Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The group was founded by Ron Dennis shortly after his acquisition of the McLaren Formula One team in 1981, as the TAG McLaren Group due to a partnership with Mansour Ojjeh's TAG Group. The Formula One team had been established by New Zealander Bruce McLaren in 1963. McLaren Group was renamed McLaren Technology Group in 2015. In June 2017 it was ...
A 1972 M8F was rebuilt as the C8 for use in Group C racing in 1982, but had little success. [304] In the mid-1990s, McLaren Racing's sister company, McLaren Cars (now McLaren Automotive) built a racing version of their F1 road car, the F1 GTR which won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1995 and 1996 BPR Global GT Series. [305]
McLaren Customer Racing is the sports car racing arm of McLaren Automotive, established in 2011 as McLaren GT to develop, build and support all McLaren track and GT race activities. The division is currently responsible for the design, development and production of the 720S GT3 and 570S GT4 , along with the new Artura GT4 and Artura Trophy.
McLaren Racing, one of the legendary teams up there in F1 lore like Ferrari and Williams, is celebrating its 60th year as an F1 constructor. CEO Zak Brown, a long-time vet of the racing scene both ...
Schmidt and Peterson remained as the sole co-owners until McLaren purchased a 75% stake after the 2021 season, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown installed as chairman. Schmidt and Peterson held the remaining 25% stake in the team through 2024. [3] For the 2023 season, the team dropped the “SP” branding to become Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team.
On April 10, 2018, Brown became the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing as part of an operational restructure of the McLaren Group. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] As CEO, Brown has overall responsibility for the business, including strategic direction, operational performance, marketing and commercial development.
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.
In 1981, Ojjeh met British businessman Ron Dennis, who was the CEO of McLaren Group which owned the McLaren racing team. Dennis persuaded Ojjeh to become his partner to manage McLaren racing team. Ojjeh agreed with Dennis terms and become the majority stakeholder for McLaren Group, owning 60 percent of the stake in the company.