F1 Lm
Five of the 64 were originally built in lm for le mans specification honoring the brands victory in the 1995 24 hours of le mans.
F1 lm. In fifth the 70 110 mph increment becomes a yawning 10 second chasm a gaping hole in the f1s previously. And it did so by a solid margin besting the 1995 mclaren f1 that hammered sold in 2017 at bonhams in carmel california for 1562m. 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. It had a top speed of 225 mph 362 kmh which is less than the standard version because of added aerodynamic drag despite identical gear ratios.
Alternatively the engine can be considered a more powerful version of the road going mclaren f1 since they all used the same 61l v12 engine with varying degrees of capabilities. Just 106 were built from 1992 98 and of these only 64 were road legal. 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. The mclaren f1 lm used the same bmw s702 engine as the 1995 f1 gtr but without restrictors which were installed to limit horsepower per fia regulations.
Tonight at 914 pm an lm spec mclaren f1 broke the record for most expensive mclaren sold at public auction with a hammer price of 19805m. In third gear the f1 takes 31 seconds to fire from 60 100 mph while the lm takes 28. In the place of the small dynamic rear wing there is a considerably. Mclarens f1 is among the most coveted of modern era supercars.
These are not f1 lms. The mclaren f1 lm is a street legal version of the f1 gtr racecar built to celebrate the 5 f1 gtrs that finished the 1995 24 hours of le mans race. Appearing at le mans with seven f1 gtrs in six privateer teams f1 gtrs stormed to an impressive victory finishing in 1st 3rd 4th 5th and 13th places. Still the massive result fell shy of this f1s low estimate.