Editing McLaren (section)

=== Customer racing ===
[[File:Paul Ricard-1995-03-12-008.jpg|thumb|left|The [[McLaren F1 GTR]], competing during the [[1995 BPR Global GT Series season]]]]

Besides the cars raced by the works team, a variety of McLaren racing cars have also been used by customer teams. In their formative years, McLaren built Formula Two,<ref name="nye92">{{harvnb|Nye|1988|page=92}}</ref> [[hillclimbing]],<ref>{{harvnb|Nye|1988|page=86}}</ref> [[Formula 5000]]<ref name="nyeappendix2">{{harvnb|Nye|1988|loc=Appendix 2}}</ref> and sports racing cars<ref name="nye76">{{harvnb|Nye|1988|page=76}}</ref> that were sold to customers. Lacking the capacity to build the desired numbers, [[Trojan (racing team)|Trojan]] was [[subcontractor|subcontracted]] to construct some of them.<ref name="nye92"/><ref name="nyeappendix2"/><ref name="nye76"/> In Can-Am, Trojan built customer versions of the M6 and M8 cars and ex-works cars were sold to privateers when new models arrived; half of the field was McLarens at some races. Author [[Mark Hughes (journalist)|Mark Hughes]] says, "over 220" McLarens were built by Trojan.<ref name="clockworkorange"/> In USAC competition and Formula One, too, many teams used McLarens during the late 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{harvnb|Nye|1988|pages=128–213}}</ref> A 1972 M8F was rebuilt as the [[McLaren C8|C8]] for use in [[Group C]] racing in 1982, but had little success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tuttomclaren.it/altre_selezione_telaio.asp?cod=McLaren%20C8 |title=McLaren C8 |publisher=Tutto McLaren |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>

In the mid-1990s, McLaren Racing's sister company, [[McLaren Automotive|McLaren Cars]] (now McLaren Automotive) built a racing version of their [[McLaren F1|F1]] road car, the [[McLaren F1 GTR|F1 GTR]] which won the [[1995 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the 1995 and 1996 [[BPR Global GT Series]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080711152838/http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/cars/f1gtr_introduction.htm |title=McLAREN F1 GTR RACE CAR&nbsp;– INTRODUCTION |publisher=mclarenautomotive.com |url=http://www.mclarenautomotive.com/cars/f1gtr_introduction.htm |archive-date=11 July 2008 |access-date=9 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2011, a [[Group GT3|GT3]] version of the [[McLaren MP4-12C|MP4-12C]] road car was developed in partnership with CRS Racing, making its competitive debut at the [[2012 VLN Series|VLN]] and [[2012 ADAC GT Masters|ADAC GT Masters]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mclarengt.com/news-and-events/details/id/8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015003308/http://mclarengt.com/news-and-events/details/id/8 |archive-date=15 October 2011|title=New McLaren MP4-12C GT3 breaks cover|work=McLaren GT|publisher=[[McLaren Group]]|date=11 March 2011|access-date=22 November 2011}}</ref> The MP4-12C was succeeded by the [[McLaren 650S]] and then the [[McLaren 720S]] for GT3 racing, while a GT4 version of the McLaren 570S was also developed as well.

In 2022, McLaren Automotive announced a new GT4 model based on the [[McLaren Artura]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren Artura GT4 to be track ready for '23 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article//91/mclaren-artura-gt4-to-be-track-ready-for-23 |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> along with an unrestricted version named the Artura Trophy, which is to be used in McLaren's planned one-make series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren launches one-make series for unrestricted Artura racer {{!}} GRR |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2022/8/mclaren-launches-one-make-series-for-unrestricted-artura-racer/ |access-date=7 August 2022 |website=www.goodwood.com}}</ref>

In October 2023, McLaren Automotive announced its intent to participate in the [[2024 24 Hours of Le Mans]] under the new [[Group GT3|LMGT3]] category through CEO Zak Brown's [[United Autosports]] as its customer team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilbey |first=Stephen |date=6 October 2023 |title=McLaren confirms United Autosports as its LMGT3 customer team |url=https://racer.com/2023/10/06/mclaren-confirms-united-autosports-as-its-lmgt3-customer-team/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030040740/https://racer.com/2023/10/06/mclaren-confirms-united-autosports-as-its-lmgt3-customer-team/ |archive-date=30 October 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> McLaren Automotive also announced that it will enter the [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship]] under the [[Group GT3|GT Daytona Pro]] (GTD Pro) category through Pfaff Motorsports as its customer team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Richard S. |date=9 October 2023 |title=More McLarens racing globally the goal for Pfaff-McLaren partnership |url=https://racer.com/2023/10/09/more-mclarens-racing-globally-the-goal-for-pfaff-mclaren-partnership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011100838/https://racer.com/2023/10/09/more-mclarens-racing-globally-the-goal-for-pfaff-mclaren-partnership/ |archive-date=11 October 2023 |access-date=10 October 2023 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> Both United Autosports and Pfaff Motorsports will be using the [[McLaren 720S#720S GT3 Evo|McLaren 720S GT3 Evo]]. In the following month, McLaren Automotive confirmed its participation in the [[2024 FIA World Endurance Championship|2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season]] in the LMGT3 category in collaboration with United Autosports.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2023 |title=2024 FIA WEC entry list features 14 manufacturers and record number of Hypercars |url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/2024-fia-wec-entry-list-features-14-manufacturers-and-record-number-of-hypercars/7838 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127145023/https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/2024-fia-wec-entry-list-features-14-manufacturers-and-record-number-of-hypercars/7838 |archive-date=27 November 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023 |website=[[FIA WEC]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Two McLaren LMGT3 entries confirmed for 2024 FIA WEC |url=https://base.unitedautosports.com/news/wec-two-united-autosports-mclaren-lmgt3-cars-confirmed-on-2024-grid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127135734/https://www.unitedautosports.com/news/wec-two-united-autosports-mclaren-lmgt3-cars-confirmed-on-2024-grid |archive-date=27 November 2023 |access-date=28 November 2023 |website=[[United Autosports]] |language=en}}</ref>