Lola T800
The Lola T800 was a monoposto racing car that was used in the CART series in 1984 .
The T800 was the Newman Haas Racing Team's vehicle in the CART series. The Newman-Haas team, founded in 1983 by Paul Newman and Carl Haas , was only in its second season when it fielded the best car of the season, the T800. The single-seater was from a Cosworth - turbo engine driven and Mario Andretti and Danny Sullivan down. From Andretti's maiden victory in Meadowlands, he and Sullivan won eight times in a row, with Andretti winning five times and Sullivan winning three races.
The two drivers were unable to win the most important race of the year, the Indianapolis 500 mile race . At Indianapolis Motor Speedway , winner Rick Mears led a phalanx of five March 87Cs .
Andretti secured the CART championship in 1984 with the T800.
literature
- Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
