McLaren 720S GT3
The 720S GT3 brought McLaren's carbon-tub philosophy to customer GT3 racing in 2019, and its 2023 Evo development matured into a Bathurst 12 Hour and IMSA race winner with one of the stiffest, safest structures in the class.
History
McLaren replaced the 650S GT3 with a ground-up racing interpretation of the 720S for 2019, developed in-house at what became McLaren Customer Racing. The road car's carbon MonoCage II tub — unique among steel- and aluminium-chassis GT3 rivals — carries over, giving exceptional torsional stiffness and crash protection, with bespoke front and rear aluminium subframes designed to shear away cleanly in accidents.
The M840T 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 is dry-sumped and detuned to BoP levels, mated to a six-speed sequential transaxle. Early cars showed pace but demanded precise setup; McLaren's continuous development — culminating in the 720S GT3 Evo kit for 2023 with revised aero balance and suspension — turned the platform into a consistent front-runner just as the road car gave way to the 750S.
Customer teams like Optimum, Garage 59, Jenson Team Rocket RJN, Pfaff (IMSA) and 59Racing (Australia) carried the car across GTWC Europe, British GT, IMSA GTD and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The tub's durability and McLaren's parts support have kept early chassis racing at national level, and Evo conversions are common on the used market.
Palmarès
Standout results include Bathurst 12 Hour victory in 2025 (following years of front-running IGTC pace), IMSA GTD wins with Pfaff and Inception Racing including endurance-round successes, British GT championship titles, GTWC Europe race wins, and a strong Pro-Am record in Asia and the Gulf series — plus multiple national GT crowns.
What to check before you buy
The carbon tub is the asset and the question: verify its status with McLaren's inspection records, because tub damage — rare, given the design — changes a car's economics completely, while subframe hits are routine and cheap by GT3 standards. Confirm Evo kit status (aero, dampers, software), engine hours against McLaren's rebuild schedule, and gearbox life. Ask which electronics generation is fitted; early cars upgraded twice. The 720S responds strongly to setup, so a car sold with a current setup book from a front-running team carries genuine extra value.
Did you know
- The 720S GT3 is one of the few GT3 cars whose passenger cell is literally the road car's carbon tub, unmodified in its core structure.
- McLaren designed the front subframe to be replaced by two mechanics in under an hour — a direct response to 650S-era repair complaints.
- The model gave McLaren its first Bathurst 12 Hour outright win, a race the brand had chased since the 650S era.
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