Lola Cars
British automobile manufacturer
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| 2024 | Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team achieved its first podium finish at the Miami ePrix, with Lucas di Grassi finishing in second place. |
| November 2024 | Lola took over Abt's Formula E entrants' licence, with Abt continuing to run the team operationally. |
| October 2024 | Lola acquired Paceteq, an automotive industry data technology and software company, to accelerate its development after entering Formula E. |
| April 2024 | Lola-Yamaha secured Abt as its first powertrain customer for the 2024–25 Formula E season, with Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney confirmed as the driver pairing for the Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team. |
| March 2024 | Lola announced its return to single-seater racing by becoming a powertrain supplier in the 2024–25 Formula E season, forming a technical partnership with Yamaha. |
| November 2022 | Till Bechtolsheimer drove a Lola for the first time - a 1958 Mk1 at Harris Hill Raceway. |
| June 2022 | Till Bechtolsheimer bought Lola, acquiring the brand, trademarks, intellectual property, and the Lola Technical Centre with its wind tunnel. |
| January 2021 | Vincenzo Sospiri gave an interview to The Race motorsport website, reflecting on his brief experience with Mastercard Lola in Formula One and the team's sudden withdrawal. |
| 2018 | Lawrence Stroll bought Force India and attempted to secure the rights to the Lola name for racing purposes. |
| 2016 | Mazda switched to a gasoline-powered turbo inline-four engine in the Lola B12/80 LMP2 chassis. At the end of this season, all WeatherTech Sports Car Championship Prototype-class chassis were retired, marking the end of Mazda's use of Lola chassis. |
| 2015 | Continued use of Lola B12/80 LMP2 chassis by Mazda in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with turbocharged inline-four diesel engines. |
| 2014 | Multimatic supplied two Lola B12/80 LMP2 chassis to Mazda for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, powered by turbocharged inline-four diesel engines. |
| 2012 | Lola Cars developed the B12/60 racing car for the LMP1 category. |
| October 16 2012 | Multimatic Inc. and The Carl A. Haas Automotive company acquired some assets of Lola Cars, including a licence agreement to use the Lola Cars name and intellectual property. |
| October 5 2012 | Lola Cars International ceased trading, with the administrator CCW Recovery Solutions unable to find a suitable buyer, resulting in the layoff of the last employees. |
| May 16 2012 | Lola Cars entered financial administration, marking a significant financial crisis for the company. |
| 2011 | Lola Cars introduced the B11/40 racing car in the LMP2 category. |
| 2010 | Lola Cars developed two racing cars: the B10/30 in Formula One category (which remained unraced) and the B10/60 in LMP1 racing category. |
| July 21 2010 | Lola announced the development of the B11/40 race car to comply with new 2011 LMP2 regulations, featuring a carbon fibre open-top monocoque design with an all-carbon bodykit and removable rear bodywork with a stabilization fin. |
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