There is a first time for everything and this time it also comes for McLaren, which will race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in all three Triple Crown races in the same year with the 720S GT3
The announcement comes directly from McLaren itself, which will race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The British team will compete against the Italian team Ferrari, who recently revealed the new livery of the 499P. McLaren will compete using the brand new one 720S GT3 Evo for the FIA World Endurance Championship. The new car is presented with the livery with the classic black and orange theme and with a front air intake flanked on both sides. The tires are wrapped in meatier wheel arches that replace last season’s Pirelli ones. It will be a pair of these cars which will have the numbers 59 and 95 to remember McLaren’s victory at Le Mans in 1995 with the F1 GTR. Furthermore the rear wing is also wider and gives us the feeling of being able to resist anything.
Is McLaren ready for the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
We don’t know anything about it yet M840T 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 enginebut theoretically its power should be between 550 and 600 horses. Let’s remember that most of this car focuses onaerodynamic efficiency rather than brute force. We therefore expect this new car’s exterior improvements to improve the time it previously took to complete a lap by a second or two. The CEO of United Autosports, Richard Dean, spoke about McLaren’s new partners for next season. Here is what was stated:
The design has racing heritage at its heart, harkening back to the 1995 Le Mans winner whilst being part of the current McLaren family. This is an exciting addition to the 2024 McLaren line-up and completes a picture also made up of Formula 1, IndyCar and Formula E. They all look like winning cars, we have big ambitions.
Speaking of ambitions, this will also be the first time MclAren will compete in all three Triple Crown races in the same year, as he has won each of the three events in the past. The new WEC season will begin on March 2 in Qatar and we will see six drivers compete in eight races, including Le Mans. McLaren had not competed in this race since 1997.
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