McLaren Sportscars

[old man]

Now comes the news that TRG are to race the McLaren Mercedes originally intended "only as a one make Gentlemen's Racer". It will be interesting to see how it does and then contemplate how many exist

[Tim the Grey]

Looks like a facelifted F1 to me...

[old man]

[zac510]

The F1 Le Mans and GT projects were pretty heavily focused on privateer money rather than factory team + sponsorship.

I guess it all depends whether the privateers want to jump on board and run a McLaren GT car. I dare say there'll be a few who will

[dxk1]

Originally Posted by old man

Now comes the news that TRG are to race the McLaren Mercedes originally intended "only as a one make Gentlemen's Racer". It will be interesting to see how it does and then contemplate how many exist

In which series will they be racing this car?

DK

[zac510]

That SLR was built by RML anyway wasn't it? Nowt to do with McLaren.

[dangerman]

SPEED World Challenge GT

[CTD]

Gt3, Gt2??

[Simmi]

Dug out an old McLaren thread with the announcement of the new P1. The spiritual successor to the F1.



Commence salivating and speculating about if/where this thing could race...

[CTD]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Dug out an old McLaren thread with the announcement of the new P1. The spiritual successor to the F1.



Commence salivating and speculating about if/where this thing could race...

Challenge accepted!

My first though was actually how much it reminds me of the Corvette DP

[TheNewBob]

Originally Posted by Simmi

Dug out an old McLaren thread with the announcement of the new P1. The spiritual successor to the F1.



Commence salivating and speculating about if/where this thing could race...

Yuhk. The whole thing just looks all wrong. Horrific.

[CTD]

P1 could also be a reference to a future Le Mans project .

The F1 was supposed to be F1 technologies put in a road car. Perhaps the P1 is the same, just reversed.

[Koenigsegg]

That thing will never race, I'm sure of it. They have to downgrade it massively, that thing has 1000hp and KERS. It doesn't seem logic at all to downgrade that, just for racing.

How many road cars do you know with similar hp figures that were turned into race cars? Exactly, none.

McLaren will continue racing with the MP4-12C.

[Simmi]

If the Le Mans rules ever got opened out a bit it would be amazing to see this thing.

Or a hybrid supercar 'GTLM' class or something similar.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by TheNewBob

Yuhk. The whole thing just looks all wrong. Horrific.

Eye of the beholder Bob - I think it's absolutely glorious.

[urdragon]

Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

That thing will never race, I'm sure of it. They have to downgrade it massively, that thing has 1000hp and KERS. It doesn't seem logic at all to downgrade that, just for racing.

How many road cars do you know with similar hp figures that were turned into race cars? Exactly, none.

According to Ron Dennis, that car this time is designed for circuit, whoever purchase this car will not have the skills to race it (Except F1 drivers):

“Our aim is not necessarily to be the fastest in absolute top speed but to be the quickest and most rewarding series production road car on a circuit,” McLaren Automotive managing director Antony Sheriff said. “It is the true test of a supercar’s all round ability and a much more important technical statement. Our goal is to make the McLaren P1 the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar ever made.”

[CTD]

Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

That thing will never race, I'm sure of it. They have to downgrade it massively, that thing has 1000hp and KERS. It doesn't seem logic at all to downgrade that, just for racing.

How many road cars do you know with similar hp figures that were turned into race cars? Exactly, none.

McLaren will continue racing with the MP4-12C.

There is nothing stopping Mclaren using the engine in a 2014 LMP car, as they can do what they want with engine displacement, as long as it doesn't use too much fuel.
So it can be raced, just not in the GT classes we know

[Salamus]

I don't find it appealing at all! I'll stick with the F1

[MitchZ06]

P1 won't be raced. No point.

However....MP4-12C GTE on the other hand...

[TF110]

Doesn't look anything like a Vette DP. Maybe the canopy shape and width, but it's aerodynamics probably put the DP to shame. This ISN'T the final car (it's called a design study). So it may look different in some ways when it's in production.

[Mal]

I wonder why they have called it the 'P1'......

[TF110]

P1 can mean 1st position. So the lingo goes in line with what Ron Dennis has said about the car and what they want it to be.

[MitchZ06]

Because McLaren wants it to be Pole which is 1st place...

[Mt. Lynx]

There really should be a LM class for this type of exotics. I can think of several cars that fits - P1, Agera R, 918, CX75, Avendator, Huayra, Enzo successor. Just have them meet FIA safety standards for racing and slap on slicks. Call the class "GTP" for old times sake.

[MagVanisher]

Originally Posted by Mt. Lynx

There really should be a LM class for this type of exotics. I can think of several cars that fits - P1, Agera R, 918, CX75, Avendator, Huayra, Enzo successor. Just have them meet FIA safety standards for racing and slap on slicks. Call the class "GTP" for old times sake.

I think "GTX" is the most appropriate term for exotic race cars. Still, in order to be feasible, they have to create a tube-frame chassis to save costs. You don't want a works team to bankrupt for maintaining an exotic race car...