GT World: McLaren-Hexis, Whitmarsh delighted

As your AUTOhebdo magazine n°1832 announces to you this week, currently on newsstands, Hexis will hire two McLaren MP4/12C GT3 in the FIA ​​GT world championship. The association between a French team recently crowned FIA GT1 world champion and a legendary brand having accumulated 20 world titles in F1, Teams and Drivers combined, looks promising.

“I am delighted that Hexis will be racing the MP4/12C-GT3 in 2012, underlines Martin Whitmarsh, Chairman and CEO of McLaren Group. McLaren GT has undertaken an ambitious development program in 2011 and we are confident that the MP4/12C-GT3 will be the most reliable, efficient and rewarding GT to drive on the grids in 2012. The World Championship FIA GT 2012 adopting the GT3 regulations, the opportunity presented itself to enter this category with Hexis, the team holding the World Champion title. With technical support from McLaren GT engineering and an MP412C-GT3 packed with Formula 1 technology, I am sure this partnership will be successful.”.

To find out more about this agreement concluded between the Woking firm and the 1 FIA GT2011 world champion French team, go to your AUTOhebdo magazine n°1832, currently on newsstands.