At this year's Geneva Motor Show - as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations -McLaren will be showing the XP1 LM prototype, which was derived from the Le Mans winner (1995) as a limited road-going version.
The 1995 XP1 LM adopted the specifications of the endurance racer (chassis, engine, transmission), but was modified to such an extent that the vehicle could be approved for road use. The 1995 Le Mans victory was celebrated with the production of this car in small series. Back then, the McLaren racing cars had dominated their first outing in the endurance classic (1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 13th place).
Andy Wallace managed the sprint to 100 mph, including braking to a stop, in 11.5 seconds at Alconbury in one of the five F1 LM production cars produced in 1999, which could be noted as a record. At that time, 60 MPH could be achieved in less than 4 seconds. The top speed was around 225 miles per hour with an engine output of around 680 HP. The lower top speed compared to today's McLaren road cars can be explained by the wing structure and thus poorer aerodynamic values.
In Geneva, the young orange-colored classic will be used to present the new McLaren P1 model in the right light.
Interesting anecdote: The XP1 LM prototype is said to have been promised to Lewis Hamilton by Ron Dennis in the event of a second world championship title for McLaren. Apparently the prospects of this prototype, valued at four million pounds, were not enough for Hamilton to stay with McLaren ...
