McLaren reveals P1 LM

Lanzante Motorsport, the private race team that won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans, has been commissioned by McLaren Special Operations to officially convert five P1 GTRs into a new road-legal version of its hypercar that features a new high-downforce aero package.

In total the firm will build six cars: five 'production' P1 LMs plus 1 prototype.

The decision to grant Lanzante permission to convert the P1 GTRs to road-legal LM-spec was revealed by US magazine Road & Track.

Lanzante has already converted a small number of the 24 McLaren P1 GTRs for road use after it was approached by the track-only hypercar’s owners.

Featuring a modified rear wing, larger front splitter and anti-dive planes, the new LM version is claimed to come with as much as 40 per cent more downforce compared to the P1.

The LM also comes with a full carbon-fibre roof, new body panels and orange brake callipers.

Removing the GTR's air-jacks and the introduction of lightweight seats, a titanium exhaust, Lexan windows and titanium bolts and fixing has also cut 60kg from the kerb weight.

Air conditioning remains, while the steering wheel is said to be a version of the 2008 McLaren MP4/23 F1 car's wheel that was driven by Lewis Hamilton

Lazante says the GTR's more powerful 1000hp (736kW) twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 petrol-electric hybrid engine carries over unchanged.

It's not known how much each McLaren P1 LM will cost.

Back in 1995 Lazante Motorsports converted 6 GTR race cars for road use and called them the F1 LM, one of which is still owned by McLaren.