The arrival of the LMGT3 class to the World Endurance Championship opened the door for several new manufacturers to enter, among them McLaren.
McLaren entered the sportscar racing folklore in 1995 when it claimed an against-the-odds victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with the F1 GTR. Running a car based on the road-going F1, which itself developed a cult following over the next two decades, the factory-supported Kokusai Kaihatsu squad capitalised on heavy rain at Circuit de la Sarthe to beat purpose-built prototypes in the biggest endurance race of all.
McLaren was present at this month’s Qatar 1812Km with a sizeable team of personnel, but it intends to cut down on factory support in the coming races as United gets the hang of the updated 720S GT3 EVO. “Here we have got four or five engineers and two managers,” McDonagh says in Qatar. “But we have got people back at our home base as well. This is the first race for us. We really want to ensure that the car is as it should be going into this race, so we have not held back on any support.
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