THE LOLA T90/00
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Indy 500 winner Arie Luyendyk in the Domino's T90/00.
1990 would be the year that Lola would have their most successful season in Indycar racing, although they had won the Championship twice before it was never with this level of dominance. Their previous best year had been with the T800 when Mario Andretti took the title and the design won nine races, this year Al Unser Jr. was Champion and Lola won twelve out of sixteen rounds.
The full technical details of the T90/00 can be found in the Lola Press Release below.
1990 saw Lola dominate the field in terms of numbers with only three of the new Penske PC-19 racing although, with Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan and Emerson Fittipaldi, driving they would always pose a strong threat in all rounds and they took four wins in the year, two to Sullivan and one each to Mears (plus the non-championship Marlboro Challenge race at Nazareth) and Fittipaldi. The only other marque competing was March with two Porsche-powered 80Ps but Teo Fabi and John Andretti could only manage a third and two fifths while Roberto Guerrero in the Alfa-Romeo engined 90CA took a single fifth.
As for the Lola drivers it was all about two men, Al Unser Jr. and Michael Andretti with Little Al just having the edge with six wins and the title to Michael's five and the runner-up spot. The only other T90/00 winner was Arie Luyendyk but his win was the Indy 500!
Other T90/00 drivers:
Mario Andretti
Eric Bachelart (1992)
Fabrizio Barbazza (1992)
Jon Beekhuis (1991)
Ross Bentley (1991 & 1992)
Raul Boesel
Brian Bonner (1992)
Scott Brayton
Pancho Carter (1990 & 1991)
Steve Chassey (1992)
Eddie Cheever
Dale Coyne
Guido Dacco (1991 & 1992)
Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Mark Dismore (1992)
Dominic Dobson
A. J. Foyt (1990 & 1992)
Scott Goodyear
Michael Greenfield (1991)
Mike Groff (1990 & 1991)
Roberto Guerrero
Dean Hall (1990 & 1991)
Bernard Jourdain (1991)
Buddy Lazier (1990, 1991 & 1992)
Randy Lewis (1991)
Arie Luyendyk
Hiro Matsushita (1991)
Rocky Moran
Teo Palmroth (1990, 1991 & 1992)
Johnny Parsons (1991 & 1992)
John Paul Jr. (1991 & 1992)
Bobby Rahal
Willy T. Ribbs (1991)
Vinicio Salmi (1992)
Didier Theys (1991)
Paul Tracy (1991)
Al Unser (1991)
Dennis Vitolo (1991 & 1992)
Jeff Wood (1992)
Year(s) of Construction: 1990
Total Built: 26
Arie Luyendyk at a sodden Toronto where he finished 5th.
T90/00 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS
YEAR |
CHAMPIONSHIP |
WINNER(S) |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | PPG Indy Car World Series | Al Unser Jr. | Lola T90/00-Chevy |
Mario Andretti's Kmart/Havoline T90/00.
T90/00 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS
1990
DATE |
VENUE/MEETING |
DRIVER |
NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd April | Long Beach - Toyota Grand Prix | Al Unser Jr. | Round 2 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 27th May | Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indianapolis 500 Mile Race | Arie Luyendyk | Third Lola Indy 500 win - Round 3 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 3rd June | Milwaukee - Miller Genuine Draft 200 | Al Unser Jr. | Round 4 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 10th June | Detroit - Valvoline Grand Prix | Michael Andretti | Round 5 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 24th June | Portland International Raceway - Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 | Michael Andretti | Round 6 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 15th July | Meadowlands Sports Complex - Marlboro Grand Prix | Michael Andretti | Round 8 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 22nd July | Toronto - Molson Indy | Al Unser Jr. | Round 9 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 5th August | Michigan International Speedway - Marlboro 500 | Al Unser Jr. | Round 10 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 26th August | Denver - Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix | Al Unser Jr. | Round 11 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 2nd September | Vancouver - Molson Indy | Al Unser Jr. | Round 12 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 16th September | Mid Ohio - Red Roof Inns 200 | Michael Andretti | Round 13 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
| 23rd September | Road America - Texaco/Havoline 200 | Michael Andretti | Round 14 of PPG Indy Car World Series |
The Cosworth DFS, seen here in Scott Brayton's car, played second fiddle to the Chevy A engine.
The all-conquering Chevy A engine in A. J. Foyt;s T90/00.
Al Unser Jr. refuelling.
Little Al at Long Beach where he took the win.
Little Al clocks up another win at a wet Toronto.
Michael Andretti Milwaukee Testing May 1990.
More Milwaukee Testing.
The T90/00 with the Kmart/Havoline transporter.
