Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Suspension (rear)
Reversed lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Length
4,450 mm (175.2 in)
Width
1,950 mm (76.8 in)
Height
930 mm (36.6 in)
Axle track
1,346 mm (53.0 in) (Front) 1,346 mm (53.0 in) (Rear)
Wheelbase
2,336 mm (92.0 in)
Engine
Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 L (183.1 cu in) V8 naturally-aspirated Mid-engined
Transmission
Hewland 5-speed manual
Power
445 hp (332 kW)
Weight
660–700 kg (1,455–1,543 lb)
Competition history
Debut
1972 1000 km Buenos Aires[1]
The Lola T280, and its evolutions, the Lola T282, Lola T284, and Lola T286, are a series of 3-liter Group 5 (and later Group 6) sports prototype race cars, designed by Eric Broadley, John Barnard, and Patrick Head, and developed and built by British manufacturer and constructor Lola, for World Sportscar Championship sports car racing, between 1972 and 1976.[2][3][4]
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^"1972 Lola T280 | Review". 22 April 2016.
^"1973 Lola T282 Cosworth - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com.
^D, Nick (April 22, 2016). "1976 Lola T286 | Review".
The LolaT280, and its evolutions, the Lola T282, Lola T284, and Lola T286, are a series of 3-liter Group 5 (and later Group 6) sports prototype race...
On the straight between Mulsanne Corner and Indianapolis, his open-top LolaT280-Cosworth collided with a Ferrari Daytona driven by a Swiss amateur driver...
preparation of an old customer McLaren chassis. When Bonnier was killed in a LolaT280 at Le Mans in 1972, Illien was hired by Fred Stalder to modify a four-cylinder...
represented by their customer team, Scuderia Brescia Corse, with a V8 T33/3. Lola did return to Le Mans after a promising, but tragic, race the previous year...
397 1st 1st 1972 Ecurie Bonnier Switzerland Jo Bonnier Gérard Larrousse LolaT280-Ford Cosworth S 3.0 213 DNF DNF 1973 Martini Racing Team Herbert Müller...
stables. Lola boss Eric Broadley understood that the market would demand a simple car to match the DFV and therefore designed the two cars (named T280 for...
head-on into the turn four wall Joakim Bonnier (SWE) 1972-06-11 Sports car LolaT280 World Sportscar Championship Circuit de la Sarthe 24 Hours of Le Mans...
min 22 s 800 1972 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Gérard Larrousse Écurie Bonnier LolaT280-2 6 h 04 min 24 s 920 1973–1993 No race 1994 Henri Pescarolo Jean-Claude...
was taken by McLaren and Cosworth-engine developer John Nicholson. A new Lola, the T284 (also running a Cosworth engine), was entered by Michel Dupont...
decided to expand and upgrade their stable, with brand new three litre Lola-Cosworth T280 cars for Bonnier and new team mates Reine Wisell, Gérard Larrousse...
busy in the '70s. By 1972, Lola were virtually alone in providing customer cars. They were as quick as ever, as the T280 (built by request of Jo Bonnier)...
3-litre engine limit. Eric Broadley's Lola, having previously focused on the 2-litre smaller class, designed their T280 model fitted with a Cosworth engine...
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