THE LOLA T91/30
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Éric Bernard at Phoenix.
The Lola T91/30 was the final F1 design Lola built for the Larousse 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 LC89 (T89/30) and the LC90 (T90/30) which used the Lamborghini V12. This year the team once again changed name from ESPO Larrousse to Larrousse and the car was called the Lola 91 rather than the previous nomenclature i.e. LC91.
There are no details in Lola Heritages of the T91/30 but one major change compared to the LC90 (T90/30) was the change from the Lamborghini V12, used for the last two seasons, to the Ford Cosworth DFR V8. The 3.6 litre DFR was getting a bit long in the tooth, tracing its ancestry back to 1967 legendary 3-litre DFV the DFR was introduced in 1987 for the use of the Benetton team. It was now in its final season as more modern high revving designs using pneumatic valve gear took over. The 1991 engine was producing about 620BHP, some 30BHP less than the Ferrari and Honda turbo-charged engines.
As in the 1990 season reliability was dreadful with twenty-two retirements and seven DNQs (mostly caused by reliability problems) from thirty-two starts with, once again, engine and gearbox causing most of the problems. There were only three finishes with two sixths and a ninth scoring just two points in the Constructors Championship to finish eleventh out of the nineteen manufacturers.
Year(s) of Construction: 1991
Total Built: 3
T91/30 RACE RECORD
GRAND PRIX |
DATE |
CHASSIS |
DRIVER |
QUAL |
RACE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA - Phoenix | 10th March | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
19th 21st |
DNF (4 laps Engine) 6th |
| Brazil - Interlagos | 24th March | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
11th 17th |
DNF (33 laps Clutch) DNS (Fuel Pump) |
| San Marino – Imola | 28th April | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
17th 20th |
DNF (17 laps Engine) DNF (2 laps Spun off) |
| Monaco – Monte Carlo | 12th May | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
21st 19th |
9th DNF (24 laps Brakes) |
| Canada - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2nd June | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
19th 22nd |
DNF (29 laps Transmission) DNF (4 laps Fire) |
| Mexico - Hermanos Rodríguez | 16th June | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/3 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
18th 19th |
6th DNF (48 laps Transmission/spin) |
| France - Paul Ricard | 7th July | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
22nd 23rd |
DNF (43 laps Transmission) DNF (32 laps Transmission) |
| Great Britain - Silverstone | 14th July | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
21st 22nd |
DNF (21 laps Crown wheel and pinion) DNF (29 laps Collision with Alesi) |
| Germany - Hockenheimring | 28th July | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
25th 22nd |
DNF (9 laps Crown wheel and pinion) DNF (15 laps Engine) |
| Hungary - Hungaroring | 11th August | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
21st 22nd |
DNF (38 laps Electrics) DNF (38 laps Electrics) |
| Belgium – Spa Francorchamps | 25th August | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
20th DNQ |
DNF (21 laps Engine) - |
| Italy - Monza | 8th September | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
24th DNQ |
DNF (21 laps Engine) - |
| Portugal - Estoril | 22nd September | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
DNQ 25th |
- DNF (40 laps Gearbox) |
| Spain - Jerez | 29th September | Lola 91/3 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
23rd DNQ |
DNF (0 laps Accident) - |
| Japan - Suzuka | 20th October | Lola 91/3 Lola 91/1 |
Éric Bernard Aguri Suzuki |
DNQ (Broke leg in Practice) 25th |
- DNF (26 laps Engine) |
| Australia - Adelaide | 3rd November | Lola 91/2 Lola 91/1 |
Bertrand Gachot Aguri Suzuki |
DNQ DNQ |
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