Lola Cars

Lola Cars was an engineering company, devoted exclusively to the design and construction of racing cars. It was founded in 1958 in Huntington, and was liquidated in 2012.

Background[]

Prior to Formula One World Championship[]

Formula One World Championship[]

F1 Summary[]

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds	WCC Points	WCC Pos.	Report
1962	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D		John Surtees	All	4	19th	Report
1962	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D		Roy Salvadori	1–2, 4–9	4	19th	Report
1963	Reg Parnell Racing	Mk4A	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D		Chris Amon	1–7	0	NC	Report
						Maurice Trintignant	1
						Lucien Bianchi	2
						Mike Hailwood	7
						Masten Gregory	8–9
	Tim Parnell	Mk4				John Campbell-Jones	5
	DW Racing Enterprises	Mk4				Bob Anderson	5, 7
1967	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	T100	BMW M10 2.0 L4	D		Hubert Hahne	7	0	NC	Report
	Lola Cars		BMW M10 2.0 L4	F		David Hobbs	7	—
	David Bridges		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	D		Brian Redman	7	—
1968	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG	T102	BMW M12/1 1.6 L4	D		Hubert Hahne	8	0	NC	Report
1974	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	26	Graham Hill	All	1	12th	Report
					27	Guy Edwards	1–2, 4–11
						Peter Gethin	10
						Rolf Stommelen	12–15
1975	Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	22	Graham Hill	1–3	0	NC	Report
		T370			23	Rolf Stommelen	1–2
		T371			23	Rolf Stommelen	3
1985	Team Haas (USA) Ltd.	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t	G	33	Alan Jones	12, 14–16	0	NC	Report
1986	Team Haas (USA) Ltd.	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t	G	15	Alan Jones	1–2	0	NC	Report
		THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t		16	Patrick Tambay	1–3	0	NC
		THL2	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t		15	Alan Jones	3–16	6	8th
					16	Patrick Tambay	4–6, 8–16
					16	Eddie Cheever	7
1987	Larrousse Calmels	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	29	Yannick Dalmas	14–16	1*	12th*	Report
1987	Larrousse Calmels	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	30	Philippe Alliot	2–16	1*	12th*	Report
1988	Larrousse Calmels	LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	29	Yannick Dalmas	1–14	0	NC	Report
						Aguri Suzuki	15
						Pierre-Henri Raphanel	16
					30	Philippe Alliot	All
1989	Equipe Larrousse	LC88C LC89	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	29	Yannick Dalmas	1–6	1	16th	Report
						Éric Bernard	7–8
						Michele Alboreto	9–16
					30	Philippe Alliot	All
1990	ESPO Larrousse F1	LC89B LC90	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	29	Éric Bernard	All	11	6th	Report
1990	ESPO Larrousse F1	LC89B LC90	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	30	Aguri Suzuki	All	11	6th	Report
1991	Larrousse F1	LC91	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	G	29	Éric Bernard	1–15	2	11th	Report
					29	Bertrand Gachot	16
					30	Aguri Suzuki	All
1993	Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	T93/30	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G	21	Michele Alboreto	1–14	0	NC	Report
1993	Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	T93/30	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G	22	Luca Badoer	1–14	0	NC	Report
1997	MasterCard Lola F1 Team	T97/30	Ford Cosworth ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	B	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	1	0	NC	Report
1997	MasterCard Lola F1 Team	T97/30	Ford Cosworth ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	B	25	Ricardo Rosset	1	0	NC	Report

* Runner-up of the Colin Chapman Trophy with 43 points.

Statistics[]

Entries
Starts
Pole Positions
Front Row Starts
Race Wins
Podiums
Fastest Laps
Points
Laps Raced
Distance Raced
Races Led
Laps Led
Distance Led
Doubles
Hat-Tricks
Grand Chelems

