A Street-Legal McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Is up for Grabs for $20 Million

Date:2025-08-12 02:12:10 Category:Car Views:1 Comment:0

Do you want something special for your supercar collection? Well, prepare to spend big. Really big.

An ultra-rare 1997 McLaren F1 GTR “Longtail” has been put up for sale by U.K.-based Girardo & Co. It’s noteworthy any time an example of the era-defining supercar is noteworthy, but this F1 is a race car that competed at Le Mans and has since been converted for road use.

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The F1 needs no introduction at this point. McLaren’s first production road vehicle was designed by the legendary Gordon Murray and helped establish the blueprint for nearly every supercar to follow. It was in production from 1992 to 1998, during which time 106 examples were built. Of this number, 28 were race cars built to compete in grand touring and endurance events. One even took the checkered flag at the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. The F1 GTR was built between 1995 and 1997, and all 10 examples from the last year of production feature a longtail rear end meant to increase downforce.

This F1 GTR, chassis no. 27R, was the ninth to roll off the line and was delivered brand new to Parabolica racing team owner David Morrison in 1997. Not only did it appear at Le Mans season, but it also competed in six rounds of that year’s FIA GT Championship, as well as the British GT Championship, where it won the season opener at Silverstone. It was the first Longtail to win a race and the only private example to ever hold the lead at an FIA GT event.

Today, chassis no. 27R wears the same yellow-and-blue Team Parabolica livery that it wore during the 1997 F1 GT season. It also still has its number-matching, BMW-sourced 6.0-liter V-12 sitting in the engine bay. The mill could make close to 900 hp brand new and may still be capable of that after it was restored by F1 GTR specialist Dean Lanzante in 2011. Six years later, Lanzante then converted the car for road use, which saw it ride height increased and its steering upgraded to better handle the U.K.’s many roundabouts. The restoration is said to have cost £110,000, or roughly $150,000, while the conversion cost £300,000, or just $400,000.

Any F1 GTR Longtail is rare, let alone one you can drive to the market and back, which is why it’s little surprise Girardo & Co. is asking a reported $20 million for the car, according to Top Gear. That may seem steep, but that’s also what an F1 goes for these days.

Click here to see more photos of the 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail.

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