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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.
The McLaren F1 is quickly becoming one of the most desirable collector cars on the planet. ... Only 106 examples exist, meaning it's news every time one comes up for sale. And this car, chassis ...
The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine, of which a limited number was produced. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray , who successfully convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and hired car designer Peter Stevens to design ...
Pages in category "1996 Formula One season cars" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... McLaren MP4/11; Minardi M195; S. Sauber C15; T.
The McLaren MP4/11 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1996 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Neil Oatley , Steve Nichols , Matthew Jeffreys, David North, David Neilson, Paddy Lowe and Henri Durand , with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor engine.
The resulting car was known as the F1 GT, with three being built. [9] In 1998, realising that with the introduction of the updated CLK LM, and the 911 GT1-98, the F1 GTR could no longer be competitive, McLaren withdrew backing from the program, following BMW which had done so the previous year, in 1997, although two cars would still be entered ...
Note that sportscar racers makes up the majority of competition cars on the main list. A car associated with a famous person adds value to its price. [17] Examples are: Elton John in 2001 auctioned his large collection, as a result of his fame, a majority of those sold at twice their appraised sale-price estimates. [18]
The numbering system used since 1974 was dropped. [16] [17] Ferrari was given the numbers 1 and 2 after hiring the defending champion Michael Schumacher, despite finishing the previous year's Constructors' Championship in third, Benetton received numbers 3 and 4 for winning the Constructors' Championship, Williams got numbers 5 and 6 for finishing second, McLaren got 7 and 8 for finishing ...