| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Neil Oatley John Baldwin |
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| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Engine | Hart 415T, 1,459 cc (89.0 cu in), Straight 4, turbo, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland / FORCE 6-speed manual | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Alan Jones Patrick Tambay |
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| Debut | 1985 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The Lola THL1 was a Formula One racing car designed by Neil Oatley and John Baldwin and was used by Team Haas (USA) Ltd. during four of the last five races of the 1985 Formula One season. Due to the Belgian Grand Prix being re-scheduled from June 2 the team were not allowed to compete in Belgium because they were not on the original entry list. Additionally, 1980 World Drivers' Champion Alan Jones actually qualified 18th for the South African Grand Prix but withdrew before the race due to illness. There was only one car for 1985 with Jones making a comeback to the sport at age 39.
The car was to be replaced for the start of the 1986 season but the new Lola THL2 was delayed meaning that the THL1 was pressed into service for the first five races of the season. Joining Jones in a second car was veteran French driver Patrick Tambay. The car would still use the Hart 415T Straight 4 turbo. When the THL2 appeared it was powered by the new Ford TEC V6 turbo. Neither Jones or Tambay would score a point with the Lola Hart THL1.
Interestingly the car was called a Lola but its only connection to the famous Lola Cars was because of car owner Carl Haas's previous close association with Lola founder Eric Broadley, who was also named as chief engineer for the team in 1985.
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. | WCC |
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| 1985 | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | Hart 415T S4 tc |
G | BRA | POR | SMR | MON | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | AUT | ITA | BEL | EUR | RSA | AUS | 0 | NC | |
| Alan Jones | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Team Haas (USA) Ltd. | Hart 415T S4 tc |
G | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | BEL | CAN | DET | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | AUT | ITA | EUR | MEX | AUS | 6 | 8th | |
| Alan Jones | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Tambay | Ret | 8 | Ret |
* 1986 season points scored using Lola THL2
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