This was the last time a GT class beat an LMP1 (or equivalent) I think.

That black livery McLaren F1 GTR was so nice! Timeless art.

This is why the McLaren F1 is an automotive legend and why they are worth many millions of pounds today. Still the ultimate supercar.

for those casual F1 fans that claim its "just a road car with a wing".... here are the stats. the F1 GTR was based upon the road car, that's not special, all GT cars are based on road cars. that's the class it enetered. the engine required homologation for the GT class, the power wasn't the issue, it was the power to weight ratio, and rather than making the car heavier, mclaren opted to reduce the power from 627ps (not HP) to 600ps using restrictors. the bodywork was 90% factory, other than a front splitter, incorporating the front bumper too, rear bumper, rear diffuser, side skirts, rear spoiler, front luggage area and engine cover, which were changed for either lighter versions (plastic engine cover was thinner lexan) the interior had all of the sound deadening material removed, carpets, passenger seats, radio (including the lightweight Kenwood cd changer) clocks, wiring, fuses, door cards, roof lining, dashboard etc, all replaced with racing versions for safety requirements. brakes were upgraded to carbon ceramic Formula 1 technology for the repeated stops on the mulsanne. the exhaust system had been made more free flowing, removing the huge titanium silencer in the process. all the rubber in the suspension was replaced with rose joints. custom suspension arms were used. the ducted fan used to help stick the car to the road at speed, was removed the fuel cell was upgraded to a competition fuel cell. but nothing was done to the car that couldn't be reversed, famously the Sultan of brunai has 6 or 7 mclaren F1's, including one of the cars that ran in this race, converted to a road car. don't confuse the F1 GTR with the F1LM wich was a tribute to the 1995 winning cars. the main difference between the LM and the GTR, well the LM still had its seats, all 3 of them. but due to it not having a roll cage, it was 49KG lighter than the race car, the engine was tuned for more power too boasting 680HP, the bodywork in "high downforce" models (there were only ever 5 in total) was identical to the GTR race car apart from an engraving on the rear wing noting "1995 LM winners" and some grilles in the openings for road regulations. the final drive was also higher to facilitate faster acceleration than the road car. but coupled with the higher RPM of the engine, this was not what limited the top speed to 225mph, it was aerodynamics that did that. it also had steel brakes, albeit bigger ones than the standard road car. interestingly, the 1996 F1 LM high downforce pack (with only 1 being in factory orange and later ones repainted) it had the same power to weight ratio of the Mclaren P1. the F1 LM road car was the fastest, most powerful and lightest of all the F1's including the GTR race car and the longtail. the GTR race car was NOT just a road car with slicks. there is a road legal longtail GTR that was the mclaren test car, it raced at LM and was then passed around collectors in various countries, mainly japan, where it raced in LARK colours, it now resides in England, back at its home, in the original prototype livery of the pink and yellow scribbles, albeit now in road trim rather than race trim. it does come with all of its spare parts though, should anyone who buys the 30+mil car, to turn it back into a race car.

This is great, less click bait F1 and more of this please

These were very dark years for prototype racing. After Group C it took several years for Le Mans prototypes to be interesting again.

The F1 GTR is such a timeless car, and a prime example of wonderful machinery.

Andretti: I think Ericsson hit us

One of the very few times that le mans was not won by the highest spec class!

To win F1,Indy 500 and Le Mans is perfect achievement for McLaren.

That car was frigging beautiful.

And if i'm not mistaken, the McLaren F1 is all stock except for the wing

That, my friends, is why this car is an absolute legend.

McLaren F1 is one of the most beautiful cars in LeMans history

The McLaren F1. My favourite car of all time. ❤

What's better? A vehicle prototype that's barely track legal, build with it's only intention to be the perfect car for the circuit of La sarthe OR spoiler in mclaren 😳

This is amazing, please do more of the historic le mans reviews 😃

A GT car wins the race outright with Mario Abdretti trying to run it down in a prototype! What a Legend

What a year for GT cars at LM 95 was. Not only the F1 won, but you would find in the race XJ220s, F40s, EB110 (Or they raced in 94?. Dont remember) NSX, Skyline, Supra, Callaway Corvettes, Venturi, Sard, Alpine A420, and of course 911s

For JJ Lehto this was a boost to his confidence after a bit of a nightmare 1994 as (one of 3) teammate to Michael Schumacher at Benetton. While Schumacher went on to win the Championship, Lehto had only one points finish (1 point by virtue of 6th place, promoted by Christian Fittipaldi getting disqualified in Canada) in the whole of 1994

Mclaren!

McLaren F1 legendary car

GT2 class winner are Team Kunimitsu including the drift king himself Tsuchiya

What a year that was -- this was my 2nd Le Mans and to see a British GT car beat prototypes on the first time at the circuit was pretty special..

I hope you fellows are not only jumping the wagon of Le Mans being hot on the pan these few days and actively keep us fed with new content on WSPC. Its historically very important championship and it needs every help to come back to its glory days !

This was supposed to be the year Mario Andretti would become only the second man in history to win the F1 title, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24-hour race after Graham Hill did it in the 60s. Alas, mechanical problems meant he would fall short of his goal. The only driver close to equaling Graham Hill is Fernando Alonso, but racing at Indy with his current F1 contract is looking to be quite difficult, and it's possible that he never gets the chance to race the Indy 500 again.

