Piloted by former Formula 1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen, the McLaren Solus GT has returned to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2024. Watch (and listen to!) the single-seater race up the illustrious Goodwood Hill below…
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With the Solus GT, McLaren reimagined its Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo concept car from the Gran Turismo Sport video game into a limited-run (only 25 were made), series-production hypercar for the track. In 2023, piloted by McLaren factory driver Marvin Kirchhöfer, it claimed victory in the Timed Shootout Final with a time of 45.342 seconds. This year, the Solus GT returned to the Goodwood Hill with former McLaren Formula 1 Mika Häkkinen behind the wheel. Watch the footage below…
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The Solus GT seen here is dressed in a special livery paying tribute to the two-time Formula 1 World Champion’s MP4/13 Formula 1 race car. As a reminder, the Solus GT, which tips the scales at a kerb weight of less than 1 000 kg, employs a sonorous 5.2-litre V10, which, producing 618 kW, revs until a howling 10 000 r/min red line.
“Driving the Solus GT is an experience that reminds me of my time racing with McLaren. A true single-seater with incredible V10 power and sound – just incredible!,” said Mika Häkkinen.
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