The McLaren F1 GTR is one of the Mclaren entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable. Gordon Murray / Paul Rosche (engine designer) (BMW) drew it.
How it came about
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.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the McLaren MCL-HY. Its Mclaren stablemates include the McLaren M15 and the McLaren M16.