A supercar of extraordinary class, the roaring roar of a V12 naturally aspirated engine and a British masterpiece in the legendary Harrods livery on the Nürburgring. Today, our weekly archive review focuses on the spectacular McLaren F1 GTR.
In 1995, GT racing experienced a furious renaissance through the BPR Global GT Series. The series brought the world’s most fascinating sports cars back to the long-distance track and also made stops in the Eifel region.
Here we see the McLaren F1 GTR with the start number 9, driven by the team Mach One Racing. In its striking yellow-green livery, it is displayed in the London luxury store Harrods The chassis #06R was one of the absolute crowd favorites of the season. Powered by a 6.0-liter V12 engine from BMW Motorsport with a power output of around 600 hp, the F1 GTR was the car that had to be beaten in 1995.
At the 4-hour race at the Nürburgring, the two British racing greats Andy Wallace and Justin Bell drove the car. The duo showed a typically strong performance and fought at the top of the highly competitive field. After a hard race, the Harrods McLaren finally crossed the finish line in an excellent fifth overall position. Just a few weeks later, exactly this chassis with a third place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans would finally achieve legendary status.