THE LOLA T88/30
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Alliot and Dalmas at Monaco in the T88/30.
The F1 T87/30 commissioned by the Larrousse Calmels team had proved quite competitive for a team new to Grand Prix racing scoring well in the Jim Clark Trophy for cars with normally aspirated engines although reliability had been problematic. For 1988 Lola and the Larrousse Calmels team continued their partnership with a new car, the T88/30, designed by Eric Broadley and Chris Murphy with Hans Fouche as aerodynamicist.
The T88/30 was largely an evolution of the previous year's design with the most noticeable change being the operation of the front spring/damper units switching from pullrods to pushrods. The team continued to use the 3.5-litre Ford DFZ V8 engine connecting to a Hewland FGB gearbox. Initially there was a problem with a lack of grip at the front and testing resulted in several different solutions but the car was generally relegated to the rear end of the grid which, coupled once again with poor reliability, gave little to cheer about.
Results were largely disappointing with the best finishes being two seventh places for Yannick Dalmas and the car was well beaten by other normally aspirated cars such as Benetton, March, Williams and Tyrrell. With no Jim Clark Trophy this year and no World Championship points scored there was little for the French team and Lola to celebrate.
Year(s) of Construction: 1988
Total Built: 5
T88/30 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX RECORD
1988
DATE |
RACE |
DRIVER |
RESULT |
RACE CHASSIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd April | Brazilian Grand Prix- Jacarepaguá | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 17th Race - DNF (Damper mounting) |
LC88/01 |
| 3rd April | Brazilian Grand Prix- Jacarepaguá | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 18th Race - DNF (Engine) |
LC88/02 |
| 1st May | San Marino Grand Prix - Imola | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 15th Race - 17th |
LC88/01 |
| 1st May | San Marino Grand Prix - Imola | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 19th Race - 12th |
LC88/02 |
| 16th May | Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 13th Race - DNF (Accident) |
LC88/01 |
| 16th May | Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 21st Race - 7th |
LC88/02 |
| 29th May | Mexican Grand Prix - Hermanos Rodríguez | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 13th Race - DNF (Handling) |
LC88/01 |
| 29th May | Mexican Grand Prix - Hermanos Rodríguez | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 22nd Race - 9th |
LC88/02 |
| 12th June | Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 17th Race - 10th |
LC88/04 |
| 12th June | Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - DNQ Race - |
LC88/02 |
| 19th June | Detroit Grand Prix - Detroit | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 14th Race - DNF (Gearbox) |
LC88/04 |
| 19th June | Detroit Grand Prix - Detroit | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 24th Race - 7th |
LC88/01 |
| 5th July | French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 18th Race - DNF (Electrics) |
LC88/04 |
| 5th July | French Grand Prix - Paul Ricard | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 19th Race - 13th |
LC88/03 |
| 10th July | British Grand Prix - Silverstone | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 22nd Race - 14th |
LC88/04 |
| 10th July | British Grand Prix - Silverstone | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 23rd Race - 13th |
LC88/03 |
| 24th July | German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 20th Race - DNF (Accident) |
LC88/04 |
| 24th July | German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring | PYannick Dalmas | Qualified - 21st Race - 19th |
LC88/03 |
| 7th August | Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 20th Race - 12th |
LC88/04 |
| 7th August | Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 17th Race - 9th |
LC88/03 |
| 28th August | Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 16th Race - 11th |
LC88/04 |
| 28th August | Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 23rd Race - DNF (Engine) |
LC88/05 |
| 11th September | Italian Grand Prix - Monza | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 20th Race - DNF (Engine) |
LC88/04 |
| 11th September | Italian Grand Prix - Monza | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 25th Race - DNF (Accident) |
LC88/05 |
| 25th September | Portuguese Grand Prix - Estoril | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 20th Race - DNF (Engine) |
LC88/04 |
| 25th September | Portuguese Grand Prix - Estoril | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 15th Race - DNF (Alternator) |
LC88/04 |
| 2nd October | Spanish Grand Prix - Jerez | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 12th Race - 14th |
LC88/01 |
| 2nd October | Spanish Grand Prix - Jerez | Yannick Dalmas | Qualified - 16th Race - 11th |
LC88/03 |
| 30th October | Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 19th Race - 9th |
LC88/03 |
| 30th October | Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka | Aguri Suzuki | Qualified - 20th Race - 16th |
LC88/05 |
| 13th November | Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide | Philippe Alliot | Qualified - 23rd Race - DNF (Electrical) |
LC88/03 |
| 13th November | Australian Grand Prix - Adelaide | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Qualified - DNQ Race - |
LC88/05 |
