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THE LOLA T294
The T294 of Gerd Wunsch at the 2006 Le Mans 24 Classic. (Picture courtesy of GT Dreams)
1974 saw the introduction of the T294, its predecessor, the T292 that had won both the Drivers and Constructors titles in the European 2-litre Sports Car Championship, would be a hard act to follow. Sadly, the European 2-litre Championship was no longer the competitive series it had been, and the results were dominated by the works Renault-Alpines that scored almost three times as many points as runner-up Chevron in the Manufacturers section. Of the few T294s that raced it was only Fred Stalder in a Chrysler-Simca engined version that scored any results of note with bests of 4th at Clermont Ferrand, Misano, Hockenheim and Jarama to finish 6th in the Drivers’ Championship whilst Lola was 4th in the Constructors standings.
The T294 did take three class wins in the World Championship for Makes as well as winning the under 2-litre class in the 1975 SCCA B Sports Racing Championship driven by Mike Hall and Helmut Bross took the 1977 Interserie Championship. Generally, however it was not one of Lola's more successful 2-litre Sports Cars being third best to Alpine and Chevron.
Year(s) of Construction: 1974
Total Built: 13
The Spa Classic in 2015, Michel Baudoin in the CER race. (Picture courtesy of Jon Bunston)
T294 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS
YEAR |
CHAMPIONSHIP |
WINNER(S) |
NOTES |
| 1975 |
SCCA B Sports Racing Championship |
Mike Hall |
Lola T294-Ford |
| 1977 |
Interserie Championship |
Helmut Bross |
Lola T294-BMW |
T294 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS
1974 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 5th May |
Spa Francorchamps - Grand Prix de Spa |
Martin Raymond/Tony Goodwin |
Round 2 of the World Championship for Makes - Winner of the S2.0 Class |
| 3rd August |
Benguela |
Tony Birchenhough/Roger Heavens |
Sports Car Race NB this was a Lola T290 updated to T294 spec |
| 25th August |
Int. AvD Preis der Nationen, Preis des AC Schweiz, Hockenheim |
Ruedi Jauslin |
Non-Championship Sports Car Race - First Overall and Winner SRP2.0 Class |
1975 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 18th May |
Enna - 1000Kms Pergusa |
Claude Crespin/Ian Harrower |
Round 6 of the World Championship for Makes - Winner S2.0 Class |
| 26th May |
Thruxton - BARC |
John Lepp |
Sports Cars |
| 1st November |
Road Atlanta - Champion Spark Plug Road Racing Classic |
Mike Hall |
Road Race of Champions (B Sports Racing class) |
Michel Baudoin in the CER race at The Dix Mille Tours at Paul Ricard in 2013.
(Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)
1976
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 4th April |
Nürburgring – 300 Kms |
Helmut Bross |
World Championship for Makes - First in 2-litre class (3rd overall) - Chassis a T292 updated to T294 spec. |
| 13th June |
Zolder - Limburg GP |
Charly Schirmer |
Round 2 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Div. II class |
| 24th October |
Mainz-Finthen - Int. 10 RHH. ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen (Interserie Meisterschaft) |
Helmut Bross |
Round 2 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Div. II class |
1977 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 26th February |
Int. ADAC/MSC-Rundstreckenrennen "Preis der Stadt Stuttgart", Hockenheim |
Helmut Bross |
Non-Championship Sports Car Race |
| 8th May |
Kassel-Calden - Internationales ADAC-Super-Sport-Rennen (Interserie-FIA-Cup) |
Helmut Bross |
Round 1 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Div. II class |
| 12th June |
Wunstorf - ADAC Flugplatz-Rennen |
Helmut Bross |
Round 3 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Overall and Div. II class |
| 21st August |
Mosport - Citicorp Can-Am Challenge |
Mike Hall |
Can-Am Championship - Round 6 - Winner of the Under 2-litre Class |
| 28th August |
Nürburgring - Int. ADAC Nürburgring Trophy |
Helmut Bross |
Round 4 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Div. II class |
| 18th September |
Mainz-Finthen |
Helmut Bross |
Round 5 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Div. II class |
| 27th November |
Int. AvD/MHSTC-"Saison Finale", Hockenheim |
Rolf Neff |
Non-Championship Sports Car Race |
1979 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 19th August |
Brainerd - Citicorp Can-Am Challenge |
Mike Hall |
Can-Am Championship - Round 7 - Winner of the Under 2-litre Class |
1981 |
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
| 13th September |
Mosport – SCCA Budweiser Can-Am Challenge |
Paul Macey |
Can-Am Championship - Round 7 - Winner of the Under 2-litre Class |
2009, Dominque Lacaud at the CER Silverstone round, the car is fitted with later model bodywork. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)
The Lacaud T294 in red livery at the Le Mans Classic in 2012. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)
The back view of Gerd Wunsch's T294 at the 2006 Le Mans 24 Classic. (Picture courtesy of Wolfgang Mathai)
