- Priceless display of McLaren F1s confirmed to attend Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Three iconic examples of the McLaren F1 to feature as part of the brand’s 50th anniversary celebrations
- Chassis F1/01R returns to the Festival of Speed having previously run in 1995 following victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
As
teams and drivers prepare for this weekend’s running of the famous 24
Hours of Le Mans, McLaren is proud to confirm that the 1995 race-winning
McLaren F1 GTR will take to the Goodwood Hill at this summer’s Festival
of Speed. The all-conquering chassis F1/01R will be joined by the
one-off prototype of the McLaren F1 LM, famously built to honour the
victory and five finishing cars at the French endurance event, and also
the Gulf-liveried McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’ which claimed second place
at Le Mans in 1997.
2013
marks the 50th anniversary since Bruce McLaren established the team
which still bears his name, and has become arguably the most successful
team in motorsport history. This announcement is 13 years to the day
since the number 59 McLaren F1 GTR, piloted by Yannick Dalmas, J.J.
Lehto and Masanori Sekiya crossed the finish line at Circuit de la
Sarthe, Le Mans to claim victory. With the result, McLaren became the
only racing team ever to have won the Formula 1™, Indy 500, Can-Am and
Le Mans championships.
The
McLaren F1 LM was born from the success of the GTR in 1995, and the
lightweight, unrestricted limited edition was built in honour of the
McLaren F1 GTRs that finished the race. Finished in the famous McLaren
heritage ‘Papaya Orange’ of Bruce McLaren’s early Formula 1 and Can-Am
racers, the one-off prototype, codenamed F1/XP1LM will take its place on
the McLaren stand alongside a selection of other key models from the
brand’s history.
Completing
the Le Mans-inspired line-up will be the McLaren F1 GTR ‘Longtail’,
chassis F1/20R, finished in the famous blue and orange Gulf livery. The
F1 GTR ‘Longtail’ was built for the 1997 season, and takes its name from
the revised bodywork which provided further levels of downforce, and
reduced drag, over the previous generation models. The new model claimed
further notable race victories throughout the season and chassis
F1/20R, driven by Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Jean-Marc Gounon and Anders
Olofsson, claimed class victory and another podium finish overall for
McLaren at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a hard-fought second place.
The
addition of these three iconic models from the McLaren collection
follows the announcement that the McLaren P1™ will also make its global
dynamic debut at the Festival.
The
full line-up for the 50th anniversary celebrations for McLaren at the
2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed will be announced in the coming weeks.
