McLaren's shock Le Mans win - 1995 race highlights
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2019
- McLaren never intended for its F1 three-seater supercar to race, nor did it want the GTR version it hurriedly developed for a select group of customers early in 1995 to go to Le Mans in year one. But an irresistible momentum took the BMW-powered machine into competition, straight to Le Mans in its first season and then all the way to an unlikely victory in the world's toughest endurance race.
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for those casual F1 fans that claim its "just a road car with a wing".... here are the stats.
the F1 GTR was based upon the road car, that's not special, all GT cars are based on road cars. that's the class it enetered.
the engine required homologation for the GT class, the power wasn't the issue, it was the power to weight ratio, and rather than making the car heavier, mclaren opted to reduce the power from 627ps (not HP) to 600ps using restrictors.
the bodywork was 90% factory, other than a front splitter, incorporating the front bumper too, rear bumper, rear diffuser, side skirts, rear spoiler, front luggage area and engine cover, which were changed for either lighter versions (plastic engine cover was thinner lexan)
the interior had all of the sound deadening material removed, carpets, passenger seats, radio (including the lightweight Kenwood cd changer) clocks, wiring, fuses, door cards, roof lining, dashboard etc, all replaced with racing versions for safety requirements.
brakes were upgraded to carbon ceramic Formula 1 technology for the repeated stops on the mulsanne.
the exhaust system had been made more free flowing, removing the huge titanium silencer in the process.
all the rubber in the suspension was replaced with rose joints.
custom suspension arms were used.
the ducted fan used to help stick the car to the road at speed, was removed
the fuel cell was upgraded to a competition fuel cell.
but nothing was done to the car that couldn't be reversed, famously the Sultan of brunai has 6 or 7 mclaren F1's, including one of the cars that ran in this race, converted to a road car.
don't confuse the F1 GTR with the F1LM wich was a tribute to the 1995 winning cars.
the main difference between the LM and the GTR, well the LM still had its seats, all 3 of them. but due to it not having a roll cage, it was 49KG lighter than the race car, the engine was tuned for more power too boasting 680HP, the bodywork in "high downforce" models (there were only ever 5 in total) was identical to the GTR race car apart from an engraving on the rear wing noting "1995 LM winners" and some grilles in the openings for road regulations.
the final drive was also higher to facilitate faster acceleration than the road car. but coupled with the higher RPM of the engine, this was not what limited the top speed to 225mph, it was aerodynamics that did that. it also had steel brakes, albeit bigger ones than the standard road car.
interestingly, the 1996 F1 LM high downforce pack (with only 1 being in factory orange and later ones repainted) it had the same power to weight ratio of the Mclaren P1.
the F1 LM road car was the fastest, most powerful and lightest of all the F1's including the GTR race car and the longtail.
the GTR race car was NOT just a road car with slicks.
there is a road legal longtail GTR that was the mclaren test car, it raced at LM and was then passed around collectors in various countries, mainly japan, where it raced in LARK colours, it now resides in England, back at its home, in the original prototype livery of the pink and yellow scribbles, albeit now in road trim rather than race trim.
it does come with all of its spare parts though, should anyone who buys the 30+mil car, to turn it back into a race car.
thankyou, that needed to be said. The F1 is still my favourite ever car and I go weak at the knees whenever I see one, but the internet BS is getting out of hand!
You’re right, it’s not just a road car with slicks. But the reason why that saying’s become popular is because the sentiment is rather accurate; the McLaren F1 GTR was remarkably close to the road going variant, with the vast majority of the changes being made in order to make the car regulation compliant or being simple weight stripping.
ok nerd
@@hiddenleafguy4576 yes, but not to the GTR LM. The GTR LM came out AFTER the Lemans winning GTR The race car . The changes between the road car and the race car were vast. Much like every other car on the grid.
Thanks for the info bro, never knew that
This was the last time a GT class beat an LMP1 (or equivalent) I think.
true..
Well the Porsche 911 RSR won Petit Le Mans some years ago against DPIs and LMP2s.
And that's mainly because of the weather conditions, numerous mechanical problems, etc.
