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THE LOLA T89/30

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Phillippe Alliot at Silverstone.

The Lola LC89 was known to Lola as the T89/30 and was the third F1 design Lola built for the Larrousse Calmels team, the other designs were the LC87 (T87/30), the LC88 (T88/30) both of which used the Ford Cosworth DFZ 3.5 V8 while the new LC89 used the Lamborghini V12 (see below). During the year Didier Calmels was arrested (and later convicted) for murdering his wife and the team became Equipe Larrousse.

The LC89 was designed by Chris Murphy and engineered by former Lotus F1 designer Gérard Ducarouge. The car was conventional for the time, the suspension was double wishbones front and rear with the Bilstein dampers operated by pushrods at the front and pullrods at the rear.

The Lamborghini 3512 V12 engine, designed by ex-Ferrari man, Mauro Forghieri, used a Lamborghini transverse 6-speed gearbox (also Forghieri-designed) with an AP-manufactured clutch and Lola driveshafts taking the power to the 13-inch rear wheels fitted with Goodyear tyres.

LC89 Additional Data

Wheelbase: 112.2 ins/2850 mm
Front Track: 70.8 ins/1800 mm
Rear Track: 63.7 ins/1620 mm
Weight: 1102.3 lbs/ 500 kg
Fuel Capacity: 47.3 gallons/215 litres
Fuel and oil: BP
Sparking plugs: Champion
Brakes and pads: Carbone
Steering: Lola
Radiator: Secan
Fuel Tank: Premier
Battery: Sonnenschein
Instruments: Contactless

Initially the Lamborghini was considered heavy at 150kg, (for example the Renault engine was 140kg and the Judd 125kg) and was thought to produce over 600bhp, the Lamborghini engineers worked during the season to reduce the weight of the V12 and improve reliability, a switch from Magneti Marelli injection to Bosch improved performance.

Specs for the new engine were: LE3512 (Lamborghini Engineering 3.5 liters 12 cylinders) the 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in), 80° V12.

There was little development of the LC89 during the season, a new oil tank to improve the aerodynamics, a new front wing for Hungary, a new underbody for Spa and a smaller rear wing at Monza which may have been an indication that the team’s budget was limited.

There were indications during the year that the car was a competitive package with Alliot qualifying in the top ten on several occasions but too many retirements saw the team only finishing in the top six once.

Year(s) of Construction: 1989

Total Built: 4

T89/30 RACE RECORD 1989

GRAND PRIX	DATE	CHASSIS	DRIVER	QUAL	RACE
Brazil - Jacarepaguá	26th March	Lola LC88B/03 Lola LC88B/04 (The LC89 wasn't ready so an updated LC88 was used.)	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 26th	- 12th
San Marino – Imola	23rd April	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/01	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	20th 26th	DNS (Engine) DNF (0 laps Accident)
Monaco – Monte Carlo	7th May	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/01 (It’s possible Alliot raced LC89/02)	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 17th	- DNF (38 laps Engine)
Mexico - Hermanos Rodríguez	28th May	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 16th	- Finished 41 laps behind winner
United States - Phoenix	4th June	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 12th	- DNF (3 laps Accident)
United States - Phoenix	4th June	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 12th	- DNF (3 laps Accident)
Canada - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	18th June	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Yannick Dalmas Philippe Alliot	DNQ 10th	- DNF (26 laps Accident)
France – Paul Ricard	9th July	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Philippe Alliot Eric Bernard	7th 15th	DNF (26 laps Engine) DNF (30 laps Engine)
Great Britain - Silverstone	16th July	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/03	Philippe Alliot Eric Bernard	12th 13th	DNF (39 laps Engine) DNF (46 laps Engine)
Germany - Hockenheimring	30th July	Lola LC89/02 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	26th 15th	DNF (1 lap Electrics) DNF (20 laps Oil leak)
Hungary - Hungaroring	13th August	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	26th DNPQ	DNF (20 laps Engine) -
Belgium – Spa Francorchamps	27th August	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	22nd 11th	DNF (19 laps Accident) DNF (39 laps Engine)
Italy - Monza	10th September	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	13th 17th	DNF (14 laps Engine) DNF (1 lap Accident)
Portugal - Estoril	24th September	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	21st 17th	11th 9th
Spain - Jerez	1st October	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	DNPQ 5th	- 6th
Japan - Suzuka	22nd October	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	DNQ 8th	- DNF (36 laps Engine)
Australia - Adelaide	5th November	Lola LC89/03 Lola LC89/04	Michele Alboreto Philippe Alliot	DNPQ 19th	- DNF (6 laps Accident)

T89/30 RACE RECORD 1990

GRAND PRIX	DATE	CHASSIS	DRIVER	QUAL	RACE
USA - Phoenix	11th March	Lola LC89/05 Lola LC89/03	Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki	15th 18th	8th DNF (53 laps Brakes)
Brazil - Interlagos	25th March	Lola LC89/05 Lola LC89/03	Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki	11th 18th	DNF (13 laps Gearbox) DNF (24 laps Suspension)

Yannick Dalmas.



Michele Alboreto.