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THE LOLA T282

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The Jean-Louis Lafosse T282 on display.

For 1973 Lola produced a modified version of the T280, the T282. Changes from the previous year's model were once again small and just a single car was built and supplied to France's Jean-Louis Lafosse to use in the 1973 World Championship for Makes. As with the T280 power came from a Ford DFV, a de-tuned version of the Formula One engine and in the World Championship its major rivals were the works Ferraris, Matras and Mirage-Fords also using motors originally designed for Grand Prix racing.

Competing in five of the ten rounds, generally co-driving with Lotus F1 driver Reine Wisell, the T282 took two sixth places against the much better funded works cars as well as winning a round of the French Sportscar Championship, Lafosse also won two more rounds in a T292. It would have been interesting to see what might have been achieved if a few more cars had been built and sold.

Year(s) of Construction: 1973

Total Built: 1



Looking very smart in its Gitanes livery the T282 is being driven by its owner Leo Voyazides at Brands Hatch. (Picture courtesy of Peter Collins)

1973 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF MAKES

DATE	RACE/VENUE	DRIVERS	QUALIFYING	RESULT
4th February	Round 1 - Daytona 24 Hours	Reine Wisell/Jean-Louis Lafosse/Hughes de Fierlant	4th	DNF
25th March	Round 2 - Vallelunga 6 Hours	Reine Wisell/Jean-Louis Lafosse	8th	6th
15th April	Round 3 - Dijon 1000 km	Reine Wisell/Jean-Louis Lafosse	8th	6th
6th May	Round 5 - Spa 1000 km	Jean-Louis Lafosse/Hughes de Fierlant	8th	DNS (Practice Accident)
10th June	Round 8 - Le Mans 24 Hours	Jean-Louis Lafosse/Reine Wisell/Hughes de Fierlant	10th	DNF

The Leo Voyazides/Simon Hadfield T282 at the 2013 Paul Ricard CER round. (Picture courtesy of Jon Bunston)

T282 SIGNIFICANT RACE WINS

1973

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
1st May	Magny Cours - Coupe in the Coupes du Nivernais	Jean-Louis Lafosse	Round 4 of the French Sportscar Championship

1974

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
22nd September	Casale Monferrato - Coppa Autodromo Casale - Interserie Super Sport	Lella Lombardi	Round 5 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Heat 1 S500 class
22nd September	Casale Monferrato - Coppa Autodromo Casale - Interserie Super Sport	Lella Lombardi	Round 5 of the Interserie Championship - Winner Heat 2 S500 class and on aggregate of the two Heats

1992

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
17th May	Spa Francorchamps	Jean Blaton	International Steigenberger Super Sports Cup - Winner Class F

2016

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
2nd July	'Legends of Brands Hatch' Historic Race Meeting	Voyazides-Hadfield	Pre 80 Endurance Challenge Series - First overall and Winner Class SP4
9th October	Motorscup-Dijon	Voyazides/Hadfield	200km de Dijon - Race 1 - First overall and Winner Class SP4
9th October	Motorscup-Dijon	Voyazides/Hadfield	200km de Dijon - Race 2 - First overall and Winner Class SP4

2017

DATE	VENUE/MEETING	DRIVER	NOTES
2nd July	Legends of Brands Hatch Superprix	Voyazides -Hadfield	Pre 80 Endurance Challenge Series - First Overall and Winner Class SP4

Jean-Louis Lafosse at the Daytona 24 Hours. (Copyright unknown)



Sweden's Reine Wisell shared the driving with Jean-Louis Lafosse... (Copyright unknown)



...as they finished sixth at Vallelunga. (Copyright unknown)



It was sixth again for Jean-Louis Lafosse and Reine Wisell at the Dijon 1000 km. (Copyright unknown)