1993. The 1993 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on July 4, 1993. The 1993 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 11 July 1993 The 1993 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on July 25, 1993. The 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on August 15, 1993. The 1993 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 29, 1993. The 1993 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 12, 1993. The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on September 26, 1993. The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on October 24, 1993. The 1993 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on November 7, 1993. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing V12 redirects here For the V12 Training program see V-12 Navy College Training Program. Career 1976-1981 Junior Formulae Michele Alboreto started his career in 1976 racing in Formula Monza with a car he and his friends built known as the "CMR" Luca Badoer (born January 25 1971) is an Italian Formula One driver who has raced for the Scuderia Italia, Minardi The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season The 1997 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 9, 1997 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park The 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace near Interlagos, Brazil on March 30 The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 13 The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari near Imola, Italy on April 27, The 1997 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 11, 1997 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco The 1997 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 25, 1997 at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 15, 1997. Results from the 1997 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Magny-Cours on June 29, 1997. The 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997 The 1997 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on July 27, 1997. Results from the 1997 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix held at Hungaroring on August 10, 1997. The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on August 24, 1997. The 1997 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One Motor race held at Monza on September 7, 1997. Results from the 1997 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix held at A1-Ring on September 21, 1997. The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on September 28, 1997. The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 12 1997 at the The 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain MasterCard Lola is a former Formula One team that contested one race in the 1997 Formula One season. Complete Formula One results ( key) (results in bold indicate pole position Ford Motor Company used the Zetec name on a variety of Inline-4 cylinder Automobile engines. A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other Vincenzo Sospiri (born October 7, 1966) is an Italian racing driver Ricardo Rosset (born July 27, 1968 in São Paulo) is a former Racing driver from Brazil. Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 As the years went on, Lola had somewhat more success in Formula Two than it ever had in Formula One, although as March and later Ralt established themselves, Lola's involvement in the category became intermittent and less successful. The final Lola F2 was in fact derived from a Ralt design - the Ralt RT2 became the Toleman TG280, which Toleman licensed to Lola who productionised it as the T850. RALT was a manufacturer of single-seater Racing cars founded by ex- Jack Brabham associate Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham Toleman Motosport was a Formula One constructor based in the U When Formula Two became Formula 3000 in 1986, Lola made a "false start" with a car based on their significantly larger Indycar chassis; from 1986 they returned with a bespoke F3000 design and the cars enjoyed significant success for the next few years, competing with Ralt and Reynard, although Reynard effectively wiped the others out of the market. RALT was a manufacturer of single-seater Racing cars founded by ex- Jack Brabham associate Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham Reynard Motorsport was at one time the world's largest racing car manufacturer In 1996 International Formula 3000 became a one-make series and Lola was awarded the contract by the FIA to build all Formula 3000 cars, a contract which was renewed in 1999 and 2002 before International F3000 was replaced by GP2. The sole holdout, Formula Nippon, ran mixed grids of cars (with Reynard dominating) until 2003, when Lola was awarded that contract as well. Formula Nippon is a type of Formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan. In 2004, every Formula 3000-class car in the world was produced by Lola, but from 2005 Lola focused on Formula Nippon, having lost the bid to build the new GP2 chassis. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series.
Lola succeeded in winning the largest-ever contract for single-seater racing cars in 2005, winning the contract for the A1 Grand Prix series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Lola built 50 identical Zytek V8-powered cars which were leased to the national franchisees (although the teams' spare cars were recalled part-way through the 2005 season to be used for spare parts); development work on these is strictly prohibited. Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. The cars are approximately at the F3000 level of technology and provide close, spectacular racing.
Formula 5000
In the late 1960s, the SCCA's Formula A series evolved into Formula 5000 and attracted the attention of more professional drivers and teams. The Sports Car Club of America ( SCCA) is a club and sanctioning body supporting Road racing, rally, and Autocross in the United States Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982 It was intended to be a cheap, high-powered open-wheeled racing series using relatively cheap tuned stock-block V8 engines. Lola entered this market as well, and after some interesting struggles with McLaren, Team Surtees and Chevron, came to dominate the later years of the series, producing the bulk of Formula 5000 cars throughout the 1970s - these competed in F5000 in Europe, the USA and Australasia. McLaren, founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937&ndash1970 is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK The Surtees Racing Organisation was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978 as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2, and Formula 5000. This article is about the manufacturer of racing cars for the Chevron promotional cartoon see Chevron Cars. The cars continued when the CanAm series was revived using Formula 5000 cars as the base. Lola made a seamless switch into this kind of "sports car racing", and won five consecutive Can-Am championships.
USAC/CART/Champ Car
Lola had built chassis for the Indianapolis 500 as early as the 1960s -- Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500 in a Lola, and Jackie Stewart raced a four wheel drive Lola there. Rodger Ward ( January 10, 1921 &ndash July 5, 2004) was an American Racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis Results of the 1966 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Monday May 30, 1966. Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal (born January 10 1953 in Medina Ohio) is an American Auto racing team owner and former driver spending most of The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Results of the 1966 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Monday May 30, 1966. For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. Al Unser, Sr. won the 1978 Indianapolis 500 race in a modified Lola chassis. Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of Bobby Results of the 1978 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 28, 1978. However, the marque did not make a fully fledged attack on the American Open wheel market until the mid 1980s.
