Lola T95/30

The Lola T95/30 is a Formula One motor racing car which was tested by Allan McNish during 1994 and early 1995.[2][3] The car, however, was not raced during any Formula One races. The car was designed as a prototype ready for Lola's arrival in Formula One. Lola, instead of racing the car in the actual season, chose instead to test the car while a search to find a big-name sponsor was carried out as money inside the project dried up.[1][3] The T95/30 version could not be raced as it was made obsolete by regulation changes enforced by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), Formula One's governing body.[3]

Lola T95/30
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorLola
Designer(s)Julian Cooper[1]
Chris Saunders[1]
PredecessorLola T93/30
SuccessorLola T97/30
Technical specifications
EngineFord[2]
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsNot entered
Notable drivers Allan McNish
DebutNA
RacesWinsPolesF.Laps
NANANANA
Constructors' ChampionshipsNA
Drivers' ChampionshipsNA

The car was designed by Julian Cooper and Chris Saunders, who previously worked at Benetton and Williams respectively. The chassis was developed using the 40% scale windtunnel at Cranfield Institute.[1] The T95/30 car was eventually sold as a collectors item after being displayed at the 1997 Autosport show.[4]

The car was succeeded by the Lola T97/30, which the team used during their participation in the 1997 Formula One season.

References
  1. "Whatever happened to Lola's F1 plans?". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. 29 January 1996. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  2. Diepraam, Mattjis (Autumn 2001). "Lola's Grand Prix disasters". 8W. Forix/Autosport. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  3. Saward, Joe (1 February 1997). "Technical: The Lola T97/30". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  4. ss_collins (24 April 2006). "Lola T 97/30". 10 Tenths Motosport Forum. Retrieved 22 December 2008.


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