As McLaren marks its 60th anniversary, the supercar maker has teamed up with the LEGO Group to release the first-ever double pack of LEGO Speed Champions featuring two of McLaren’s most iconic supercars: the McLaren F1 LM and McLaren Solus GT.
Both LEGO creations pay homage to McLaren’s technical innovation and design with authentic details from the real-life cars, including the Papaya Orange colour of the F1 LM, its central driving seat position, and cooling ducts.
The 581-piece set also features two LEGO minifigure drivers in their his and hers McLaren ‘race suits’.
Sixty years ago, New Zealand-born racer, engineer and visionary Bruce McLaren set-up the racing team that remains one of the world’s most successful names in motorsport. McLaren is the only team to have won the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ with race victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours. In the 1960s, Bruce himself unveiled the M6GT, the first ever McLaren supercar.
The LEGO Group and McLaren first joined forces in 2015, and since then have created six LEGO Speed Champions McLaren cars and two LEGO Technic McLaren models. In celebration of McLaren’s 60th milestone and the launch of the first double-pack together, designers from both the LEGO Group and McLaren recently came together at the LEGO HQ in Billund, Denmark. You can watch the video here:
The new LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Solus GT and McLaren F1 LM set will be available from March 1 2023.