The revived CanAm was a fading series which collapsed in 1986, prompting Lola to move its focus to CART and the Indianapolis 500 beginning in 1985. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Once again, Lola showed its ability to succeed in all motorsports outside of Formula One, pushing March down to one team for the 1990 CART season, and out of the series altogether by 1991. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. Six years after its full-time entrance into Indycar racing, Lola triumphed at Indy again, as the winning car for Arie Luyendyk in the 1990 Indianapolis 500. Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk (born September 21, 1953) is a Dutch auto racing driver twice winner of the Indianapolis The 1990 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 27, 1990. The rivalry between Lola and Reynard continued in the United States as well as the European F3000 series. Reynard entered CART in 1994 and eventually almost completely displaced Lola from the market. By 1998 only the backmarker Davis Racing team was utilizing the Lola chassis, with Penske Racing using their own chassis, Newman/Haas Racing using the new Swift Chassis and all others running Reynards. Penske Racing is a racing team that competes in the Indy Racing League, ALMS, and NASCAR. Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing (NHLR is a motor racing team competing in the IndyCar Series. Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000 notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti However, when Penske Racing elected to abandon their proprietary chassis in 1999, they elected to run Lolas and to continue the development work on them. Newman/Haas and Chip Ganassi Racing switched to Lolas in running the cars the following year. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in NASCAR, IRL, and Grand-Am racing By 2001 the field was evenly split between the two cars. However, Reynard's financial trouble and the fact that many of the top teams running the Reynard switched to the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 2002 and 2003 meant that development on the Reynard largely ceased and by 2004 Lola was the only remaining manufacturer in the Champ Car series. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis For the 2007 season, Champ Car switched to a spec Panoz chassis, the DP01, as its new chassis used by all competitors. Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz The Panoz DP01 is the recently introduced Champ Car World Series spec race car that was used in the 2007 season The previous Lola, the B03/00, had been in the series since the 2001 season.
Lola also produced the spec chassis for the CART Indy Lights developmental series that was used from 1993 to 2001, replacing the previous car that was essentially a modified March 85B Formula 3000 car. Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain.
Formula 3
In Formula 3, Lola partnered with Dome of Japan to produce a chassis since 2003. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. literally "child's dream" is a Japanese based racing car constructor involved mainly in open wheel and Sports car racing. There they are competing with long-established Dallara, the two makers being among the last specialty race-car makers left in Europe. Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 The partnership was broken for 2005, with Lola building their own chassis, which won its debut in the British series, but the Dallara near-monopoly has proven tough to displace. Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3
Others
Lola has built chassis for a wide range of minor categories over the years, as a means of training new designers and keeping the works occupied in between major programmes. Formula Atlantic cars tended to be derived from F2 and F3 designs, and other Lolas have raced in Formula Ford, Sports 2000, Formula Super Vee and many other categories, often designed by people who went on to successful careers elsewhere in the sport -- Patrick Head of Williams fame designed his first cars for Broadley. The Cooper Tires presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda is a Formula racing series with races throughout North America Formula Ford is a single seater open wheel class in Motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world Sports 2000 is a restricted-rules class of two-seat rear-engined open-cockpit full-bodied Sports-prototype racecar used largely in amateur road racing Formula Super Vee was a type of Open-wheel motor created to act as a platform for the promotion of VW products playing much the same role in the 1970s as formulae Patrick Head (born June 5, 1945) in Farnborough, England, is co-founder and Engineering Director of the There was not much profit margin in the minor-formulae cars, which tended to be built during the summer when the factory was otherwise quiet (most senior-formulae cars are built over the winter in the off-season) - but they kept staff occupied, gave designers somewhere to learn, and established relationships with drivers at early stages of their careers.
Naming scheme
At the time of Lola's creation, their sports cars and formula cars followed a naming scheme of being numbered in order of construction, and preceded by the term Mark (Mk1 through Mk6). The word Mark, followed by number is a common way to name a product in a production line similar in meaning to "Type" However in 1964, the designations were altered to become Type (marked as simply T), with the first digit or two designating what type of car, and the final digit designating a variant of that car. This continued until 1986 when the numbering scheme was slightly altered. The T would remain, yet the next two digits would designate the year of original design, and the next two would designate what type of car it was. The final digit would again denote variants of that design. This was again slightly altered in 1998, with the T being replaced by a B, in honor of Lola's owner Martin Birrane. The numbering system would however remain the same. [1]
Since employing the new system in 1986, the final two digits stand for the following types of cars:
- /00 - CART & Champ Car
- /10 - Group C & IMSA GTP, Le Mans Prototype SR1, LMP900, and LMP1 classes
- /20 - Indy Lights
- /30 - Formula 1, later replaced by Formula 3
- /40 - Le Mans Prototype SR2 and LMP2 classes
- /50 - Formula 3000 & Formula Nippon
- /60 - Le Mans Prototype LMP675 class, later LMP1 Coupes
- /70 - Mexican Formula 3000, later touring cars
- /80 - Le Mans Prototype LMP2 Coupes
- /90 - Sports 2000
Therefore, a car like the T92/10 would be a 1992 Group C car, and the B03/00 would be a 2003 Champ Car chassis. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Group C was a category of Auto racing, introduced into Sports car racing by the FIA in 1982 along with Group A for touring cars The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most Firestone Indy Lights is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most Formula Nippon is a type of Formula racing and the top level of single-seater racing in Japan. A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct Auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars A Le Mans Prototype (commonly abbreviated as LMP) is a type of custom-built Race car intended for Sports car racing and Endurance racing, most Sports 2000 is a restricted-rules class of two-seat rear-engined open-cockpit full-bodied Sports-prototype racecar used largely in amateur road racing
Note that the current Lola A1GP cars currently do not have a designation that matches this scheme, and are marked simply as Lola A1GP. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004
References
- ^ LolaHeritage.co.uk - Numbering system information
External links
- Lola Cars International
- Lola Heritage - Official Lola chassis index and history
- Biodiesel Lola to race at Le Mans
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