Designed and built without compromise the mclaren f1 would do the same.

Mclaren f1 lm race car. Mclaren not only qualified but crushed the competition to bring home five finishes leading to the most successful debut in the races history. The mclaren f1 lm is a track oriented iteration of the mclaren f1 built to honour the five mclaren f1 gtrs that competed and finished the 1995 24 hours of le mans in first third fourth fifth and thirteenth places overall. These are not f1 lms.

To celebrate the original victory back in 1995 and honor bruce mclarens memory a limited run of 5 gtr style mclaren f1 cars were built for the road. Each of these sennas were commissioned by customers and feature hand painted liveries that took more than 800 hours each. The 2020 mclaren senna gtr lm is a limited edition version of the senna gtr.

Start with a mclaren f1 lm one of only five lm commemorative versions ever produced of the fabled road racer. In mclaren senna mclaren has just unveiled five stunning examples of the senna gtr that honor the five f1 gtrs that finished 1st 2nd 4th 5th and 13th in the 1995 edition of the 24 hours of le mans. There are only six real mclaren f1 lms there are regular mclaren f1s out there with the high downforce kit and power upgrade the f1 lm received.

A customer commissioned series the 2020 senna gtr lm was designed as a tribute to mclarens 1995 24 hours of le mans. Built on a carbon fibre chassis and driven by ayrton senna and alain prost our mp44 race car won 15 out of 16 races. Without any racing restrictions in place the lm was able to shed 60 kg compared to the gtr and produced an additional 68 horsepower for a total.

In 1995 the iconic mclaren f1 gtr challenged other racing veterans at the historic 24 hours of le mans for the very first time. Not only was it far from being just a replica the lm is actually lighter and more powerful than the gtr race car. The lm is based on the mclaren f1 gtr and built on the standard f1 chassis with modifications necessary for it to be a road legal car but without the engine intake restrictions that racing regulations impose on the gtr racing car.

Naturally the crowd in monterey this year that got an eyeful of the silver black winged lm spec f1 was starstruck. Each component of this car points to a layer of mclaren historythe road going f1 the dedicated race gtrs the first try le mans win and the enduring resonance of all three.