| Car Name: | VDS-001 |
| Category: | Can-Am |
| Constructor: | Racing Team VDS/Lola |
| Predecessor: | Lola T530 |
| Successor: | VDS-002 |
| Drivers: | Geoff Brabham, Al Holbert |
| Engine Name: | Chevrolet |
| Capacity: | 50001NaN1 |
| Configuration: | V8 engine |
| Turbo/Na: | naturally-aspirated |
| Engine Position: | mid-engined |
| Type: | 5-speed manual |
| Weight: | NaN1NaN1 |
| Debut: | 1981 Can-Am Mosport |
| Races: | 38 |
| Wins: | 19 |
| Drivers Champ: | 1: Geoff Brabham (1981 Can-Am) |
| Poles: | 21 |
| Podiums: | 26 |
The VDS-001 was an American closed-wheel sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by Racing Team VDS for the revived Can-Am series, in 1981. It is based on the Lola T530. Geoff Brabham won the 1981 Can-Am Championship with the car, despite only winning 2 of the 10 races that season.[1] It won a further 4 races in 1982 Can-Am Championship in 1982, being driven by Al Holbert. It was later exported to England, where it competed in the British Thundersports series, and achieved great success.[2] Its sports car racing career spanned 9 years (1981-1988), and over that period of time, it won a total of 19 races, achieved a total of 26 podium finishes, and scored 21 pole positions.[3] As with most Can-Am cars of the time, it was powered by a Chevrolet small-block motor.[4] [5]