I will swallow you most fanboys don’t understand this
@@JustSomeDinosaurPerson It's and endurance race after all.
This is great, less click bait F1 and more of this please
Yes... but please don’t spoil it all in the title
@@soholmgaming :
This is not a movie. You can't spoil history.
This is why the McLaren F1 is an automotive legend and why they are worth many millions of pounds today. Still the ultimate supercar.
That black livery McLaren F1 GTR was so nice! Timeless art.
The F1 GTR is such a timeless car, and a prime example of wonderful machinery.
To win F1,Indy 500 and Le Mans is perfect achievement for McLaren.
And if i'm not mistaken, the McLaren F1 is all stock except for the wing
they have to downgrade the car and add a ballast it if i recall correctly
@@MrBlazeDemingo I may be wrong but I believe it was almost 100hp under powered compared to the street car as well
jonny j
F1 is alltogether as far as we came to reaching the automotive perfection, to this very day.
However, Murray is working on its succsesor, and its bound to be bloody brilliant.
@@drazenbudis7881 Wow really? Will it be a center steering car as well?
@@kinggoten Why would they downgrade for racing? That's the most idiotic thing to say. The GTR definitely was the most powerful, though we don't see it here.
The McLaren F1. My favourite car of all time. ❤
Andretti: I think Ericsson hit us
LOL
Hahahahahaha
That, my friends, is why this car is an absolute legend.
McLaren F1 is one of the most beautiful cars in LeMans history
EVER...
Of all time
It is lovely; for the GT tho; I'd take the Lister Storm.
That car was frigging beautiful.
This is amazing, please do more of the historic le mans reviews 😃
One of the very few times that le mans was not won by the highest spec class!
These were very dark years for prototype racing. After Group C it took several years for Le Mans prototypes to be interesting again.
Yet the manufacturers disappeared until the late 2010s.
McLaren cheated!!!!.......That car was from the future
FIA ban time machines
-10 Second Penal-wait a minute.
A GT car wins the race outright with Mario Abdretti trying to run it down in a prototype! What a Legend
Mclaren!
Triple crown!!! Let’s hope Alonso is next
@@moose17m84 Lol no
You mean dallara won indy 500
@@alfarosiarsita all cars are spec, what's your point
McLaren F1 legendary car
For JJ Lehto this was a boost to his confidence after a bit of a nightmare 1994 as (one of 3) teammate to Michael Schumacher at Benetton. While Schumacher went on to win the Championship, Lehto had only one points finish (1 point by virtue of 6th place, promoted by Christian Fittipaldi getting disqualified in Canada) in the whole of 1994
He was third in 1991 Sanmarino GP in Dallara. Also had decent results with Sauber F1 team in 1993.
What's better?
A vehicle prototype that's barely track legal, build with it's only intention to be the perfect car for the circuit of La sarthe
OR
spoiler in mclaren 😳
What a year that was -- this was my 2nd Le Mans and to see a British GT car beat prototypes on the first time at the circuit was pretty special..
I hope you fellows are not only jumping the wagon of Le Mans being hot on the pan these few days and actively keep us fed with new content on WSPC.
Its historically very important championship and it needs every help to come back to its glory days !
*WEC.
@@breizhcatalonia1993 the name historically most connected to the championship is WSPC, WEC is most recent.
The inconsistency of the championship is one of the biggest problems of the popularity. And name is big part of that.
I knew that F1 was a le mans winner, I didn't knew that he was the OVERALL winner
Wish thered be some longer highlight clips of different le mans races
This was supposed to be the year Mario Andretti would become only the second man in history to win the F1 title, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24-hour race after Graham Hill did it in the 60s. Alas, mechanical problems meant he would fall short of his goal. The only driver close to equaling Graham Hill is Fernando Alonso, but racing at Indy with his current F1 contract is looking to be quite difficult, and it's possible that he never gets the chance to race the Indy 500 again.
would love to see some additional coverage of this years Le Mans or sportscar racing in general. more entertaining that F1 of late and doesnt get nearly enough attention. The GTPro class of both IMSA and WEC has been some of the best racing iv seen in a long long time.
