After an enormously successful partnership with TAG Porsche that delivered three Driver and two Constructor titles between 1984 and ‘87, McLaren signed an engine supply deal with Honda for 1988.
Read MoreHaving finished second to Renault in the 2005 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship with Kimi Raikkonen runner up in the Drivers’ standings and team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya fourth, McLaren…
Read MoreChassis 065 was the 52nd of 64 McLaren F1 production cars built and one of ten completed in 1997. Configured in the most popular F1 colour of Magnesium Silver (one of 18), the interior was…
Read MoreHaving secured the 1996 Japanese GT Championship, Team Lark decided not to participate in the 1997 series in protest at over-arching restrictions designed to ensure their McLarens did not win…
Read MoreMcLaren’s reason for creating the F1 LM was twofold. Firstly (and most importantly), the LM would be used to homologate an uprated GTR variant for the 1996 season. Secondly, a racey looking special…
Read MoreM6GT-1 was Bruce McLaren's personal M6 GT. It was built up from the first Trojan-made M12 chassis (M12-60-01). At the time, the Trojan works in Croydon, run by Peter Agg, constructed all of McLaren's…
Read MoreXP5 was the last of five F1 prototypes built with the XP chassis prefix. McLaren configured the car in Dark Metallic Green with a Grey interior and a Black driver’s seat with Green insert. XP5 served as a…
Read MoreXP2 was the second of five prototype McLaren F1s completed with the XP chassis prefix. Prior to the quintet of XP cars, McLaren had used the non-running F1 Clinic Model at a number of…
Read MoreXP4 was the fourth of five F1 prototypes built with the XP chassis prefix. Like XP2 and XP3, it was originally configured with small front indicators and single tail lights. McLaren first painted XP4 dark…
Read MoreAfter the Ultima Mk3-based ‘Albert’ and ‘Edward’ development hacks and the F1 Clinic Model unveiled at the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren constructed five functional F1 prototypes…
Read MoreBacked with a fistful of Philip Morris cash, McLaren boss, Ron Dennis, teamed up with Kazumichi Goh for a factory-backed assault on the 1996 Japanese GT Championship. Goh would run a two…
Read MoreChassis 04R was one of two 1995-spec. GTRs originally delivered to the Gulf-backed GTC Motorsport team (the other having been 02R). It was purchased by gentleman driver, Lindsay Owen-Jones, who…
Read MoreChassis 14R was one of two 1996-spec. GTRs allocated to a factory-backed assault on that year’s Japanese GT Championship. The programme was financed by Philip Morris International who…
Read MoreChassis 10R was the first of nine 1996-spec. F1 GTRs built. Initially McLaren’s press and development car, it was painted red with yellow 96 GTR graphics and matching yellow wheels. Unveiled during the…
Read MoreChassis 01R was the first of nine 1995-spec. F1 GTRs. It initially served as McLaren’s development mule. Originally painted two-tone silver and orange, 01R first appeared for a two lap shakedown at…
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