This Lark-Style McLaren 720S Resurrects A Famous Pink Racing Livery

This neon pink and graphite livery was made famous by the Lark livery on the 1996 McLaren F1 GTR, and now it’s back for a new season’s racing
This Lark-Style McLaren 720S Resurrects A Famous Pink Racing Livery

One of the most iconic liveries made famous by the McLaren F1 is to make a comeback for 2019.

The pink and graphite two-tone look, originally used under Lark sponsorship, featured on two 1996 McLaren F1s that contested – and dominated – that year’s Japanese GT championship despite frequent additional ballast.

This Lark-Style McLaren 720S Resurrects A Famous Pink Racing Livery

Now it’s back, this time on the 720S GT3. Rocket Pink has been teamed with Dark Graphite Grey in a design that apes the original Andy Blackmore and Tony Harris scheme. Pub fact: the latter shade was originally taken from the 1995 Le Mans-winning F1 GTR.

Entries of the British-built racer have just been confirmed for the 2019 Super GT300 championship and Super Taikyu Series, both in Japan. Under the banner of McLaren Customer Racing Japan, a team assembled from those who won the GT title so emphatically in 1996, plus fresh experience, will run one car in each championship. Both will run at the Suzuka 10 Hours.

This Lark-Style McLaren 720S Resurrects A Famous Pink Racing Livery

Le Mans winner Seiji Ara will partner 21-year-old Spaniard Alex Palou in the Super GT300 races while Palou also competes in the Super Taikyu rounds alongside Japanese talents Sena Sakaguchi and Takayuki Kinoshita.

The 720S GT3 is the first GT3 McLaren to be designed and built totally in-house. McLaren Customer Racing Japan is the third team to confirm its use of the new model and adds a third line to the list of continents the 720S GT3 can be seen racing on. Once it hits the grid you’re not likely to miss it.

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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

I want more liveries like this. Like the white one on the F1 GT that I forgot who was the main sponser

01/31/2019 - 14:05 |
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I think that may have been the Fina/BMW factory team livery?

01/31/2019 - 14:12 |
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Elliot.J99

It looks beautiful!

01/31/2019 - 15:01 |
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most masculine pink livery ever

01/31/2019 - 15:12 |
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Wagonmafia

It looks so cool

01/31/2019 - 16:15 |
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slevo beavo

I remember watching that original on TV. Also seen the lark F1 LM on the motorway before.

01/31/2019 - 16:45 |
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GTR not LM ;)

02/01/2019 - 22:55 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

I personally so much prefer the Force India pink, although I’ll admit it still looks nice

01/31/2019 - 17:25 |
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If you mean the 2018 color, not the 2017 version I agree

02/01/2019 - 02:45 |
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Actually nvm I love that McLaren

02/01/2019 - 02:45 |
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Anonymous

I love the color scheme, but I’m biased because it’s the same as my race car
https://imgur.com/OndIo7x

02/01/2019 - 05:39 |
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