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From
the beginning, the competition version is looking like a formidable racing
car. Mc Laren enters seven F1 GTR at the ’95 edition of Le Mans.
Furthermore, five from the seven Mc Laren safely reach the finish line,
and four are in the top five! the car has only received minor modifications
for the race. . The body is made of carbon fibre, the BMW engine, a V12
with 6000 cm3 and 640 CV. Gulf, the prestigious sponsor, chose
two Mc Laren: n°24 and 25. The drivers of the Mc Laren n°24 are
Sala, Bellm, and Blundell. The drivers of the Mc Laren n°25 are Alliot,
Owen-Jones, and Raphanel. The n°24 reaches the fourth in overall placing.
But Mc Laren n°25 had less lucky: P. Alliot crashed quite heavily
out of the race in the 7th hour and became the first Mc Laren
retirement. First participation and scratch victory, in 1995 the Mc Laren
GTR is certainly the most exceptional GT. |