Category | IMSA GTP & Group C | ||||||||
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Constructor | Lola Cars | ||||||||
Designer(s) | Max Sardou Eric Broadley | ||||||||
Technical specifications | |||||||||
Chassis | Aluminum monocoque | ||||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, coil-over dampers | ||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, coil-over dampers | ||||||||
Engine | Ford 6,000 cc (366.1 cu in), mid-mounted, NA pushrod V8 Cosworth DFL, 3,298 cc (201.3 cu in), mid-mounted, NA DOHC V8 Porsche, mid-mounted, Turbo Flat 6 | ||||||||
Transmission | Hewland 5 speed manual | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Cooke-Woods Racing J.L.P. Racing Interscope Racing Conte Racing Bayside Racing | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Brian Redman John Paul Jr. Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood John Morton Ted Field | ||||||||
Debut | 1981 IMSA Camel GT Round #5, Laguna Seca | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 2 |
The Lola T600 was a racing car introduced in 1981 by Lola Cars as a customer chassis. It was the first GT prototype race car to incorporate ground-effect tunnels for downforce. The revolutionary aerodynamic design of the T600 was widely imitated throughout the 1980s by International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and Group C prototype cars. The Lola T600 ran initially in the U.S.-based IMSA GT series and later in European Group C races.
A total of 12 chassis were built.[1]