I knew that F1 was a le mans winner, I didn't knew that he was the OVERALL winner

Wish thered be some longer highlight clips of different le mans races

McLaren cheated!!!!.......That car was from the future

On GT Sport this car is a beast

2:52 little did he know what the cars value would be today and that he helped it get to that value.

Good lord the GTR looks incredible in all black ⚫😍😍

The year I was born. Racing today is great; but man I wish I was coherent back then.

would love to see some additional coverage of this years Le Mans or sportscar racing in general. more entertaining that F1 of late and doesnt get nearly enough attention. The GTPro class of both IMSA and WEC has been some of the best racing iv seen in a long long time.

I remember watching this live. Just fantastic

Those Welter WRs have always fascinated me, such a striking and unique design. They were never really expected or perhaps even intended to finish the race, but to set records.

Gordon Murray is a genius.

I still remember that Ferté who drove a F40LM, won the next race at Anderstorp. And in the after race interview, he said many people thought the Ferrrari was fragile, but that day his race car still used the same engine and gearbox from Le Mans. I really want to believe this, however, all those main or minor machanical failures just kept the Ferrari away from winning. It's technical issue, it's bad luck and it's also part of the race.

OMG #1 MCLAREN FOREVER

Great content

Digging these recap videos.

Courage is a French team. As in 'Coo-rarj'. The way this commentator says it is the equivalent of calling Jaguar 'Yagwar'.

Legendary Car

Back in the days when a GT could give some fight to a LMP.

The last proper GT to win.

Weirdly the McLaren F1 team kinda sucked from 94-96 and went winless. yet their GT car pulled off a win at fucking Le Mans.

Legendary

What a treat. Thank you. I have always wondered what happens to all of these cars of the past. Where do they go?

Petit Le Mans 2015 as well. GT cars are generally better in the wet-weather conditions than prototypes. They capitalized on this advantage in 2015.

This day marks the 25th anniversary of the legendary McLaren F1

I was there, watching, not driving. ;) Recommended experience for all motorsports fans. You could get over the infield and watch on the Mulsanne Straight too if you could dodge security ... Happy memories.

Incroyable!

The Mclaren F1 GTR!

It wasn't a gearbox issue that was slowing Andy Wallace down in the 51 car at 3:03, it was all the dirt on the side of the car messing up the aerodynamics!

Other cars on full send: “Why do i hear boss music?”

wow impressive and their first time at it.

Favorit car In Midnight club 3

the only important thing is the lap time in the end rain stopped the faster ones

The power of Ueno clinic .....:0

That middle seat must've given the drivers a hard time getting in and out

anybody realize that the McLaren F1 in this race only had a added wing and race tires everything else was stock

Oh God I love, I adore *RACING*

Why are the other videos in the playlist private?

The winner is a team Kokusai Kaihatsu Team. Used a McLaren F1. So its strange that the team isn't from McLaren but a private team

I want one before I die!

Ferrari 250 LM won in 1965, was intended to be entered in the GT class but Ferrari didn't end up making enough to qualify so they entered the P class and won. Similar to the Macca, the Ferrari was raced more or less as delivered, a road legal GT.

Mclaren f1 so nice to drive in rain

Gotta love how the 2-seaters are winning in 1995, and it just went back to the edgy 1-seaters again.

😎👍 Last time TV Eurosport video arhiv Le Mans 24h

Great historic win for the Mac F1. Shame there was no mention or clip of the Honda NSX which took the GT2 crown particularly as it was this car that inspired Gordon Murray to design and build the F1 in the first place. Of course, Murray did wish the NSX had more power, and that was one of the things he wished to solve with the McLaren F1. The 627 horsepower V12 that sits in the F1 right now gives it more power than the NSX, but most other design specifications remain NSX inspired. The McLaren F1 is an amazing car, no doubt, but it owes a great deal of gratitude to the NSX for its excellent design and handling.

Back in tha days when you would give a kidney for a McLaren

What if they made a better version of the Mclaren F1 based on the original design, quadruple the horsepower, Became an Awd, and they had improved the engine so it could reach 240+100mph ? Estimate what could happen.

That was nice.

didn't get to hear how any of those cars sounded :-/ The music was great though

J.J LEHTO

I'd love to see a true GT car compete again with prototypes for the overall win someday.

Does anyone know the name of the music in the background?

The McLaren F1.... every guys favorite speed car before the Koenigsegg and Bugattis 😋

That's $25 million-plus on wheels!

That narration took all the suspense, story, and emotion out of it.

JJ Lehto? Didnt know that nice.

Epic

McLaren was like, " I'm so good baby I don't care".

Don’t give the current McLaren any ideas. They need to sort out their F1 team first.

Can you do a review of the 99 le mans please

Cool 👍

And it looks like it’s back with the F1 team

McLaren F1 best car ever built

That BMW V12 6.1 won the race

This music is more important in this film. Came for cars but got music while some guy is talking.

Where's the NSX GT2 at ??

The Ueno Clinic McLaren

What class was the f1 get in? Gt3? And was it the only gt3 to win outright?

Crazy I was born this same year, meanwhile people were already driving McLaren race cars 🏎

I wonder if this was Clive James narrating. RIP.

The f1 are so fucking beautiful

everyone else: purpose built race cars mclaren: put a spoiler on their road car

An amazing car but it wouldn't stand a chance against the group C cars that were outlawed a few yrs before. It only covered 4000km over 24hrs.

David vs Goliath battle.

Who is at 0:35? looks like Mika