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THE LOLA T55
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Richie Ginther's MRP Lola T55 at the Pergusa GP, Enna. The outboard front suspension can be clearly seen.
The VI Trophée d'Auvergne at Clermont Ferrand in July saw the introduction of the T55 by the MRP team for Richard Attwood and Tony Maggs. Changes from the T54 were the adoption of rose joints to replace rubber bushes in the suspension and the spring/damper units at the front were moved outboard. The three MRP cars, BRJ 57, BRJ 60 and BRJ 63 were all converted to the T55 spec according to the Lola Chassis Log and it maybe that the John Willment Automotive team chassis SL2/34 (built by Lola as a MK5A) was also converted for Paul Hawkins and, on one occassion Richie Ginther, but there is no record on the Chassis Log, Perhaps Willment did the conversion themselves?
Results did not appear to improve noticeably so it may be that the chassis was starting to show its age compared to the new designs from Lotus and Brabham.
Year(s) of Construction: 1964
Total Lola Built: 3 (BRJ 57 - BRJ 60 - BRJ 63)
SIGNIFICANT WORKS T55 RESULTS
1964 |
| DATE | RACE/VENUE | DRIVER | RESULT |
|---|
| 19th July | VI Trophée d'Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand | Tony Maggs | 4th |
| 9th August | VII Gran Premio di Pergusa, Enna | Paul Hawkins | 3rd |
| 13th September | XXIII Grand Prix d'Albi | Richard Attwood | 2nd |
| 19th September | XI International Gold Cup, Oulton Park | Paul Hawkins | 3rd |
| 26th September | VI Vanwall Trophy, Snetterton | Tony Maggs | 3rd |
| 26th September | VI Vanwall Trophy, Snetterton | Paul Hawkins | 6th |
1965 |
| DATE | RACE/VENUE | DRIVER | RESULT |
|---|
| 25th April | VI Vanwell Trophy, Snetterton | Tony Hegbourne | 5th |
1965 T55 Drivers: Chris Amon, Paul Hawkins, David Hobbs, José Rosinski.
1966 T55 Drivers: Philip Robinson.
PRIVATEER T55 RACE WINS
1965 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
CAR |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 31st January |
Brands Hatch |
Lola T55 |
Alan Rees |
Lombank Trophy for Single-seater Racing cars |
| 31st January |
Brands Hatch |
Lola T55 |
Alan Rees |
British Eagle Trophy Formule Libre |
1967 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
CAR |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 25th June |
Lydden Hill - TEAC |
Lola T55 |
Geddes Yeates |
Formula 3 and single-seater racing cars of unlimited capacity - Class Winner |
| 28th August |
Croft - Darlington & DMC |
Lola T55 |
Tony Charnell |
Sports Racing-Cars up to and over 1,150cc and Formule Libre race |
| 9th September |
Silverstone - Peterborough MC |
Lola T55 |
Tony Charnell |
Formule Libre race |
| 16th September |
Silverstone - MGCC |
Lola T55 |
Tony Charnell |
Formule Libre race |
1970 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
CAR |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 9th August |
Ingliston - Lothian CC Summer Sprint |
Lola T55 |
Iain McLaren |
Class Winner |
1971 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
CAR |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 30th May |
Rumster Hillclimb - Caithness CC |
Lola T55 |
Ted Dzierzek |
B.T.D. |
