C4102 MCLAREN F1 GTR PAPAYA ORANGE

Until then, Gulf had been racing with the Kremer Porsche, that is, until Allerton met with ‘gentleman driver’ Ray Bellm who had recently persuaded McLaren to build a racing variant of the F1 Sports car. So impressed was Allerton that he signed the deal even before McLaren designer Gordon Murray had completed the designs for the new car.

With fellow ‘gentleman driver’ Thomas Bscher purchasing the first off the production line, Bellm snapped up the second and won the BPR Global GT title with Gulf Racing in 1996.

Seen here in a distinctive and collectible Gulf Racing box.

Number: 24
Race: Le Mans 24hr
Team: GTC Gulf Racing
Driver: Mark Blundell, Ray Bellm, Maurizio Sandro Sala
Year: 1995