McLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97

Masterminded by Gordon Murray, this car is the racing evolution of the high-performance road-going McLaren F1. After its debut in 1995, the car underwent continuous development, culminating in the introduction of this aerodynamically enhanced Long Tail version in 1997. The F1 GTR enjoyed a long racing career, remaining at the forefront of GT competition under privateer teams all the way through to 2003.

McLaren's founder, Bruce McLaren, always wanted to produce a road car that would rival the best in the world. In 1969, he drew up plans to produce road-going cars that were essentially slightly modified Can-Am race machines. These were called the M6GT and M12GT. However, they never amounted to much... ...with only a few prototypes created. His dream was finally realized in the 1990s with perhaps the greatest sports car of all time. Designed by Gordon Murray and equipped with the company's racing know-how, the McLaren F1 road car was born. The car shown here is the McLaren F1 GTR, a race version of the legendary road car. The stock F1 was so powerful that for Le Mans, the engine had to be detuned from 618 HP to 592 HP to comply with regulations. The McLaren F1 powerplant was built by BMW... ...which allowed the F1 GTR to also be raced by BMW's works teams. It has become one of the most popular of the F1 collection of BMW works racers.

The BMW McLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97 can be acquired from the Legend Cars dealer. It was last added on February 26, 2026 for Cr. 20,000,000.