McLaren Motorsport has announced that it is expanding its single-make presence with the launch of the McLaren Trophy America championship, which will get underway in 2025.
This is the second McLaren Trophy championship from the brand, following the debut of its European series for the Artura Trophy race car in 2023, which took place with a grid of 17 cars.
McLaren Trophy America will be run to the same principles as McLaren Trophy Europe. It aims to challenge and develop Pro-Am driver pairings, with an emphasis on the Bronze driver.
Bespoke to the championship, the Artura Trophy shares much with the highly acclaimed McLaren Artura road car, including the McLaren Carbon Lightweight Architecture (MCLA) which provides a rigid and lightweight chassis for racing.
Powered by the same twin-turbo V6 engine as the road car, the Artura Trophy produces lap times that “compare favourably” with GT3 cars.
The cars will all race with tyres from Pirelli and be run by independent teams, with existing 570S Trophy cars also eligible for the series.
These cars will compete for class wins and championships and just like the Artura Trophy, will be fully supported by McLaren Customer Racing with replacement parts and technical backup available at every round.
“Following the successful debut of McLaren Trophy Europe in 2023, we are delighted to confirm that the championship is being expanded with the new McLaren Trophy America championship in 2025,” said Mick McDonagh, the director of MSO and Motorsport at McLaren Automotive.
“This region represents McLaren Automotive’s biggest market and has a diverse and vibrant motorsport culture, including a strong GT racing contingent that we are proud to be part of.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming members of the extended McLaren family as well as new competitors from the American continents and we hope to one day see some of them compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA championships with McLaren GT racing products.”
The inaugural season will consist of 10 races across five race weekends. Over four hours of track time at each event includes two races of 50 minutes in duration, including mandatory pit stops for driver changes.
Full details of the 2025 race calendar will be released later this year.
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