McLaren F1 GTR 1995

McLaren GTR , Not long thereafter McLaren Cars Ltd was offering the GTR to private customers for the BPR Global Endurance series and Le MansFor the first season five cars were built including the prototype, owned by McLaren Cars, and eventual winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours in March 1995. Production lasted until 1998 with a total of 107 examples being produced, including prototypes and racing versions.Murray designed the car to be aerodynamic, lightweight, have excellent weight distribution, and superior power.

The McLaren F1 retained the title as the world’s fastest production car until March of 2005 when the 1001 horsepower Bugatti Veyron reached a speed of 253 mph. Out of the 107 McLaren F1′s produced, seven were pre-production prototypes and sixty-four were F1 road cars. 40 of the 64 production cars were built prior to 1996. There were five F1 LM road versions cars built to commemorate the 1995 victory at LeMans. 28 were F1 GTR race cars constructed for privateers for use in FIA GT racing and the 24 Hours of LeMans. Three were F1 GT road going versions of the long tail 1997 F1 GTR race car.

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