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THE LOLA T91/00

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The T91/00 at the Lola Factory.

If 1990 had been Lola's most successful season in Indycar racing then 1991 would prove to be even better, out of the sixteen rounds the T91/00 would win thirteen of them and take the top three positions in the PPG Championship with a dominant Michael Andretti taking eight wins from Bobby Rahal with one and Al Unser Jr. with two. Additionally Michael won the non-Championship Marlboro Challenge at Laguna Seca.

The full technical details of the T91/00 can be found in the Lola Press Release below.

Designed by Bruce Ashmore the T91/00 was a refinement of the very successful T90/00 which had won twelve races and given Al Unser Jr. the PPG Championship. the dimensions of the T91/00 were the same as those of the T90/00 and the monocoque was identical although the finished article was thought to be stronger and have a more constant shape following the installation of climate controlled autoclave in the Lola Composites factory. Suspension was also unchanged although pick-up points were improved and the cockpit was reshaped to help taller drivers like Bobby Rahal and the steering rack slightly raised.

Although all-carbon monocoques were now allowed by CART the T91/00 retained the aluminium honeycomb bathtub that extended from the drivers hips to just in front of the pedals as Ashmore was not convinced that an all-carbon tub would be as safe in the event of a heavy accident.

During the 1990 season the Haas team had developed a vented rear upright and a "cascade" rear wing and these were now made available to Lola customers.

Lola dominated the field in numbers with their only competition coming once again from Penske with the PC-20, their drivers Rick Mears taking two wins and Emerson Fittipaldi one, other than a couple of older Penskes the only other manufacturer was Truesports making their Indycar debut.

Once again Chevrolet would dominate the engine front taking the win in all thirteen races, competition came from Cosworth DFS, Buick, Judd and a solitary Alfa Romeo fitted to a T91/00 driven by Danny Sullivan.

Other T91/00 drivers:
Jeff Andretti
Mario Andretti (1991 & 1992)
Michael Andretti (1991 & 1992)
Eric Bachelert (1992)
Fabrizio Barbazza (1992)
Gary Bettenhausen (1991 & 1992)
Raul Boesel (1992)
Brian Bonner (1992)
Scott Brayton
Pancho Carter
Steve Chassey (1992)
Eddie Cheever (1991 & 1992)
Ross Cheever (1992)
Kevin Cogan
Jim Crawford
Christian Danner (1992)
Dominic Dobson (1992)
Gregor Foitek (1992)
Stan Fox (1991 & 1992)
A. J. Foyt (1991 & 1992)
Phillippe Gache (1992)
Scott Goodyear (1991 & 1992)
Robby Gordon (1992)
Mike Groff (1991 & 1992)
Roberto Guerrero (1991 & 1992)
Jay Hill (1992)
Gordon Johncock (1991 & 1992)
John Jones (1992)
Bernard Jourdain
Buddy Lazier (1992)
Jovy Marcelo (1992)
Kenji Momota (1992)
Rocky Moran (1991 & 1992)
Nicola Marozzo (1991 & 1992)
Hiro Matsushita (1991 & 1992)
Ted Prappas (1991 & 1992)
Willy T. Ribbs (1992)
Johnny Rutherford (1992)
Franco Scapini
Tom Sneva (1992)
George Snider (1992)
Lyn St James (1992)
Danny Sullivan
Didier Theys (1992)
Tony de Tommaso (1991 & 1992)
Jacques Villeneuve (1992)
Jimmy Vasser (1992)
Jeff Wood (1991 & 1992)

Year(s) of Construction: 1991

Total Built: 38

T91/00 CHAMPIONSHIP WINS

YEAR	CHAMPIONSHIP	WINNER(S)	NOTES
1991	PPG Indy Car World Series	Michael Andretti	Lola T91/00-Chevy A

T91/00 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1991

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
17^th March	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit - Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix	John Andretti	Third Andretti to win a CART race in a Lola – Round 1 of PPG Indy Car World Series
14^th April	Long Beach - Toyota Grand Prix	Al Unser Jr.	Round 2 of PPG Indy Car World Series
21^st April	Phoenix International Raceway - Valvoline 200	Arie Luyendyk	Round 3 of PPG Indy Car World Series
2^nd June	Milwaukee - Miller Genuine Draft 200	Michael Andretti	Round 5 of PPG Indy Car World Series
23^rd June	Portland International Raceway - Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200	Michael Andretti	Round 7 of PPG Indy Car World Series
7^th July	Cleveland - Budweiser Grand Prix	Michael Andretti	Round 8 of PPG Indy Car World Series
14^th July	Meadowlands Sports Complex - Marlboro Grand Prix	Bobby Rahal	Round 9 of PPG Indy Car World Series
21^st July	Toronto - Molson Indy	Michael Andretti	Round 10 of PPG Indy Car World Series
25^th August	Denver - Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix	Al Unser Jr.	Round 12 of PPG Indy Car World Series
1^st September	Vancouver - Molson Indy	Michael Andretti	Round 13 of PPG Indy Car World Series
15^th September	Mid-Ohio - Pioneer Electronics 200	Michael Andretti	Round 14 of PPG Indy Car World Series
22^nd September	Road America - Texaco/Havoline 200	Michael Andretti	Round 15 of PPG Indy Car World Series
6^th October	Nazareth Speedway - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Arie Luyendyk	Round 16 of PPG Indy Car World Series
19^th October	Laguna Seca - Marlboro Challenge	Michael Andretti	Non-championship event
20^th October	Laguna Seca - Toyota Monterey Grand Prix	Michael Andretti	Round 17 of PPG Indy Car World Series