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This story, of Champions and Challengers, is not just a record of our triumphs or a celebration of our products. It is an invitation into the McLaren family, into our world of achievement and into the spirit that drives everything we do.
The Measure of a life
The Measure of a Life
Bruce McLaren with the Tasman Cup in 1964. Triumphant, but thoughtful. Behind the photograph is a story of resolve, of vision… and of profound loss.
The 1964 Tasman Series marked the first championship won by McLaren, the company that bore his name. It was a moment of significance, not just a race victory, but the beginning of something enduring. McLaren the team had arrived. But Bruce McLaren, the man, had long since learned that success rarely comes without cost.
W1
W1: THE REAL SUPERCAR
What happens when you simply focus on what a real supercar should be? Not a response to legacy. Not a reaction to trend. But a return to first principles — Sensational Power. Ultimate Control. Pure Driver Connection. Authentic Theatre. A clean sheet guided not by what the world expects, but by what we know matters: sensation, clarity, and absolute focus.
Enter the McLaren W1, a car forged, not to follow the lineage, but to celebrate it. To pick up the mantle and take it forward.
To re-establish what a real supercar can be. While some brands bask in the glow of past triumphs, W1 is born of restlessness, a refusal to be confined by the gravity of what had already been achieved. It does not seek to echo the F1 or P1… rather it provokes, questions and challenges them.
The '1' Car Lineage
The ‘1’ Car Lineage: Creating a Legacy
When McLaren created the F1, it did not set out simply to build the best car of all time. It set out to question what a road car could be… to take the focus, engineering and racers’ spirit of a Formula 1 team and turn it, undiluted, into something new.
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Le Mans: 30 Years of Triumph
1995: The Surprise That Shook the World
When McLaren arrived at the Circuit de la Sarthe in 1995, few predicted that a lightly modified road car, the F1 GTR, would walk away with outright victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It was an audacious move, entering a machine designed not as a purebred prototype, but as a road-going supercar adapted for endurance racing. Yet the result was emphatic: first place overall, backed by third, fourth and fifth, against a field of established endurance giants.
2025: Celebrating the Legacy
Today, we celebrate three decades since that extraordinary victory.
The 750S Le Mans Special Edition, unveiled this year, is not just a tribute but a tangible embodiment of that historic moment. The first time a 750S has been offered with the MSO High Downforce Kit (HDK), itself inspired by the F1 GTR. It channels the spirit of endurance racing into the most exhilarating road car of its generation.
2027 and Beyond: The Challenger Spirit Reignites
With McLaren's formal announcement of entry into the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), we will once again compete at the highest level of endurance racing.
Champions and Challengers, Inseparably Bound
As we mark 30 years since our historic Le Mans victory, we do so not merely as custodians of a great legacy, but as architects of the next chapter. We are both champions, honouring a victory that reshaped the racing world, and challengers, unwilling to stand still, hungry to prove once again that the extraordinary is always just beyond the horizon.
mso
MSO: The Art of the Bespoke
Within McLaren, there is a realm where engineering meets artistry, where individuality is not an option but an expectation. This is McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the division that transforms extraordinary cars into one-of-one expressions of personal vision, elevating each creation beyond the merely exceptional.
Class of 2025
The Class Of 2025: A Family of Challengers
In our current range, McLaren presents three distinct supercars: the 750S, Artura, and GTS. Each born from a singular commitment to excellence, yet each charting its own path.
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