McLaren’s response to purpose-built GT1 challengers from Porsche and Mercedes-Benz was the F1 GTR 97 which featured an array of radical upgrades, the most obvious of which was its dramatic new…
Read MoreAs had been the case in 1995, McLaren planned to build a batch of nine new F1 GTRs for the 1996 season. Of these, one was to be retained for research and development duty while the remaining…
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 MoreChassis 27R was the penultimate of ten F1 GTR Long Tails built for the 1997 season. It was purchased by Scottish banker, David Morrison, who was Chief International Economist and Co-Head of…
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…
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