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Lola LC89

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Lola Cars
Designer(s)	Eric Broadley Chris Murphy
Predecessor	Lola LC88
Successor	Lola LC90
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers
Suspension (rear)	Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers
Engine	Lamborghini 3512, 3,493 cc (213.2 cu in), 80° V12, NA, Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Lola 6-speed manual
Fuel	BP
Tyres	Goodyear
Competition history
Notable entrants	Larrousse & Calmels ESPO Larrousse F1
Notable drivers	29. Yannick Dalmas 29. Éric Bernard 29. Michele Alboreto 30. Philippe Alliot 30. Aguri Suzuki
Debut	1989 San Marino Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F/Laps 16 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Lola LC89 is a Formula One car designed by Lola founder Eric Broadley and used in the 1989 Formula One season by the Larrousse team. It was powered by the 3.5-litre Lamborghini 3512 V12 engine designed by former Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri. Drivers of the car included Philippe Alliot, Éric Bernard, Aguri Suzuki and Michele Alboreto.

The car made its debut in round two of the season, at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix. While the aerodynamics were good and the chassis was on the pace, the Lamborghini V12 engine proved to be generally unreliable, despite its reported 600 bhp (447 kW; 608 PS). The car and engine combination would only score one point in its racing life with Alliot finishing in sixth place at the 1989 Spanish Grand Prix. Five time Grand Prix winner Alboreto failed to pre-qualify the car twice (Spain and Australia) and failed to qualify once (Japan), in his eight drives for the team in 1989. Alboreto also suffered a broken rib driving the car when he ran over a high curb during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The chassis was updated into the LC89B for the first two races of 1990. It was replaced by the Lola LC90 from the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.

• Lamborghinis V12 engine as used by the Larrousse team in 1989.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

* All 1990 points scored using Lola LC90

References

1. "Lola LC89". statsf1.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
2. "Lola LC89B". statsf1.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
3. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. pp. 17, 21, 60, 117, and 371. ISBN 0851127029.

v t e Larrousse Formula One
Personnel Founders Gérard Larrousse Didier Calmels Notable personnel Eric Broadley Ralph Bellamy Robin Herd James Allison
Drivers Noted drivers Philippe Alliot Érik Comas Ukyo Katayama Aguri Suzuki
Chassis Lola (1987–1991) LC87 LC88 LC88C LC89 LC89B LC90 LC91 Venturi (1992) LC92 Larrousse (1993–1995) LH93 LH94 LH95
Related Lola Venturi

v t e Lola Formula One cars
Lola (1962–1968) Mk4 Mk4A T100 T102 Honda (1968) RA300 RA301 Embassy-Hill (1974–1975) T370 T371 Haas Lola (1985–1986) THL1 THL2 Larrousse (1987–1991) LC87 LC88 LC88C LC89 LC89B LC90 LC91 BMS Scuderia Italia (1993) T93/30 MasterCard Lola (1997) T97/30
Test cars T95/30
see: Other Lola Formula cars

• 1989 Formula One season cars
• 1990 Formula One season cars
• Lola Formula One cars