Lanzante's 850-HP McLaren F1 Tribute Looks Even Wilder In Person

Last year, the mad geniuses at Lanzante presented their interpretation of a modern McLaren F1 tribute with the reveal of the 95-59, a three-seat supercar celebrating the #59 Lanzante-run McLaren F1 GTR that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995. The car is progressing toward a very limited production run of just 59 units, and Lanzante has brought a prototype to the Goodwood Festival of Speed for us to feast our eyes on. With such a small production run, opportunities to get up close and personal with the car will be rare, so let's drink in the details.

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Access to the McLaren-based supercar happens through massive upswinging doors that have glass panels at the top, giving the three occupants more natural light and reducing the sense of claustrophobia that such a tightly packaged machine imbues.

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The nose sweeps forward and down, mimicking the McLaren logo-shaped headlights and giving the driver good forward visibility, helped by the wraparound windshield. A deep splitter promises good front-end downforce for those who wish to take advantage, and forged aluminum wheels in the LM30 package help reduce unsprung weight.

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Opening the large door reveals the carbon fiber tub, and the high sills will make getting into the car gracefully without banging your head on the door a challenge. But the workmanship is excellent, and once seated, nobody will be thinking about how awkward ingress may have been.

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The passenger perches are actually recesses in the monocoque, and the angle of the seats themselves is steep so that long legs can fit in the cabin. Since this doesn't feature a manual transmission like the GMA T.50, at least passengers' knees won't interfere with gear changes. However, with little more than pads on hard carbon fiber, long-distance comfort may not be the 95-59's strong suit.

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A plethora of material options will be available, but we quite like the brown and beige hues in this example, as well as the metal pedals. The steering wheel is refreshingly simple, and due to the abundance of glass in the top half of the car, the 95-59 should feel more airy than it initially looks. Again, we must highlight the quality - this is only a rototype, but it looks better than some new luxury cars in terms of fit, finish, and material selection.

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Moving around the back, the 95-59 continues to embrace modern McLaren design cues, with narrow, curved taillights hiding beneath the deployable wing. A high-mounted central exhaust (optionally made from Inconel and titanium) gives the 95-59 some P1 flavor, and the massive, almost separated underbody diffuser hints at the performance potential of the car. The bodywork being cut away behind the rear wheels also draws from motorsport, while the color split between bodywork and carbon fiber shows an understanding of current design trends.

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From directly behind the Lanzante 95-59, the width of the car becomes truly obvious. From other angles, the sleek curvature of the lines conceals this car's visual mass, but from the back, you truly realize just how little of the car is taken up by the cabin. While we're here, the mid-mounted 4.0-liter twin-tubo V8 delivers over 850 horsepower and 649 lb-ft of torque, motivating a package targeting a weight of under 2,760 pounds.

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With the door closed, the 95-59 conveys a smooth, slippery presence, with only a small exposed carbon section between the front wheel arch and the door, and in line with the A-pillar, breaking up the visual flow. Lower down on the door, a black recess shows how turbulent air will be cleaned up behind the front wheel, while a black section on top of the door is a clue as to where McLarens like the 720S and 750S (and now the 788HS) feed their engines.

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The aforementioned LM30 package, referencing the Le Mans win three decades ago, offers forged aluminum wheels, Inconel exhaust headers, gold-plated heat shielding for the engine bay and the exhaust, and titanium hardware on the body. The majority of the exhaust is also titanium. Altogether, the package saves around 44 lbs.

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The package also adds special badges, a map of the Circuit de la Sarthe on the driver's seat headrest, and a scrutineer-style plaque. But Lanzante doesn't want the 95-59 to be a track-only vehicle.

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Lanzante says the 95-59 can "comfortably accommodate three occupants" and is "capable of extended cruising with luggage space," so while the ethos of the car is based on celebrating a motorsport legend, the 95-59 should be comfortable enough to use regularly. At a price of over £1 million, or close to $1.4 million, few will ever get to drive this car, but those who do will have a brilliant all-rounder. Sadly, most examples will end up in climate-controlled garages and only see the light of day for concours events or to cross an auction block.

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This story was originally published July 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM.