Lola T400

Lola T400
Lola T400 being driven at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
CategoryFormula 5000
ConstructorLola Cars
Designer(s)Eric Broadley
Technical specifications
ChassisSteel and aluminium monocoque with load-bearing engine-transmission assembly
SuspensionInboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing
Enginemid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 4,940 cc (301.5 cu in), Chevrolet, 90° V8, NA
mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 4,994 cc (304.8 cu in), Repco Holden, 90° V8, NA
TransmissionHewland DG300 Five-speed manual
Weight665 kg (1,466 lb)
Competition history
Notable entrantsVel's Parnelli Jones Racing
Notable driversMario Andretti
Al Unser
Debut1973

After the great success of the T332 in the 1974 Formula 5000 season (18 out of 21 top 3 finishes in the US), much was expected of the new high-tech Lola T400. Described by development driver Frank Gardner as "the most sophisticated Formula 5000 to be built so far",[1] the T400 was a completely new design, strikingly different from its T300, T330 and T332 predecessors.

  1. ^ "Lola T400 car-by-car histories". oldracingcars.com. 24 February 2024.