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THE LOLA T570

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Nigel Mansell's T570 outside the Lola factory.

The T570 was another effort by Lola to enter the potentially lucrative Formula Three market which, in 1977, was dominated by March, Chevron and Ralt. Following on from 1975's very disappointing T350 the T570 was a conventional design featuring outboard suspension all-round with a pair of wishbones at the front and a single top link/lower twin parallel links and twin radius rods at the rear, all attached to a conventional monocoque.

The 1977 F3 season, in both the UK and Europe, was not only packed with competitive cars, as mentioned above, but also some very good drivers: Derek Warwick, Didier Pironi, Derek Daly, Elio de Angeles, Stefan Johansson, Stephen South, Geoff Lees, Geoff Brabham, and Nelson Piquet to name just a few so, it would not be an easy task to come up with a race winning design.

Former Formula One driver Ian Ashley was recruited to drive the new car, Ashley had raced for Token, Frank Williams, Stanley BRM and Hesketh in F1 until his career was ended by a serious crash in the Hesketh 308E at Mosport Park Canadian GP in 1977. At the start 1976 he was left high and dry after Stanley BRM quit F1 and he got a job as a test-driver for Lola and one of his jobs was to work on the T570.

The download available below of the T570's test sessions shows the amount of work carried out on the design to make it competitive but it was never quite on the pace and Ashley, despite numerous race entries, only competed in eight races with a best result of 7th at Cadwell Park. At the end of the year an up-and-coming Nigel Mansell did four races taking 4th at Cadwell Park in a B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship round. Other than these brief flashes of promise the T570 was another less than successful Lola Formula Three design.

Year(s) of Construction: 1977

Total Built: 4

T570 RACE RESULTS

1977

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
6th March	XXIX Daily Express International Trophy – Silverstone	Ian Ashley	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 1. - Works entry - DNA
20th March	Coupe de Printemps - Paul Ricard	Paolo Bozzetto	FIA European Championship, Rd 1 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNF
20th March	Coupe de Printemps - Paul Ricard	Giorgio Aposkitis	FIA European Championship, Rd 1 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNQ
26th March	Oulton Park	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 2 - Works entry - DNA
3rd April	Silverstone	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 3 - Works entry - DNA
11th April	XXV Grote Prijs van Zandvoort	Paolo Bozzetto	FIA European Championship, Rd 3 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNQ
11th April	XXV Grote Prijs van Zandvoort	Giorgio Aposkitis	FIA European Championship, Rd 3 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNQ
11th April	Thruxton	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 3 - Works entry - DNA
24th April	IX Grote Prijs van Zolder	Paolo Bozzetto	FIA European Championship, Rd 4, B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 5 & Danske Mesterskabet, Rd 1 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNF
24th April	IX Grote Prijs van Zolder	Giorgio Aposkitis	FIA European Championship, Rd 4, B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 5 & Danske Mesterskabet, Rd 1 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNQ
24th April	IX Grote Prijs van Zolder	Ian Ashley	FIA European Championship, Rd 4, B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 5 & Danske Mesterskabet, Rd 1 - Works entry - DNA
1st May	Brands Hatch	Ian Ashley	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 2. - Works entry - DNA
8th May	Preis von Knittelfeld - Österreichring	Paolo Bozzetto	FIA European Championship, Rd 5 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - 17th
21st May	XIX Grand Prix de Monaco	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 6 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNA
21st May	XIX Grand Prix de Monaco	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 6 - Works entry - DNQ
29th May	Brands Hatch	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 7 - Works entry - 10th
29th May	Brands Hatch	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 7 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNF

Ian Ashley in the early/middle season car, note the diferences in the nosecone, top-piece, rear wing and lack of sidepods compared to Mansell's end-of-season car above.

1977 (cont.)

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
6th June	Bank Holiday National Races – Silverstone	Ian Ashley	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 3 - Works entry - DNF
6th June	Bank Holiday National Races – Silverstone	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 3 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNF
7th June	Donington Park	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 8 - Works entry - DNF
7th June	Donington Park	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 8 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNA
19th June	Thruxton	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 9 - Works entry - DNF
8th July	Donington Park	Ian Ashley	Donington Trophy - Works entry - 8th
10th July	Cadwell Park	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 10 - Works entry - 7th
10th July	Cadwell Park	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 10 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNA
16th July	XXX John Player British Grand Prix, Silverstone	Ian Ashley	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 4 - Works entry - DNQ
16th July	XXX John Player British Grand Prix, Silverstone	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 4 - Entered by PEG Pordenone Corse - DNQ
31st July	Donington Park	Ian Ashley	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 11 - Works entry - DNQ
31st July	Donington Park	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 11 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNQ
27th August	European F3 Championship, Donington Park	Ian Ashley	FIA European Championship, Rd 12 & B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 5 - Works entry - DNA
27th August	European F3 Championship, Donington Park	Giorgio Aposkitis	FIA European Championship, Rd 12 & B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 5 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNA
29th August	Milton Keynes F3 International Meeting, Silverstone	Ian Ashley	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 6 - Works entry - DNA
29th August	Milton Keynes F3 International Meeting, Silverstone	Giorgio Aposkitis	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 6 - Entered by Giorgio Aposkitis - DNA
1st October	National Championship Finals, Silverstone	Nigel Mansell	B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 7 - Entered by Alan McKechnie Racing - 4th
9th October	III Gran Premio Campagnano, Vallelunga	Laurent Ferrier,	FIA European Championship, Rd 14 & Campionato Italiano, Rd 3 - Entered by Laurent Ferrier - 14th
16th October	Donington Park	Nigel Mansell	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 15 - Entered by Alan McKechnie Racing - DNF
30th October	Thruxton	Nigel Mansell	B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship, Rd 16 - Entered by Alan McKechnie Racing - 10th
13th November	B.A.R.C. Televised Meeting, Thruxton	Nigel Mansell	Gone in 60 Seconds Formula 3 Trophy - Entered by Alan McKechnie Racing - 5th

1978

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
4th June	Trophée de Bourgogne, Dijon-Prénois	Jean-Pierre Traschel	FIA European Championship, Rd 7 & Championnat de France, Rd 5 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - DNQ

1981

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
19th April	Coupe de Pâques, Nogaro	Jean-Pierre Traschel	Championnat de France, Rd 1 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - DNA
10th May	Trophée de Bourgogne, Dijon-Prénois	Jean-Pierre Traschel	Championnat de France, Rd 3 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - DNF(?)
4th July	Coupe de Dijon - LXVII Grand Prix de France, Dijon-Prénois	Jean-Pierre Traschel	Championnat de France, Rd 6 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - DNF
26th July	XII Trophée Paul Ricard	Jean-Pierre Traschel	Championnat de France, Rd 7 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - DNF
27th September	XXXIX Grand Prix d'Albi	Jean-Pierre Traschel	Championnat de France, Rd 10 - Entered by Jean-Pierre Traschel - 10th

A collection of testing and race reports for the T570. Click the graphic to download the full set in ZIP format (15Mb).



The T570s of Ian Ashley, Nigel Mansell and the Greek driver Giorgio Aposkitis.