McLaren is back on track! The Woking firm has today confirmed that it will sell a limited number of GT3 racing cars based on the MP4-12C to private teams. The first cars will be available for the 2012 season and will be sold to European-based privateers.
15 years since the McLaren F1 GTR won the world-famous Le Mans 24-hour race, McLaren and UK-based team CRS Racing have begun a comprehensive development programme to turn the MP4-12C into a competitive GT3 car. As part of the build-up to sales in 2012, the team will enter the car in selected rounds of the European GT series in 2011.
Martin Whitmarsh, boss of the McLaren Mercedes F1 Team said: �Racing is in our blood � it was natural to develop a GT3 car alongside the 12C road car. We have a legendary history in global motorsport, including GT racing, and we aim to maintain that reputation with this GT3 programme, and any future sports car projects that may evolve.�
Initial plans are for a limited run of 12Cs developed for the 2012 European FIA GT3 Series, but, as with McLaren Automotive�s road car business, conservative growth and expansion will be considered.
CRS Racing will build, sell and support the 12C GT3 cars in close collaboration with McLaren. The Leicestershire-based racing team has a strong pedigree in GT racing in the Le Mans Series, the FIA GT Championship, the International GT Open and the British GT Championship. CRS also runs two successful single-seater teams: in the Formula Renault UK Championship and as Atech CRS in the GP3 Series. 
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