McLaren Automotive and McLaren Special Operations (MSO) have announced plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the F1 GTR’s famous 24 Hours of Le Mans win next month with a special display at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The five examples of the F1 GTR that dominated the 1995 race, including the winning No. 59 car, will return for a parade lap at Le Mans prior to the lights going green for the 83rd running of the world’s greatest endurance event.

Leading the five Le Mans cars on the 8.5-mile victory lap will be the F1 GTR’s spiritual successor, the 986-horsepower P1 GTR. The hybrid supercar will thus make its global dynamic debut on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a privilege very few vehicles can brag about.

The track-exclusive P1 will be driven by former racer Yannick Dalmas, who was part of the winning team in the Ueno Clinic-sponsored car, together with J.J. Lehto and Masanori Sekiya. Lehto and Sekiya will also join the parade, along with owners of the limited-edition 650S Le Mans, which McLaren also launched to celebrate the F1 GTR’s famous win.

On June 18th, 20 years ago, the McLaren GTR won the 24 Hours of Le Mans on its maiden outing at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The No. 59 car took the checkered flag one lap ahead of a Porsche-powered Courage C34. The next three cars to cross the finish line were also F1 GTRs. A fifth GTR took 13th place overall to give McLaren its most convincing performance at Le Mans.

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