Last-ever F1 GTR sports classic Gulf colours
The last-ever McLaren F1 to roll off the Woking production line has turned up for sale in Japan. The car, one of the ‘long-tail’ McLaren GTR race cars, was built in 1997 and run by Gulf Team Davidoff in the oh-so-classic orange and blue colours.
The long-tail Mclaren F1 GTRs were built to meet technical regulation changes for the 1997 Le Mans race and the FIA GT championship, and featured a sequential gearbox as well as the more obvious aerodynamic enhancements
Chassis 028R in action at Donington
A total of 100 GTRs were built, of which just 28 were race cars. This car, chassis number 028R, was originally designated 027R, but was damaged by McLaren during shakedown. It was then rebuilt and became Gulf Team Davidoff’s spare car, but was raced during the second half of the 1997 season.
PH’s Japanese isn’t all that hot, but we’re pretty sure that the Japanese website listing the car doesn’t show a price tag. Still, if this isn’t a case of POA, then we’re not sure what would be.
It’s a fair bet, though, that this piece of motorsport history is going to cost its new owner a solid seven-figure sum.