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Lola LC89

Field	Value
Car_name	Lola LC89
Image	[[File:Musée Lamborghini 0078.JPG	frameless	upright=1.25]]
Caption	The LC89 on display at the Museo Lamborghini
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Lola Cars
Designer	Eric Broadley
Chris Murphy
Predecessor	Lola LC88
Successor	Lola LC90
Team	Larrousse & Calmels
ESPO Larrousse F1
Drivers	29. FRA Yannick Dalmas
29. FRA Éric Bernard
29. ITA Michele Alboreto
30. FRA Philippe Alliot
30. JPN Aguri Suzuki
Technical ref
Chassis	Carbon fibre monocoque
Front suspension	Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers
Rear suspension	Double wishbones, pushrod, twin spring / dampers
Engine name	Lamborghini LE3512,
Capacity	3493 cc,
Configuration	80° V12,
Turbo/NA	NA,
Engine position	Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Gearbox name	Lola
Gears	6-speed
Type	manual
Fuel	BP
Tyres	Goodyear
Debut	1989 San Marino Grand Prix
Races	16
Wins	0
Drivers_champ	0
Cons_champ	0
Poles	0
Fastest_laps	0

Chris Murphy ESPO Larrousse F1 29. FRA Éric Bernard 29. ITA Michele Alboreto 30. FRA Philippe Alliot 30. JPN Aguri Suzuki | Turbo/NA = NA, |}}

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. 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 . It was replaced by the Lola LC90 from the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.

File:Lambo V12 F1.JPG|Lamborghinis V12 engine as used by the Larrousse team in 1989.

Complete Formula One results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Larrousse & Calmels	LC89	Lamborghini 3512
V12			BRA	SMR	MON	MEX	USA	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	1	16th
Philippe Alliot		Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	16	Ret	9	6	Ret	Ret
Yannick Dalmas		Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Éric Bernard							11	Ret
Michele Alboreto									Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ
	ESPO Larrousse F1	LC89B	Lamborghini 3512
V12			USA	BRA	SMR	MON	CAN	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	11*	6th
Éric Bernard	8	Ret
Aguri Suzuki	Ret	Ret

All points scored using Lola LC90; results published in 1991 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport credited the constructor results to "Larrousse" rather than "Lola".

References

"Lola LC89".
"Lola LC89B".
Small, Steve. (1994). "The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who". Guinness.

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