Caterham
SP/300.R
The Caterham-Lola SP/300.R, or simply SP/300.R, is a track-only, open roof car designed by Caterham Cars alongside Lola Cars. The SP/300.R is a limited edition with limited production to 25 per annum. The car is based on the Lola B08/90 Sports 2000 car and features an aluminium alloy monocoque chassis, that is shared with the Lola B08/90, which means that it is significantly lighter than its steel tube frame rivals. Caterham turned to Lola for their CFD expertise in designing LMP cars to help design a body that is inspired by LeMans Prototypes.
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History
The SP/300.R's design was inspired by Lola's LMP cars, with sectioned body panels that can easily be removed in the pits, and a massive front splitter and rear diffuser to help produce downforce. As with all other current Caterham products, the SP/300.R is powered by a 2.0-liter Ford Duratec engine that is supercharged and tuned by Caterham to produce around 300 hp (224 kW) at 7500 rpm and 213 lb⋅ft (289 N⋅m) at 7500 rpm. It has a sequentially paddle shifted transmission from Hewland, built to Lola's specification. Caterham has states that the SP/300.R is projected to weigh less than 600 kg (1,320 lb), which, according to Caterham, allows the car to accelerate to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and reach a (gearing limited) top speed of 180 mph (290 km/h). Distribution rights for the car in the United States were held by Chris Dyson. Racing. The Caterham-Lola SP/300.R was originally developed for a one-off race championship that started in 2012, which took place in the United Kingdom. In 2019, the SP/300.R again debuted in the 2019 French Grand Prix. == References ==
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Specifications
- name
- Caterham-Lola SP/300.R
- Manufacturer
- Caterham Cars Ltd and Lola Cars (jointly-built)
- Engine
- 1999cc Rotrex supercharged Ford Duratec, 16-valve inline-four
- Transmission
- Hewland Six-speed sequential manual
- Predecessor
- Lola B08/90
- Length
- 4200 mm
- Width
- 1700 mm
- Height
- 1015 mm
- Kerb weight
- 545 kg
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2941750CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham-Lola_SP/300.RCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1365288592 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caterham_SP300R_front-left_National_Motor_Museum,_Beaulieu.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Morio · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://web.archive.org/web/20110117042908/http://www.caterham-spr.com/Link only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.