{"product_id":"mclaren-f-1-gtr-ueno-clinic-n-59-winner-24h-le-mans-1995-night-version-y-dalmas-m-sekiya-j-j-lehto-black-met-grey","title":"McLaren F1 GTR Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing No. 59 Dalmas Sekiya Lehto Winner 24h Le Mans 1995 Night Version IXO Models 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model by IXO Models captures car No. 59 as it ran through the night at Le Mans in June 1995 — McLaren's only overall victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe, shared by Yannick Dalmas, Masanori Sekiya and JJ Lehto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew results in modern endurance racing carry the weight of 10–11 June 1995, when five McLaren F1 GTRs swept into the top five at Le Mans against purpose-built prototypes. Car No. 59, entered by Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing under the Ueno Clinic banner, led that charge outright. This die-cast model at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e renders the car as it appeared during the nocturnal hours of the race — headlights on, black and grey metallic livery cutting through the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-real-car\"\u003eGordon Murray's Vision\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe McLaren F1 GTR is a competition derivative of Gordon Murray's F1 road car, built for the BPR Global GT Series and Le Mans. Its heart is a naturally aspirated V12 of 6.1 litres, slightly detuned for endurance racing. The GTR dominated the 1995 BPR season before arriving at the Circuit de la Sarthe, where five cars finished 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 13th overall — a sweep that no manufacturer fielding a GT car against prototypes had matched before or since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-race\"\u003eThe Ueno Clinic Livery and a Historic 1995 Le Mans\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCar No. 59 carried a black and grey metallic livery with Ueno Clinic branding for its Japanese-backed Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing entry. Yannick Dalmas, JJ Lehto and Masanori Sekiya shared the wheel across 24 hours, giving McLaren its first and, to date, only outright win at Le Mans. Sekiya simultaneously became the first Japanese driver to take the overall victory at the Circuit de la Sarthe — a landmark that gives the No. 59 livery significance well beyond the broader GTR story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-model\"\u003eIXO Models 1:43 — The Night Version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis replica is made by IXO Models in die-cast metal at \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale. The defining specification is the night version detail: race headlights are rendered in their illuminated state, placing the model in the context of the endurance hours after sunset on 10 June 1995. The black and grey metallic livery is faithfully reproduced, including Ueno Clinic branding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IXO MODELS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60319577997696,"sku":"LM1995","price":51.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-lm1995-front34-v2_3cf4824c-1548-4123-9168-d54c9e3b2278.jpg?v=1793816514","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/products\/mclaren-f-1-gtr-ueno-clinic-n-59-winner-24h-le-mans-1995-night-version-y-dalmas-m-sekiya-j-j-lehto-black-met-grey","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}