Wec app.
On GT Sport this car is a beast
The year I was born. Racing today is great; but man I wish I was coherent back then.
Those Welter WRs have always fascinated me, such a striking and unique design. They were never really expected or perhaps even intended to finish the race, but to set records.
2:52 little did he know what the cars value would be today and that he helped it get to that value.
I remember watching this live. Just fantastic
Great content
Good lord the GTR looks incredible in all black ⚫😍😍
GT2 class winner are Team Kunimitsu including the drift king himself Tsuchiya
What a year for GT cars at LM 95 was. Not only the F1 won, but you would find in the race XJ220s, F40s, EB110 (Or they raced in 94?. Dont remember) NSX, Skyline, Supra, Callaway Corvettes, Venturi, Sard, Alpine A420, and of course 911s
Back in the days when a GT could give some fight to a LMP.
Not anymore boi
Legendary Car
Incroyable!
Weirdly the McLaren F1 team kinda sucked from 94-96 and went winless. yet their GT car pulled off a win at fucking Le Mans.
Legendary
I still remember that Ferté who drove a F40LM, won the next race at Anderstorp. And in the after race interview, he said many people thought the Ferrrari was fragile, but that day his race car still used the same engine and gearbox from Le Mans.
I really want to believe this, however, all those main or minor machanical failures just kept the Ferrari away from winning. It's technical issue, it's bad luck and it's also part of the race.
Why are the other videos in the playlist private?
What a treat. Thank you.
I have always wondered what happens to all of these cars of the past. Where do they go?
Ebay
Museums and private collections.
wow impressive and their first time at it.
Digging these recap videos.
Gordon Murray is a genius.
The last proper GT to win.
I was there, watching, not driving. ;) Recommended experience for all motorsports fans. You could get over the infield and watch on the Mulsanne Straight too if you could dodge security ... Happy memories.
Oh God I love, I adore *RACING*
Petit Le Mans 2015 as well. GT cars are generally better in the wet-weather conditions than prototypes. They capitalized on this advantage in 2015.
anybody realize that the McLaren F1 in this race only had a added wing and race tires everything else was stock
Not quite but close to it.
The motor's power had to be reduced so it could enter the GT class and I'm pretty sure a racing grade gearbox was put in as well.
Well, they did strip the interior, added safety and telemetry equipment, redesigned the body work, and replaced some rubber bushings with polymer ones. Other than that, yes, it was mechanically pretty much the same as the roadcar.
Not really but it's the most stockish car that had entered le mans
Bodywork interior and fuel cell was changed
Courage is a French team. As in 'Coo-rarj'.
The way this commentator says it is the equivalent of calling Jaguar 'Yagwar'.
Favorit car In Midnight club 3
OMG #1 MCLAREN FOREVER
Back in tha days when you would give a kidney for a McLaren
Now you need around 50 kidneys.
This day marks the 25th anniversary of the legendary McLaren F1
I want one before I die!
The Mclaren F1 GTR!
Congratulations, you can read and see pictures.
@@powerplantzone3944 Thank you!
But can you listen?
@@powerplantzone3944 I can eat
You have failed.
That middle seat must've given the drivers a hard time getting in and out
That was nice.
It wasn't a gearbox issue that was slowing Andy Wallace down in the 51 car at 3:03, it was all the dirt on the side of the car messing up the aerodynamics!
@@petersharpless7815 It's true that it was a gearbox issue. Graham Humphrys said all the F1s had these problems because the exposed gear linkage mechanism was filling with water and dirt from the wet conditions, and solved the problem by filling the affected area with WD-40 at every pit stop.
@@petersharpless7815 Do you know why the side of the car turned black?
😎👍 Last time TV Eurosport video arhiv Le Mans 24h
Mclaren f1 so nice to drive in rain
Other cars on full send:
“Why do i hear boss music?”
the only important thing is the lap time in the end
rain stopped the faster ones
Ferrari 250 LM won in 1965, was intended to be entered in the GT class but Ferrari didn't end up making enough to qualify so they entered the P class and won. Similar to the Macca, the Ferrari was raced more or less as delivered, a road legal GT.
