The latest generation of Lola, for the future of motorsport. Our partnership with Yamaha will see us return to top tier competition in the 2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
With more than 500 wins over 66 years in the world’s most celebrated championships, Lola has left an indelible mark on racing history. Now we are returning to the pinnacle of motorsport, aiming to drive sustainable success for the legends of the future.
*DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT* - Who better to lead the charge in Lola’s return to top-tier motorsport than the most successful Formula E driver of them all? Welcome to the team, Lucas Di Grassi!
@LucasdiGrassi
@FIAFormulaE
@fia
@abtmotorsport
Lola is sad to hear that former chief designer Wiet Huidekoper has died. He designed the mighty Lola T92/10 Judd before going on to pen cars for Vector, Opel and Porsche. RIP Wiet.
Three partners, one team, more than 1,600km covered in testing to date following this week’s successful test of the ABT Lola Formula E car at Calafat
📸 Galloway/LAT
We are declaring it F3000 Friday today to offer hope and support to our friend
@SimonArron
who is fighting ill health valiantly at the moment. Keep fighting Simon 👍 Here is Erik Comas leading Irvine, Artzet, Gounon, Bartels & Barbazza at Birmingham Superprix in 1990.
#F3000
Keep your eyes peeled for a feature on the return of Lola on
@BBCLookEast
today. New owner Till Bechtolsheimer is featured in a piece looking at what we can look forward to in the near future for one of racings great names.
#Lola
Its Lola Legends Friday! First in a series of mini-threads celebrating personalities from our heritage. Who better to kick it off than the great
@markblundellf1
32 years ago he did something remarkable in the Lola built Nissan R90 Group C car at Le Mans!
#Blundell
#LeMans
The Lola B12/60 was the last race car of the Martin Birrane era to be completed. Dyson Racing won the ALMS class at the Sebring 12 Hours in March 2012. This was also the very first
@FIAWEC
race. Now under Till Bechtolsheimer, Lola aims to be back there soon!
#IMSA
#WEC
Sunday Service - Episode 6: The mighty Lola T92/10 Group C car that raced at Le Mans in 1992 & in the World Sportscar Championship that year. Drivers included Cor Euser, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Stefan Johansson, Jesus Pareja & Phil Andrews.
#Lola
#GroupC
Its almost 20 years since Lola supplied all of the
@A1GP_History
cars. What a time! Great cars and great memories. Here is Thomas Enge on the limit at Brno in his home race.
#A1GP
📸
@JakobEbrey
We are delighted to be partnering with
@abtmotorsport
to compete in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship using a powertrain co-developed with technical partner,
@yamaha_bike
, as well as exploring far reaching areas of sustainable motorsport.
#Lola
#ABT
#FormulaE
Lola is saddened to hear of the passing of the great Ted Toleman, with whom the company was proud to collaborate in the production of the T850. While his competitive spirit will be missed by all, Ted’s legacy in motorsport will live long in our memories.
Lola Sunday Service, Episode 3! The majestic Lola T90/00 CART car that
@ArieLuyendyk
won the 1990 Indy 500 with. Pizzas are on Arie! 🍕🇳🇱🥛
#Lola
#Indy500
An ex F1 designer taking his Lola T70 MkIII for a spin at Donington Park. But who is he? Each correct answer will receive our very best wishes! 😃
#Lola
#T70
#F1
#motorsport
Sunday Service: When we see the Lola B98/10 we mostly see James Weaver testing it and Jean-Marc Gounon ragging the arse off the DAMS car in 1999! Great memories!
#Lola
Sunday Service! The RSM Marko Lola T96/50 driven by Joerg Mueller to the ‘96 International F3000 title in controversial circumstances after a clash with Kenny Back at Hockenheim. Joergii won at Pau & Spa that season.
#Lola
#F3000
Sunday Worship, Episode 1: The great Scuderia Filipinetti Lola T212-Cosworth FVC from 1971. Jo Bonnier and Richard Attwood drove this to third place in the '71 Targa Florio. See you next week for more Sunday Worship. Lola blesses you! 👼
#Lola
#LolaSundayWorship
Le Mans is just around the corner, so can you name the four Lola LM24 entries from yesteryear? The fabulous prize is our very best wishes and admiration! 😃
#Lola
#LeMansCentenary
Where it all began! The very first Lola, the Mk1 being driven by new Lola owner Till Bechtolsheimer today. You’ll be able to read much more about this run via our friends
@RoadandTrack
magazine.
#Lola
Sunday Service - Episode 5: The Glorious Lola T600. Brian Redman won five IMSA races in 1981 and Emilio de Villota/Guy Edwards took wins at Brands and Enna in Europe. Powered by a 5.8 litre V8 Chevy tuned by Chaparral Cars, which produced some 600bhp at 7000rpm
#Lola
Sunday Service Episode 9: The West Competition-run Lola B99/50 with which Nick Heidfeld took the 1999 International F3000 crown. ‘Quick Nick’ won at Imola, Barcelona, Magny Cours and A1 Ring on his way to title success!
#F3000
#Lola
All at Lola are very sad to hear that racer and broadcaster Alain de Cadenet has died aged 76. He finished third in a Lola-Cosworth T380 Group 6 in 1976 with Chris Craft, who left us last February. Race on 'Cad'!
#alaindecadenet
Two design geniuses. Lola founder and driving force Eric Broadley with Bob Marston who penned many of the 1970s Lola designs. Bob still lives close to the Lola base in Huntingdon and continues to have a keen eye on motorsport engineering.
