Haas Lola

Haas Lola
Full nameTeam Haas (USA) Ltd.
BaseColnbrook, England, United Kingdom
Founder(s)Carl Haas
Noted driversAustralia Alan Jones
France Patrick Tambay
United States Eddie Cheever
Formula One World Championship career
First entry1985 Italian Grand Prix
Races entered20 (19 starts)
ConstructorsLola-Hart
Lola-Ford
Constructors'
Championships
0
Drivers'
Championships
0
Race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Final entry1986 Australian Grand Prix

Team Haas (USA) Ltd., sometimes called Beatrice Haas after its major sponsor, was an American Formula One team founded by Carl Haas in 1984 after an agreement with Beatrice Foods, a US consumer products conglomerate, which competed in the World Championship from 1985 to 1986. An agreement to use Ford engines for three seasons faltered after a change of management at Beatrice.[1] The firing of Beatrice CEO Jim Dutt led to Beatrice withdrawing their funding of the project. The team was unable to continue in Formula One after the 1986 season. 1980 World Champion Alan Jones was coaxed out of retirement to drive the team's first car at the end of the 1985 season and on into 1986. Future prestigious designers Ross Brawn and Adrian Newey passed through the team.

The team also was commonly known as Haas Lola due to Haas's association with Lola Cars International, although Lola was not involved in the project.[2] Their cars were actually designed by Haas-owned design and construction company known as FORCE. Lola however earned the team's points towards the Constructors' Championships as the team's designated constructor.

The cars were named "THL", THL refers to "Team Haas Lola".

  1. ^ "The Beatrice Lola - Vintage Racecar|Vintage Roadcar". Vintage Racecar|Vintage Roadcar. September 1, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Mattijs Diepraam (February 1999). "Moulin Rouge class". Forix (8W). Retrieved August 6, 2008.