Complete Formula One Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WCC Pts.	WCC Pos.
1962
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Surtees		Ret^P	4th	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret									19	4th
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Salvadori		Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret									19	4th
1963
Reg Parnell Racing	Mk4A	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Trintignant		Ret																	0	—
				Amon		DNS	Ret	Ret	7th	7th	Ret	DNS
				Bianchi			Ret
				Hailwood								10th
				Gregory									Ret	Ret
Tim Parnell	Mk4			Campbell-Jones						13th
DW Racing Enterprises	Mk4			Anderson						12th		12th
1967
Bayerische Motore Werke AG	T100	BMW M10 2.0 L4	D	Hahne								Ret											0	—
Lola Cars		BMW M10 2.0 L4	F	Hobbs								10th											N/A
David Bridges		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	D	Redman								DNS											N/A
1968
Bayerische Motore Werke AG	T102	BMW M12/1 1.6 L4	D	Hahne									10th										0	—
1974
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Hill	26	Ret	11th	12th	Ret	8th	7th	6th	Ret	13th	13th	9th	12th	8th	14th	8th			1	12th
				Edwards	27	11th	Ret	WD	DNQ	12th^†	8th	7th	Ret	15th	DNQ	DNQ
				Gethin											Ret
				Stommelen													Ret	Ret	11th	12th
1975
Embassy Racing with Graham Hill	T370	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Hill	22	10th	12th	DNQ															0	—
	T370			Stommelen	23	13th	14th
	T371			Stommelen	23			7th
1985
Team Haas (USA) Ltd.	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	G	Jones	33												Ret		Ret	DNS	Ret		0	—
1986
Team Haas (USA) Ltd.	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t	G	Jones	15	Ret	Ret																0	—
	THL1	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 t		Tambay	16	Ret	8th	Ret															0	—
	THL2	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6 t		Jones	15			Ret	Ret	11th	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	4th	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret		6	8th
				Tambay	16				Ret	Ret	DNS		Ret	Ret	8th	7th	5th	Ret	NC	Ret	NC
				Cheever	16							Ret
1987
Larrousse Calmels	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	Dalmas	29														9th	14th	5th		3	9th
Larrousse Calmels	LC87	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	Alliot	30		10th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	6th	6th	Ret	Ret		3	9th
1988
Larrousse Calmels	LC88	Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8	G	Dalmas	29	Ret	12th	7th	9th	DNQ	7th	13th	13th	19th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th				0	—
				Suzuki																16th
				Raphanel																	DNQ
				Alliot	30	Ret	17th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	12th	9th	Ret	Ret	14th	9th	10th^†
1989
Equipe Larrousse	LC88C	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	Dalmas	29	DNQ																	1	16th
	LC88C			Alliot	30	12th
	LC89			Dalmas	29		Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
				Bernard								11th^†	Ret
				Alboreto										Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ
				Alliot	30		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	16th	Ret	9th	6th	Ret	Ret
1990
ESPO Larrousse F1	LC89B	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	Bernard	29	8th	Ret																11	6th
	LC89B			Suzuki	30	Ret	Ret
	LC90			Bernard	29			13th^†	6th	9th	Ret	8th	4th	Ret	6th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
	LC90			Suzuki	30			Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	7th	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	6th	3rd	Ret
1991
Larrousse F1	LC91	Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8	G	Bernard	29	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ			2	11th
				Gachot	29																DNQ
				Suzuki	30	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ
1993
Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	T93/30	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G	Alboreto	21	Ret	11th	11th	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret				0	—
Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	T93/30	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G	Badoer	22	Ret	12th	DNQ	7th	Ret	DNQ	15th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	10th	14th				0	—
1997
MasterCard Lola Formula One Team	T97/30	Ford Cosworth ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	B	Sospiri	24	DNQ	DNP																0	—
MasterCard Lola Formula One Team	T97/30	Ford Cosworth ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	B	Rosset	25	DNQ	DNP																0	—

^P Indicates a driver who qualified pole position.
Italic donates as the fastest lap.
^† Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as he or she had completed 90% of the race distance.
A red background indicates as rewarding half points.

Notes[]

V T E	Lola Cars
Personnel Eric Broadley
Cars Lola (1962–1963, 1967–1968): Mk4/Mk4A · T100 · T102 Honda (1967–1968): RA300 · RA301 Embassy Hill (1973–1975): T370 · T371 Haas Lola (1985–1986): THL1 · THL2 Larrousse (1987–1991): LC87 · LC88/LC88C · LC89/LC89B · LC90 · LC91 BMS Scuderia Italia (1993): T93/30 MasterCard Lola (1997): T97/30

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