#Lola
All at Lola are so sad to learn of
@SimonArron
passing recently. He had many friends/colleagues at Lola over the years like Duncan McRobbie, Mark Williams, the late Mike Blanchet & David Scotney and
@sniffermedia
We remember a great journalist and a witty/ entertaining man
#F3000
The first ever Long Beach Grand Prix was held on September 28, 1975 for F5000 cars. There were 13 Lolas on the 22 car grid for the likes of Andretti, Unser, Brise, Redman, Schekter, Hobbs, Ongais and Johncock! Anyone around who was there?
#Lola
#F5000
Did you know that Lola has a state-of-the-art tech centre with 50% scale rolling road wind tunnel and 7-post vehicle dynamic test rig? Find out more here -
#Lola
#tech
#engineering
Lola is sad to hear the news about the passing of the great Gerrit van Kouwen who won the 1984 Formula Ford Festival in a Lola T644E. A great man. Thoughts with his loved ones. Here he is sharing a joke with the late Mike Blanchet left & James Weaver in Huntingdon, 2008.
Formula 3000 was one of the most thrilling series of the 80's, 90's and 00's. Lola was an integral part of its success. Check out the fascinating full story via
@autosport
here -
#F3000
Lola Sunday Service, Episode 2: The Lola T530! 'What's that coming over the hill, is it a monster, is it a monster?' Patrick Tambay took seven wins from nine races in the 1980 CanAm with Haas. A brave, brave man!
#CanAm
#LolaCars
Did you know that Damon Hill and his sisters Samantha & Brigitte had a pet horse called ‘Lola’ in deference to their fathers Lola T90 Indycar, with which he won the 1966 Indy 500. Hill bought the rapid equine with prize money collated from his victory at the Brickyard 💪 🐴
#Lola
Here it is. The best day of the week.
#BringBackV10s
day.
We know, we know. Try to remain calm. This episode... is a little different. We're dipping in to the world of IndyCar - more specifically, Nigel Mansell's 1993 season.
Listen here ➡️
The Lola Files starring James Garner! Know the story about 'Jim Rockford' running a pair of Lola T70s at Daytona? Be enlightened -
#Rockfordfiles
#Lola
#Daytona
Lola Sunday Service, Episode 4! The delicious Lola T500 that swept to victory at The Brickyard in 1978 with the great and very much missed Al Unser.
#Indy500
#Lola
Sunday Service, Episode 8: The delicious Lola T292 in the splendid Crowne Racing livery. Chris Craft won the European Sportscar title in 1973, driving for the Martin Birrane owned and Keith Greene managed Crowne Racing squad
#Lola
Sunday Service, Episode 7: The Lola T300 (initially known as the T242) F5000 car owes much to the great Frank Gardner. He moved close to the Lola factory to work on the project in 1972 with a young & ambitious designer called John Barnard!
#Lola
#F5000
#FrankG
Sunday Service, Episode 8: The Lola T700 run by Newman/Haas in 1983 took wins via the legendary hands of
@MarioAndretti
at Road America & Caesars Palace. Mario took third in that years CART PPG Indy Car World Series. Lovely looking car!
#Indycar
#Lola
Former Lola commercial & marketing manager, Mike Blanchet (below with Gerrit van Kouwen and James Weaver in 2008), has died at the age of 74. Mike was also a very rapid driver in FF1600, F3, Thundersports & Sports 2000 and was a major part of the Lola story. Race on Mike!
Hold on to yer Pastis! We’re off for a lap of Paul Ricard with Aguri Suzuki in his Lola-Lambo in 1990….and he wants to get to get it over with and head to the beach quick!
#F1
Celebrating the great Teddy Pilette, who turned 80 a few weeks ago. From great racing genes and a helluva force in F5000 and many other series too. More on Teddy here 👇
#Lola
#TeddyP
MB: “I got halfway round the lap and had a little call over the radio from one of the Japanese engineers saying ‘abort the lap because the engine is overboosting badly’. So, I pulled the radio plug out, I thought, ‘screw this, I’m going for it’.
'A shock to the system but in the most fantastic way!' Let
@hancock_sam
tell you all about this beautiful Lola B12/60 LMP1 car. Sam knows his Lolas having being rapid in a Kremer B98/10 back in 2001 in the FIA Sportscar Championship -
#Lola
#LeMans
#IMSA
Loads of Lolas in action at
@Silverclassic
this weekend. Lola owner Till Bechtolsheimer is racing with Pre-War and Masters sportscar action. Some qualifying today and then races Saturday and Sunday 💪
#SilverstoneClassic
🏆 BREAKTHROUGH WIN:
@GradientRacing
has claimed GTD class victory, with the team’s Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 finishing ahead of the GTD Pro-winning
@RisiComp
Ferrari in a drama-filled Motul Petit Le Mans.
➡️
#IMSA
#MotulPetitLeMans
Come on board (if you are brave enough!) with Eric Bernard and his Larousse Lola-Lamborghini at the 1990 British Grand Prix. Don't forget to take a deep breath at Stowe and Club!😱😵💫💪
#F1
#Lola
#Larousse
Say goodbye to your constructive Tuesday! Can-Am madness at Laguna Seca in 1979 and 1980 featuring Keke Rosberg, Bobby Rahal, John Morton, Elliot Forbes-Robinson, Jacky Ickx and a tonne of Lola muscle!
#CanAm
Some great lairy action here from Alex Montgomery's Lola T70 MkIII here
@Silverclassic
and the Yokohama Trophy for Masters Historic Sports Car Legends last month!
#Lola