| The following very incomplete LC2 was extracted from 'Lancia Racing' by N. Trow. It focusses on design changes rather than race results. |
February: car presentation, Pirelli P7 tyres (241)
March: testing started (242)
10 April: Monza 1000 km race (241)
8 May: Silverstone 1000 km (243)
29 May: Nurburgring 1000 km. Factory cars on Dunlop tyres (old 935 crossplies). Mirabella (private) team with Euro TV sponsoring (245)
21 June (?): Le Mans (245)
3 July: Nurnberg 200 miles. Still on Dunlop tyres (245)
4 September: Spa. New rear wing, Mirabella still using old wing (245/246)
?: Brands Hatch. Dunlop tyres (247)
?: Fuji. Team not present? (248)
16 October: Imola. Ex Porsche 19" Dunlops (248)
30 October: Mugello (248)
?: Kayalami (248)
Car now called LC2-84. Michelin tyres (251)
?: Monza 1000 km. Dunlop Denloc tyres (252)
x May: Silverstone 1000 km. Speedline wheels with Denlocs. Two factory LC2-84's and 1 private LC2-83 with Totip sponsoring (255)
Le Mans (257)
Late June: Nurnburg (Norisring) 200 miles (258)
Half July: Nurburgring 1000 km. Denloc tyres (258)
29 July: Brands Hatch (259)
?: Imola: Testing with wider front track, but standard set-up in race. Wider Denlocs, smaller wing (261)
November: Kyalami (262)
'Reshaped' LC2: original monocoque, but new body (2000 mm wide), suspension, tunnels. Michelin tyres on 16" wheels front and rear (263, 265)
?: Mugello (265, 267)
?: Monza (267)
?: Silverstone: new front ends for larger down force (267)
?: Le Mans (267)
?: Hockenheim 1000 km (267)
?: Spa, first victory (267/268)
?: Monza 365 km (283)
?: Silverstone 1000 km (283)
no further notes
The following information was found in 'Directory of World Sportscars Group-C and IMSA cars from 1982' (1988). It is possible that this list is incomplete (have to check).
Designed by Gianpaulo Dallara (ex Lamborghini)
1800 mm wide body (rules: 2000 mm maximum), carbon/aramid
aluminum monocoque
308-based V-8, two KKK turbos
higher venturis than 956
double wishbone rear suspension that left the venturis open (?)
Hewland 5-speed gearbox
front: 15" diameter, 16" wide Speedline wheels
rear: 19" diameter, 16" wide Speedline wheels
Pirelli F1-developed banden
Prototype built by GS Studio (Turin) from October '82 to January '83, then to Abarth factory
1984: front wheels reduced to 12" width
1985: tracks changed from 1470/1344 mm to 1586/1564 mm