Gotta love how the 2-seaters are winning in 1995, and it just went back to the edgy 1-seaters again.
Current LMP1 cars are technically still 2-seaters. They do have space for a 2nd person in the car.
The power of Ueno clinic .....:0
XD
McLaren F1 best car ever built
The McLaren F1.... every guys favorite speed car before the Koenigsegg and Bugattis 😋
DharK-NataL still prettier and cool factor is higher
It is still my favorite.
Same here boys, never gets old
And still far better car than any of Bugattis and Koenigsegg
you wont see buggattis and koenigseggs race le mans
as much as id like to!
The winner is a team Kokusai Kaihatsu Team. Used a McLaren F1. So its strange that the team isn't from McLaren but a private team
Sponsored by a clinic which specializes in...ahem
What if they made a better version of the Mclaren F1 based on the original design, quadruple the horsepower, Became an Awd, and they had improved the engine so it could reach 240+100mph ? Estimate what could happen.
J.J LEHTO
Well done Blighty.
I'd love to see a true GT car compete again with prototypes for the overall win someday.
You might just, they have announced a new category to replace LMP1 with a hypercar class.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie is confirmed so far along with a Toyota Gazoo Racing entrant.
@@Zerofightervi valkrie amr pro vs 919 hybrid?
@@justina9914 I don't know what car Porsche will be entering but I believe this is the idea.
@@Zerofightervi I am really looking forward the the wec hypercar, but kind of sad to see lmp1 being cancelled
@@justina9914 Unfortunately Ferrari & Ford seem to have dropped out of the talks already for this new class, hopefully it won't end before it begins.
didn't get to hear how any of those cars sounded :-/ The music was great though
Don’t give the current McLaren any ideas. They need to sort out their F1 team first.
Sloppy Toons they better have learnt their lesson from indy
The 1995 McLaren F1 was a piece of shit. They saved the year with Le Mans and they are trying to pull off the same in other competitions.
SPOILER: They won't
@@LogieT2K And what's the lesson?
Dimas Terol Piece of shit, what now?
And it looks like it’s back with the F1 team
This music is more important in this film. Came for cars but got music while some guy is talking.
That's $25 million-plus on wheels!
Does anyone know the name of the music in the background?
Cool 👍
That BMW V12 6.1 won the race
JJ Lehto? Didnt know that nice.
McLaren was like, " I'm so good baby I don't care".
Great historic win for the Mac F1.
Shame there was no mention or clip of the Honda NSX which took the GT2 crown particularly as it was this car that inspired Gordon Murray to design and build the F1 in the first place.
Of course, Murray did wish the NSX had more power, and that was one of the things he wished to solve with the McLaren F1. The 627 horsepower V12 that sits in the F1 right now gives it more power than the NSX, but most other design specifications remain NSX inspired.
The McLaren F1 is an amazing car, no doubt, but it owes a great deal of gratitude to the NSX for its excellent design and handling.
This video wasn’t about the design of the F1. It specifically talks about their race win at Le Mans
He asked Honda to make him a 580hp engine at no more than 180kg including exaust....Honda refused. The crown goes to Paul Roche and BMW. The F1 was mainly about the engine, and what an engine it is!
@@bujfvjg7222 They wanted Honda to make a V12 but Honda wouldn't make anything bigger than a V8 and McLaren didn't want to use forced induction to make the kind of power they got.
Epic
David vs Goliath battle.
Crazy I was born this same year, meanwhile people were already driving McLaren race cars 🏎
He said the team was 60% none Mclaren engineers.
Back when engineering played a big role in winning and not who can stick the biggest turbo to a basic lightweight shell.
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So, was this the first time a GT car to beat all prototypes and win the race?
No, in 1965 a Ferrari 250 LM won, then on 1979 a Porsche 935 Kremer K3 LM won.
Where's the NSX GT2 at ??
Can you do a review of the 99 le mans please
ruclips.net/video/CYvdNNjt5vo/видео.html Been on youtube for years.
I wonder if this was Clive James narrating. RIP.
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Man who are all those people in the pits?