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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.
A 1997-spec F1 GTR "Long Tail", chassis #027R of Parabolica Motorsports during an FIA GT Championship event. With three F1 GT homologation street versions produced, McLaren could now develop the F1 GTR for the 1997 season. Weight was further reduced and a sequential gearbox was added. The engine was slightly destroked to 6.0 L instead of the ...
Designed by Gordon Murray and inspired by the McLaren F1, the T.50 is powered by an all-new 3,994 cc (4.0 L) naturally aspirated V12 engine developed by Cosworth. The engine is rated at 663 PS (488 kW; 654 hp) at 11,500 rpm with a maximum torque of 467 N⋅m (344 lbf⋅ft) at 9,000 rpm.
The non-hybrid twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine is now rated at 824 hp (614 kW; 835 PS) and the car's top speed is 218 mph (351 km/h). That is 24 hp and 7 mph more than a base Senna. McLaren claims the Sabre to be the fastest two-seat McLaren when it came out as the McLaren F1 and McLaren Speedtail both have three seats. [30]
The McLaren Senna GTR hypercar, at $1.65 million, is the most intense McLaren yet. Indy 500 competitor J.R. Hildebrand takes it for a track test.
The McLaren was the fastest road car in the world and a natural choice for Le Mans; Gordon Murray's carbon-fibre design conforming to the minimum weight (1000 kg), minimum size and maximum power-to-weight ratio (with the 6.1L BMW S70 V12 engine) that a good race-car always has. The ACO's air restrictors limited its engine to 636 bhp, just 9 ...
The CLK GTR was developed in a mere 128 days, this development time hastened by the purchase of McLaren F1 GTR chassis #11R from then-reigning FIA GT Championship champions Larbre Compétition. The car served as AMG's mule, the F1's bodywork was replaced by AMG's own, and the BMW S70 engine replaced by Mercedes' own powerplant, a M120 V12.
McLaren F1 GTR: G: 338 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 5 LMGT1 34 Gulf Racing: Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones David Brabham: McLaren F1 GTR: M: 335 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 6 LMGT1 29 Harrods Mach One Racing: Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard Derek Bell: McLaren F1 GTR: G: 328 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 7 LMP1 5 La Filière: Henri Pescarolo Franck Lagorce Emmanuel ...