McLaren W1 at 2025 Goodwood FOS

LONDON: The McLaren W1 supercar, limited to 399 examples (all allocated), will be on public display for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this month.

Featuring a 1275PS V8 hybrid powertrain driving the rear wheels and groundbreaking active aerodynamics – including Formula 1-inspired ground effect aero – the W1 is the third car in McLaren’s unique ‘1’ car lineage.

It lines up at Goodwood alongside the legendary McLaren F1 and McLaren P1.

McLaren will also mark 30 years since it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans - at its first attempt - with two distinctive celebrations at the 2025 Festival of Speed.

The F1 GTR that took victory in the famous endurance race – and is recently returned from being displayed in the ‘McLaren a Name for Eternity’ exhibition at the Le Mans Museum – will make a rare dynamic appearance at the festival.

The #59 car will be driven on the Goodwood Hillclimb by JJ Lehto, one of the three-driver team that achieved McLaren’s famed win.

The new 750S Le Mans is also rooted in the 1995 triumph.

Announced in June, this highly exclusive supercar will be presented to McLaren customers and enthusiasts visiting McLaren House.

Limited to 50 customer examples, the 750S Le Mans features a new McLaren Special Operations (MSO) High Downforce Kit that enhances downforce and circuit performance.

It is a fitting homage to the legendary McLaren F1 LM road car, itself built in extremely limited numbers to celebrate our iconic Le Mans victory.

In each of the last two years at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren has delivered breathtaking moments with the track-only Solus GT.

This fantasy-to-reality single-seat hyper-GT features an 840PS naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine and weighs less than 1,000kg.