With the launch of the MP4-12C, longtime on-track rival McLaren is getting serious about its automotive division and through that they are creating a racing program! We’ve seen reports and spy shots of a competition-spec MP4, but this is the first official confirmation to come straight out of Woking.
Rather than develop the MP4-12C racer in-house, McLaren has teamed up with CRS Racing. And while the famous McLaren F1 GTR may have competed in the top tiers of sportscar racing – even beating the prototypes for outright victory at Le Mans – with the MP4, the British outfit has confined its competition (for now, at least) to the GT3 category. Only a limited number of cars will be fielded through privateer entries in the 2012 European FIA GT3 Series before McLaren takes on other championships, so if you run a team interested in getting on board, follow the link to register your intent.-AB
