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Ten drivers to compete in three MP4-12C GT3 race cars at Spa-Francorchamps on 30-31 July. McLaren GT returns to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend for Total 24 Hours of Spa, following a successful race debut there in the British GT Championship early in July. The second race in the MP4-12C GT3�s development programme will see ten experienced racing drivers pilot three cars in the 12C GT3�s first ever 24 hour race.

The McLaren GT driver line-up for the Total 24 Hours of Spa includes CRS Racing Team Principal Andrew Kirkaldy and McLaren Automotive Chief Test driver Chris Goodwin. Both are Directors of the new McLaren GT company, which is led by McLaren Group CEO Martin Whitmarsh and includes McLaren Racing Head of Vehicle Engineering Mark Williams.



McLaren GT is using the 2011 race season to develop the 12C GT3, with 20 cars due for delivery to privateer teams for GT3 series racing in 2012. Chris Goodwin said: �I was very happy with the performance of the 12C GT3 in its debut race at Spa. We secured an amazing pole position at the first attempt and importantly for future customers; the 12C GT3 was reliable, fast and easy to drive.

�I�m delighted with the quality of the drivers we have enlisted as we take the 12C GT3 to its first 24 hour race. This level of endurance racing is a crucial test for the car technically, and we need the best possible team working with us to ensure we receive intelligent, objective feedback on the 12C GT3 driving experience. We will use this feedback as we continue to develop the car in readiness for customers to go racing next year.


�We will be taking the opportunity at Spa to work with a future McLaren GT customer, VonRyan Racing. We want to develop close relationships with all our customer race teams and this experience will be valuable in developing our customer support programme for 2012 and beyond.�




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McLaren will open its first showrooms in Germany today with McLaren D�sseldorf and McLaren Hamburg set to open their doors in time for the 2011 Formula 1� German Grand Prix which will take place at the N�rburgring this coming weekend.

A total of four dealers in Germany were selected by McLaren to offer the best in customer sales and service for a range of McLaren cars, beginning with the ground-breaking new MP4-12C high-performance sports car. Every showroom will exhibit a piece of history to highlight McLaren�s rich heritage with each McLaren showroom displaying a real McLaren race car, driven by some of the finest racing drivers in the world.



Customers in D�sseldorf can look forward to MP4/5 which took Alain Prost to a world championship title in 1989, while Hamburg�s car enthusiasts will be impressed with MP4/6, the car in which Ayrton Senna won his third, and last championship title, in 1991. The remaining two dealers in Frankfurt and Munich will open in autumn this year.

Available video footage includes an edited and b-roll version of the showroom opening events as well as sound bites from McLaren Automotive Sales Manager for Germany, Andrew Skey, and McLaren D�sseldorf Brand Manager, Jens Nothelle.