Lola THL2
A THL2 demonstrated at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Neil Oatley (Technical Director) John Baldwin (Chief Designer) Ross Brawn (Chief Aerodynamicist) Adrian Newey (Assistant Aerodynamicist) Keith Duckworth (Engine Technical Director Ford-Cosworth) Geoff Goddard (Chief Race Engine Designer Ford-Cosworth) Eric Broadley (Senior Engineer (Honorary)) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | THL1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre with aluminium honeycomb monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, push-rod and rocker actuated coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, push-rod and rocker actuated coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 1,803 mm (71.0 in) Rear: 1,625 mm (64.0 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,794 mm (110.0 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford TEC, 1,498 cc (91.4 cu in), 120° V6, twin turbocharged, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / FORCE 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 15. Alan Jones 16. Patrick Tambay 16. Eddie Cheever | ||||||||
| Debut | 1986 San Marino Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Lola THL2 was a Formula One racing car designed by Neil Oatley for FORCE and was used by Team Haas (USA) Ltd. during the 1986 Formula One season. Two of the FORCE aerodynamicists who worked on the car during its countless hours of Wind tunnel testing were a young Ross Brawn and Adrian Newey. The car debuted at the 1986 San Marino Grand Prix and was driven by 1980 World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones from Australia, and his new teammate Patrick Tambay of France.
Like its predecessor, the car was called a Lola but its only connection to the famous Lola Cars was because of car owner Carl Haas' close association with Lola founder Eric Broadley, who was also named as chief engineer for the team in 1985.