McLaren Automotive has announced that the race debut of its new 720S GT3 will be at next month’s Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi, following a public appearance and demonstration at this weekend’s Bahrain GT Festival.
The debut of the car, which is the first car designed and built by McLaren Automotive’s in-house motorsport department, is the successor to the hugely successful 650S GT3, and comes after an extensive testing programme during which the car logged “thousands of kilometres”.
Before heading to Abu Dhabi, the car will be on hand in Bahrain for the Pure McLaren customer event before the Bahrain GT Festival. There, it will complete an on-track demo before being displayed in the paddock.
It will then head to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for the Gulf 12 Hours, where McLaren Motorsport will run the car, debuting it in the same event as the 650S GT3 did back in 2014.
“We’re looking forward to demonstrating the 720S GT3 at the Bahrain GT Festival, and really thrilled to be competing in the Gulf 12 Hours, which will end an exciting year for the motorsport team,” said Dan Walmsley, McLaren Automotive, Director of Motorsport.
“The 720S GT3 is the first race car designed and built by McLaren Automotive and the development team has worked tirelessly to deliver the gruelling test programme we devised for the car. We’re sure we’ll have plenty to learn during the race, and we’ll continue with testing after the event.
“This is an important product for McLaren Automotive, and therefore we have committed to ensuring that our customers receive a product worthy of carrying the iconic brand.”
Further details on the run in Abu Dhabi, including the trio of drivers set to drive the 720S GT3 in the race, will be announced in due course.
