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McLaren Motorsport has announced that it is launching a new single-make championship for the North American market: McLaren Trophy America, which will make its debut in 2025. This marks an expansio…
McLaren Motorsport is introducing a new single-make championship called McLaren Trophy America for the North American market, set to debut in 2025. This expands McLaren’s racing presence following the successful McLaren Trophy Europe season in 2023. The series aims to develop Pro-Am driver pairings, focusing on Bronze-rated drivers, with the Artura Trophy race car. The Artura Trophy shares similarities with the road car, featuring a lightweight chassis, twin-turbo V6 engine, and track-focused enhancements for competitive performance close to GT3 cars. Independent teams will run all cars in the championship with support from McLaren Customer Racing and Pirelli tires. The season will include 10 races across five iconic U.S. circuits, offering extensive track time and two 50-minute races with mandatory pit stops for driver changes. McLaren anticipates welcoming participants from the Americas and hopes to see them compete in prestigious championships like the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA. more details about the race calendar for 2025 will be revealed later this year.