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Racing car model
McLaren F1 GTR
McLaren F1 GTR in 1998 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Category
GT1
Designer(s)
Gordon Murray Paul Rosche (engine designer) (BMW)
Technical specifications
Chassis
Carbon fiber monocoque
Suspension (front)
Revised McLaren F1 double wishbone suspension system
Suspension (rear)
Revised McLaren F1 double wishbone suspension system
Engine
BMW S70/2 6,064 cc (370.0 cu in) V12 naturally-aspirated, rear, mid-mounted
Transmission
6-speed
manual
sequential manual (Long Tail version)
Tires
Michelin Pilot SX
Competition history
Notable entrants
Harrods Racing
Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing
Gulf Racing
Team Lark
BMW Motorsport
Notable drivers
Ian Flux
James Weaver
Ray Bellm
Maurizio Sandro Sala
Jake Ulrich
Masanori Sekiya
Yannick Dalmas
JJ Lehto
Debut
1995 Circuito de Jerez
Races
Wins
Poles
120+
38
6
Constructors' Championships
3
Drivers' Championships
0
The McLaren F1 GTR is the racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand touring style racing, such as the BPR Global GT Series, FIA GT Championship, JGTC, and British GT Championship. It was powered by the naturally aspirated BMW S70/2 V12 engine. It is most famous for its overall victory at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans where it won against faster purpose-built prototypes in very wet conditions. The F1 GTR raced internationally until 2005 when the final race chassis was retired.
"McLaren P1 GTR-18 pays homage to the final F1GTR Longtail". evo. Retrieved 1 April 2021. Petrány, Máté (4 July 2018). "Lanzante's Latest McLaren P1...
edition marks McLaren's 20th anniversary since this important win - it was also their first entry ever at Le Mans where five McLarenF1GTRs finished 1st...
Retrieved 9 June 2019. "McLarenF1GTR Longtail stretches its legs at Spa-Francorchamps". "1997 McLarenF1GTR Long Tail | McLaren". 18 April 2016. [1][dead...
history with about 17 hours of steady rain. The race was won by the #59 McLarenF1GTR driven by JJ Lehto, Yannick Dalmas and Masanori Sekiya entered in the...
mid-1990s, McLaren Racing's sister company, McLaren Cars (now McLaren Automotive) built a racing version of their F1 road car, the F1GTR which won the...
Langton. In the same year, the McLarenF1GTR was debuting in BPR, as well as entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McLaren's developmental car was loaned to...
Martin McLarenF1McLarenF1 Team "From the Beginning". mclaren.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022. "McLaren 720S – Super Series". cars.mclaren.com. "McLaren Automotive...
influx of cars from several makes in the top GT1 class, such as the McLarenF1GTR, and the new Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution based on the new 993 chassis...
the 25th anniversary of McLarenF1GTR #59's 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans race win. It includes: Choice of two body colours (McLaren Orange, Sarthe Grey) VIN...
Prototype Championship. The GT500 class champion was the #61 Team Lark McLarenF1GTR driven by David Brabham and John Nielsen, and the GT300 class champion...
Suzuka 1000 km (Lark McLarenF1GTR) – 9th overall Entered NASCAR Thunder Special race at Suzuka Le Mans 24 Hours (Lark McLarenF1GTR) – qualified 10th...
a late addition to the 1995 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a McLarenF1GTR, but he won the race outright, at his third attempt, sharing the car...
to the McLaren MP4/2 that Alain Prost drove when he won the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, and the front was black in recognition of the McLarenF1GTR that JJ...
series, with varying success. The Porsche 911 GT2 and the BMW-powered McLarenF1GTR are, to date, the only foreign cars to win the GT500 championship, when...
painted as the McLaren M16C/D that won the 1974 Indianapolis 500, the McLaren MP4/2 that won the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, and the McLarenF1GTR that won the...
in the BPR Global GT Series against other series rivals, such as the McLarenF1GTR. After the series folded, Ferrari was unhappy with homologation specials...
but by early-morning had recovered back to fifth. The other Bigazzi McLaren of F1 champion Nelson Piquet, just like its sister car, was in 7th place when...
but was able to take advantage of the leading Porsche 911 GT1's and McLarenF1GTR's mechanical problems, allowing the Joest Racing machine to claim victory...
of manufacturer interest was increased as new supercars such as the McLarenF1GTR, Ferrari F40 GTE, and Jaguar XJ220 would appear, as well as lower class...
course. In 1996, Piquet competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours driving a McLarenF1GTR alongside Johnny Cecotto and Danny Sullivan, finishing eighth overall...
subsequent successes included winning the 1996 JGTC GT500 championship in McLarenF1GTR (so far the only non-Japanese team car to win this), and the 1997 AMP...
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