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Lola LC89
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Lola Cars | ||||||||
| Designer(s) |
Eric Broadley Chris Murphy | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Lola LC88 | ||||||||
| Successor | Lola LC90 | ||||||||
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| Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers | ||||||||
| Engine | Lamborghini 3512, Script error: No such module "convert"., 80° V12, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Lola 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |
Larrousse Calmels Equipe Larrousse | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |
29. 23x15px Yannick Dalmas 29. 23x15px Éric Bernard 29. 23x15px Michele Alboreto 30. 23x15px Philippe Alliot 30. Template:Country data JPN Aguri Suzuki | ||||||||
| Debut | 1989 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Lola LC89 was a Formula One car designed by Lola founder Eric Broadley for use in the 1989 Formula One season by the Larrousse team. It was powered by the 3.5L Lamborghini 3512 V12 engine designed by former Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri. The car was generally regarded by most in the F1 paddock as the best handling car of 1989,[citation needed]. Drivers of the car included Philippe Alliot, Aguri Suzuki and Michele Alboreto.
The LC89, with its Lamborghini V12 engine, made its debut in Round 3 at the 1989 Monaco Grand Prix. Unfortunately, while the aerodynamics were good and the chassis was on the pace (the LC89 was generally regarded as being possibly the best chassis of 1989),[citation needed] the Lamborghini V12 engine, considered by many in F1 to be the best sounding engine of the new non-turbo era,[citation needed], proved to be generally unreliable, despite its reported Script error: No such module "convert".. The car and engine combination would only score 1 point in its racing life with Alliot finishing in 6th place at the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix. Indeed, five time Grand Prix winner Alboreto failed to pre-qualify the car twice (Spain and Australia) and failed to qualify once (Japan) in his eight drives for the team in 1989. Alboreto also suffered a broken rib driving the car when he ran over a high curb during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The LC89 was updated and used for the first two races of 1990, being dubbed the LC89B. The car was replaced by the Lola LC90 from the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Team/Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1989 | Larrousse LC89 |
Lamborghini 3512 V12 |
G | BRA | SMR | MON | MEX | USA | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 1 | 16th | |
| Yannick Dalmas | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Éric Bernard | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michele Alboreto | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | DNPQ | DNQ | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||
| Philippe Alliot | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNPQ | 16 | Ret | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
| 1990 | Larrousse LC89B |
Lamborghini 3512 V12 |
G | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN | AUS | 11* | 6th | |
| Éric Bernard | 8 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aguri Suzuki | Ret | Ret |
* All 1990 points scored using Lola LC90
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