Lola LC87
The Lola LC87 was a racing car used by the French racing team Larrousse Calmels in the 1987 Formula 1 season .
background
Larrousse Calmels was one of two teams that entered Formula 1 in 1987. The founders of the racing team were the former racing driver and motorsport manager Gérard Larrousse and the French businessman Didier Calmels .
Unlike most other Formula 1 teams, Larrousse did not have its own development department or production facilities in the early years. Instead, Larrousse had its Formula 1 cars initially developed and built by the British racing car manufacturer Lola Cars , while Larrousse limited itself to using the vehicles on the racetrack. In the constructors' championship, the LC87 was not listed as Larrousse, but as Lola; Designer points were attributed to Lola.
The successor to the LC87 was the Lola LC88 .
technology
The LC87 was designed by Eric Broadley and Ralph Bellamy . It largely corresponded to the Lola T87 / 50 , a racing car that Lola had developed for customer teams in Formula 3000 . The overall design of the LC87 is described as "fairly conventional": It had a wide carbon fiber monocoque. As with the Formula 3000 counterpart, the wheels were suspended from double wishbones; The LC87 had tension struts at the front and rear. The drive was an eight-cylinder naturally aspirated Cosworth DFZ engine , the use of which was approved for the first time in 1987, after only turbo engines had been allowed to be used the year before. The engine was prepared by Heini Mader Racing Components in Switzerland. The power transmission took place via a five-speed transmission from Hewland .
The LC87 was an overweight car. At the beginning of the season, his curb weight was more than 30 kg above the permitted minimum weight. By the summer of 1987, the team succeeded in reducing weight by around 20 kg through numerous individual measures.
Races
The Lola LC87 made its debut in the second race of the season in the San Marino Grand Prix . Initially, Larrousse only ran one car that was driven by Philippe Alliot . Alliot retired nine times in 15 races and crossed the finish line six times. The best result was three sixth places. He brought three points in the constructors' championship for the new team. In the last three races of the year Larrousse also reported a second car for Yannick Dalmas , who finished in fifth place at the end of the season in Australia . However, since his car was not registered for all races of the year, the two points associated with this position were not taken into account in the constructors' championship. Lola finished the 1987 season with three points in ninth place in the constructors' championship. In the Colin Chapman Trophy advertised for naturally aspirated teams , Larrousse came second behind Tyrrell .
Race results
| season | chassis | driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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| 1987 | Lola LC87 |
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Philippe Alliot
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30th | 10 | 8th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 6th | 6th | DNF | DNF |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
literature
- David Hodges: Racing cars from A – Z after 1945. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 .
- David Hodges: A – Z of Grand Prix Cars. Crowood Press, Marlborough 2001, ISBN 1-86126-339-2 (English).
- Pierre Ménard: La Grande Encyclopédie de la Formule 1st 2nd edition. Chronosports, St. Sulpice 2000, ISBN 2-940125-45-7 (French).
