F1 Gt Longtail
The very first 1997 f1 gtr longtail development chassis 19r was completed on november 18 1996 in parallel with the aforementioned three road legal cars.
F1 gt longtail. The f1 gtr longtail is a huge part of mclarens history having inspired a handful of other models including the new 675lt. But when the fia gt championship was born from the bpr global. Mclaren built its prototype longtail f1 gt road car the silverstone green example with chassis number 56xpgt eight road cars before the second f1 gt the sultan of bruneis black plus 10 percent flare exterior known as 54f1gt and the originally dark burgundy 58f1gt that went to the zaz automotive museum in japan. Its heavily modified bodywork.
It was powered by the naturally aspirated bmw s702 v12 engine. Mclaren f1 gt longtail in true longtail fashion lanzantes p1 gt features a longer rear section realized by a new diffuser jutting rearward. Its not just one of ten f1 gtr longtails its the first of them. And up above is a massive rear wing that together with.
The vehicle made an apperance during the. The 1997 spec mclaren f1 gtr longtail is rare breed of race car that was made after homologation of three f1 gt street. An opportunity of a lifetime and certainly a bucket list moment for any petrolhead we spent the morning with tom hartley junior and his mclaren f1 gtr longt. The f1 debuted in racing in 1995 as the f1 gtr competing in the british gt championship fia gt championship and the 24 hours of le mans to name a few.
History behind the mclaren f1 gtr longtail the success of the mclaren f1 gtr in 1995 and 1996 didnt go unnoticed in the racing world. The most famous and rare of the gtrs is.