These tailored consultations will include a race seat fitting, a Human Performance Centre assessment, and final discussions around the design and livery of each model with McLaren Automotive Design Director Frank Stephenson.Motorsport venue in Madrid, Spain Circuito del JaramaĤ0☃7′1.6″N 3☃5′8.1″W / 40.617111°N 3.585583°W / 40.617111 -3.585583įIA European Truck Racing Championship GP Camiones de España (1987–2019, 2021–present) These events will follow on from individual driver profiling sessions at the McLaren Technology Centre. The first locations for the first McLaren P1™ Driver Programme have now been confirmed, and will see drivers attend an initial test session at Silverstone, England, followed by the first on-track activity at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. The team also claimed a win at Silverstone in the Global GT Endurance championship. Oliver Grouillard joined Derek Bell and Andy Wallace in the line-up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and finished a commendable sixth. The following year, the team enjoyed another strong campaign. After this result, the team went on to win the final three races of the BPR Championship. The Harrods-sponsored #51 was famously one of seven McLaren F1 GTRs to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995, and was driven to the final podium position by multiple Le Mans race winner Derek Bell, his son Justin, and Andy Wallace. McLaren F1 GTR chassis #06R was campaigned successfully throughout the 19 seasons with Mach One Racing, and is one of the longest serving examples of the McLaren F1 GTR in competition. McLaren F1 GTR #06R: inspiring a new generation In addition to this, features within the powertrain of the McLaren P1™ designed specifically for public highway use have been removed to reduce weight. The powertrain has been thoroughly revised for optimum performance on track, with key components replaced with motorsport-developed parts, more suited to the sustained high speed running the cars will be subjected to. Combined, these powerplants generate 1,000PS 800PS (789bhp) is produced by the petrol engine, coupled to 200PS (197bhp) available immediately from the electric motor. At its heart, the McLaren P1™ GTR seamlessly integrates the 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine with an enhanced lightweight electric motor. Significant updates and modifications to the IPAS powertrain have been made beneath the ‘shrinkwrapped' carbon fibre bodywork. This system saves in excess of 6.5kg over the already light road-going system. Another bold and differentiating feature at the rear are the large twin exhaust pipes, formed from an Inconel and titanium alloy. Mounted on light weight carbon fibre pylon supports, the wing retains the DRS (Drag Reduction System) of the road car, which trims the pitch from 32° to 0° at the push of the button on the steering wheel. Working in conjunction with the front-mounted aerodynamic flaps ahead of the front wheels, the rear wing helps to increase downforce levels by more than 10 percent – meaning up to 660kg at 150 mph. The rear of the track-only model is dominated, in contrast to the road-going McLaren P1™, by the presence of a fixed-height wing which sits more than 400mm above the sculpted rear bodywork – an increase of over 100mm of the adjustable wing on the road car. The weight saving measures on the McLaren P1™ GTR combine to strip out 50kg over the road-going model. The chemically toughened glass panels in the roof have been replaced with carbon fibre panels to give the cabin a more enclosed, cocooned environment, as has the engine bay cover. The lightweight windscreen from the McLaren P1™ road car, measuring just 3.2mm thick, has been retained, while the side windows are now motorsport-specification polycarbonate with a sliding ‘ticket window' on the driver's side. The lower bodywork is trimmed with a sleek aerodynamic blade as previewed on the design concept, which cleans the flow of air along the car's flanks. The front track is 80mm wider than the road-going McLaren P1™ and with its aggressively profiled front splitter, the also car sits 50mm lower to the ground on centre-locking 19-inch motorsport alloy wheels shod with Pirelli slick tyres.
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