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THE LOLA T88/50

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Claudio Langes in the F3000 GA T88/50 at Brands Hatch, 21st August 1988. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)

The T87/50 had been very competitive winning four rounds to take the All Japan F3000 Championship while in Europe again four wins were taken together with the runner-up spot in the Championship so the new car needed to at least match this and ideally improve.

The full technical details of the T88/50 can be found in the Lola Press Release below.

The biggest changes by Designer Mark Williams from the T87/50 were a new composite monocoque which was narrower around the front suspension and cockpit, cooling was improved and the front spring/damper units were now operated by pushrods replacing the pullrods of the 1987 design.

1987 had seen the battle for victory being fought by Lola, March and Ralt (and a not very competitive Dallara) with the March 85B winning the Championship from Lola but 1988 would see a new name enter the F3000 ranks with devastating effect as F3 winners Reynard built their first F3000 design the 88D. At the end of the year Reynard had seven wins to the three of Lola and one of March giving Roberto Moreno's Bromley Motorsport Reynard the Championship ahead of Lola Motorsport's Olivier Grouillard.

Year(s) of Construction: 1988

Total Built: 28



Mark Blundell autographed picture.

T88/50 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1988

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
13th March	Suzuka	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	First win for T88/50 - Round 1 of the All Japan Formula 3000 Championship
8th May	Vallelunga	Gregor Foitek	Round 2 of the FIA Formula 3000 International Championship
14th August	Fuji	Takao Wada	Round 6 of the All Japan Formula 3000 Championship
25th September	Le Mans Bugatti Circuit	Olivier Grouillard	Round 9 of the FIA Formula 3000 International Championship
25th September	Suzuka	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Round 7 of the All Japan Formula 3000 Championship
16th October	Zolder	Olivier Grouillard	Round 10 of the FIA Formula 3000 International Championship
27th November	Suzuka	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	Round 8 of the All Japan Formula 3000 Championship

1989

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
2nd April	Fuji	Takao Wada	Round 1 of the Grand Champion Series - Racing as "Mad House F4-Mugen". Centre-seat conversion of the F3000 car.

The GA Motorsport T88/50 of Gregor Foitek heads the similar GBDA Motorsport car of Michel Trollé.





James Weaver at the Birmingham Superprix.