MSO creates McLaren P1 GTR Ayrton Senna tribute
British car maker celebrates 30th anniversary of Senna's first F1 title with special McLaren P1 GTRMcLaren Special Operations (MSO) has revealed a McLaren P1 GTR that's been painted in the same iconic Marlboro livery as Ayrton Senna's 1988 McLaren MP4/4 F1 car.
Created to celebrate 30 years since the legendary Brazilian racer won his first F1 championship, the special McLaren P1 GTR was said to have been commissioned by a private collector.
Finished in McLaren Rocket Red and Honda's Anniversary White, the entire car was claimed to have been hand-painted by MSO -- a painstaking process that took more than 800 hours to complete.
The details of the P1 GTR makeover include Senna's famous number '12', a pair of Brazilian flags above the front wheels and the racer's "Driven to Perfection" slogan written on the doors.
Other changes over the regular P1 GTR include a new front splitter, dive planes and an updated rear diffuser. A larger rear wing, meanwhile, means that MSO claim the track-bred McLaren now generates up to 800kg of downforce -- far greater than the original car's 660kg.
Inside, the P1 GTR comes with a colour-matched Alcantara wheel, a pair of the ultra-light race seats from the McLaren Senna and Senna-branded door cards and dash covering.
Originally launched back in 2015, the McLaren P1 GTR was not road legal and was created for wealthy track day fans.
Powered by the same hybridised twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 as the P1, the GTR version had power turned up from the road car's 673kW to an incredible 736kW.
Weighing in at just 1490kg -- the P1 GTR was also some 50kg lighter than the P1 thanks to kilo-cutting features like polycarbonate windows and a carbon-fibre roof panel.
Measuring in at 80mm wider than the P1 road car and sitting 50mm lower to the ground, the P1 GTR also came shod with competition-spec 19-inch centre-lock rims and a specially developed Pirelli tyre.
Back in 2015 McLaren charged $A3.5 million for the P1 GTR, although that price did include a bespoke seat fitting, a design and livery consultation with the man who designed it and access to a driver coach and the McLaren race team's F1 simulators.
Since its launch some owners have also forked out a further six-figure sum to make their P1 GTR road-legal.
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