Friday 28th May 2010

McLaren F1 20th Birthday Bash

Pic Gallery: Biggest ever F1 collection gathers at Woking party

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McLaren has issued some great new pictures of its 20th Anniversary bash celebrating the start of the F1 supercar programme.

The firm invited F1 owners past and present to a celebration dinner at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England last month. The following day, after an insight into McLaren Automotive's plans for a future range of high performance sports cars, the owners were treated to a display of 21 McLaren F1 road and race cars, apparently the largest number of F1 cars ever assembled in one place.

Ron Dennis, McLaren Automotive Executive Chairman, said:
"The F1 is a technological tour-de-force and a real triumph in terms of packaging and design. Whether endurance racing or on road, it is supremely fast, agile and yet comfortable. Its styling is enduring and will never fade. I enjoy driving mine more today than ever before because I find its technical purity highly satisfying; the F1 remains one of McLaren's proudest achievements."

McLaren's celebration of the 20th anniversary of the F1 will continue throughout the year, and you can see both the F1 and 12C together at this summer's Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place from 2-4 July 2010. So you'll be needing a ticket then!

For F1 spotters, the table below lists all the different McLaren F1 iterations:

Model	F1 Roadcar	F1 GTR Racecar	F1 LM Roadcar
Year of production	1993-98	1995	1996
Examples built	64	9	5
Engine	BMW V12	BMW V12	BMW V12
Cubic Capacity	6064 cc	6064cc	6064cc
Engine Management	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection
Power output (bhp)	627	600	680
Transmission	Transverse 6-speed Limited Slip Differential	Aluminium case transverse 6-speed, LSD	Transverse 6-speed Racing Unit, LSD
Chassis	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque
Body	Carbon fibre composite panels	Carbon fibre composite panels	Carbon fibre composite panels
Front Suspension	Double wishbones, Ground Plane Sheer centre sub-frame light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, anti-roll bar	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, anti-roll bar	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension	Double wishbones, Inclined Axis Sheer mounting, light alloy damper/coaxle coil spring, toe-in/toe-out control links	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/coaxle coil spring	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/coaxle coil spring
Brakes F/R	Outboard 13/12in ventilated discs	Outboard 15/14in ventilated carbon discs	Outboard 13/12in ventilated discs
Wheels: Diameter x Width F/R	17x9/17x11.5in	18x10.85/18x13in	18x10.85/18x13in
Tyres F/R	Goodyear F1, Michelin SX-MXX3	Michelin	Michelin SX-MXX3
Length	169in/4292mm	169in/4292mm	171.8in/4365mm
Width	71.6in/1820mm	71.6in/1820mm	71.6in/1820mm
Height	44.8in/1140mm	44.8in/1140mm	44.1in/1120mm
Wheelbase	107in/2718mm	107in/2718mm	107in/2718mm
Track F/R	61.7/58in / 1568/1472mm	61.3/58.6in / 1558/1488mm	61.8/57.6in / 1570/1464mm
Weight	2502lb/1140kg	2315lb/1050kg	2341lb/1062kg

Model	F1 GTR Racecar	F1 GT Roadcar	F1 GTR Racecar
Year of production	1996	1997	1997
Examples built	9	3	10
Engine	BMW V12	BMW V12	BMW V12
Cubic Capacity	6064 cc	6064cc	5990cc
Engine Management	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection	TAG 3.12 Ignition/Injection
Power output (bhp)	600	627	600
Transmission	Magnesium case transverse 6-speed Limited Slip Differential	Transverse 6-speed, Limited Slip Differential	Magnesium case transverse 6-speed
Chassis	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque	Carbon fibre reinforced composite monocoque
Body	Carbon fibre composite panels	Carbon fibre composite panels	Carbon fibre composite panels
Front Suspension	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/coaxle coil spring, anti-roll bar	Double wishbones, Ground Plane Sheer centre sub-frame light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, anti-roll bar	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring	Double wishbones, Inclined Axis Sheer mounting, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring, toe-in/toe-out control links	Double wishbones, light alloy damper/co-axial coil spring
Brakes F/R	Outboard 15/14in ventilated carbon discs	Outboard 13/12in ventilated discs	Outboard 15/14in ventilated carbon discs
Wheels: Diameter x Width F/R	18x10.85/18x13in	18x10.85/18x13in	18x10.85/18x13in
Tyres F/R	Michelin	Michelin	Michelin
Length	172in/4367mm	194in/4928mm	194.2in/4933mm
Width	74.8in/1900mm	76.4in/1940mm	75.6in/1920mm
Height	42.9in/1090mm	47.2in/1200mm	47.2in/1200mm
Wheelbase	107in/2718mm	107in/2718mm	107.2in/2723mm
Track F/R	61.3/58.6in / 1558/1488mm	63.3/62.3in / 1620/1582mm	63.7/62.3in / 1617/1582mm
Weight	2231lb/1012kg	2469lb/1120kg	2017lb/915kg

[LukeBird]

Amazing stuff!
No doubt, still most peoples' dream car on here!

[soad]

LukeBird said:

No doubt, still most peoples' dream car on here!

Still looks so fresh, mean lines - superb performance too.

[b14]

• spent*

I would literally sell my family to have a McLaren F1

[AndrewW-G]

Does anybody know who's the blue F1 (5th along in the group photo) with the high wing mirrors is?

[Dr G]

AndrewW-G said:

Does anybody know who's the blue F1 (5th along in the group photo) with the high wing mirrors is?

DAMN YOU!

[snotrag]

AndrewW-G said:

Does anybody know who's the blue F1 (5th along in the group photo) with the high wing mirrors is?

I was just about to make a similar comment..

[E21_Ross]

simply amazing. i think the days of these types of cars are over. circa 1100kgs and over 600bhp is mental. supercars these days usually are 200+ kgs heavier due to safety regs and stuff.

this is, and always has been, my favourite car.

[mister.t]

"Flemke, is this your McLaren?"

What a beautiful sight

[geordied355]

Absolutley superb, I've always loved the maclaren f1, they just don't make supercars like they used to. I'd love a gtr in orange please

[Great Pretender]

Any chance we could have some wallpapers? The Jag POTW isn't doing it for me (neither has the last two weeks for that matter).

[thehardman07]

I'll take the one with....... Oh who am I trying to kid, I'll take ANY one of them!

Always remember Tiff giving one gravy on a track on old Top Gear. I think even he was shocked at how brutal and intense it was.

[Transmitter Man]

One of my favourite images;



Phil

[Not Ideal]

wow - what a gathering!

I presume most of those cars are UK based as well..??

[Dagnut]

Quite simply the greatest car ever made. So far head when it came out,is still as as fast as most hypercars today.. no other car can claim to be competitive 10 years on let alone 18.

[lionrampant]

Token: They don't make 'em like this any more.

[Tony*T3]

Read all about it in last weeks Evo.....

[Baked_bean]

The article in EVO is really good, just read it. I agree about the potw, any picture will do. The F1 really is my dream car, i can't think of anything id prefer and doubt there will be. I was only 5-6 when it came out so it is also my poster car.

[dpbird90]

geordied355 said:

Absolutley superb, I've always loved the maclaren f1, they just don't make supercars like they used to. I'd love a gtr in orange please

[melvster]

AndrewW-G said:

Does anybody know who's the blue F1 (5th along in the group photo) with the high wing mirrors is?

Not sure but i think that particular example was featured in Evo Magazine issue 100

[McAndy]

Perfect