McLaren Sports Series confirmed as British GT Safety Car for second season

On the eve of the opening British GT Championship round at Oulton Park in the U.K., McLaren Automotive has confirmed the extension of the official Safety Car partnership with the SRO-managed series. Throughout the season, a variety of models from the McLaren Sports Series will manage on-track safety and co-ordination of the bumper grid of GT cars, which will include six examples of the 570S GT4.

The debut outing for the 2017 season will see the 540C Coupe lead the grid. The Safety Car role is truly fitting for a McLaren. As with every model produced for road or track since 1981, safety is a key attribute with a carbon fibre chassis at the heart of each Sports Series model.

The 540C Coupe, 570S Coupe, 570GT and the 570S GT4 share the lightweight MonoCell II, providing the highest levels of occupant safety. Leading the field at each of the nine rounds over seven race weekends, the Sports Series Safety Car marks the seventh McLaren confirmed for what is shaping up to be one of the most fiercely-contested British GT championships in its 25-year history.