Tuesday 3rd February

Artura MCL39 Championship Edition marks F1 success

McLaren's 2025 success was its 10th Constructors' Championship - time for the limited edition...

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With a little more than a month to go until Australia, you can bet on a whole lot of 2026 F1 chat over the coming weeks. But McLaren, understandably enough given its back-to-back manufacturers’ titles and Lando’s famous win, is quite keen still to make the most of its 2025 success. So here we have the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition. 

It certainly does what it says on the tin. This Artura is MSO Myan Orange (as if it would be anything else), with a livery aiming to evoke last year’s F1 car. Additional goodies for the 10-unit special edition include the Super Lightweight forged wheels, a sports exhaust, the Stealth Badge Back, the Black Pack and brake calipers to match the paint. It’s a theme that continues inside; if the contrast with the Alcantara isn’t Myan Orange it’s McLaren Orange, and if it isn't Alcantara then it’s carbon fibre. Both Oscar and Lando have signed the Artura, and a plaque in the boot lists the wins, poles and fastest laps of 2025. 

The ‘10’ theme is prominent throughout the MCL39 as well: embroidered in the seats, a detail on the steering wheel, and a painted motif of 10 stars on the body. The lucky few will also receive ‘a hyper-exclusive 2025 Formula 1 Constructors Championship collectors’ keepsake.’ Answers on a postcard for that one… 

McLaren Automotive CCO Henrik Wilhelmsmeyer said: “McLaren is a brand that merges the excitement of Formula 1 racing with a curated experience that matches our clients’ distinctive lifestyles. We want the connection our fans feel with our brand to extend beyond the emotional and into the tangible, by making it possible for them to be a part of McLaren history.” Probably the ten folk being asked for hundreds of thousands for an MCL39 Championship Edition have already been chosen, but worry not if you’re after a McLaren Automotive product to celebrate a McLaren Racing success: Myan Orange is on offer with this 600LT, and if only a rare spec for an Artura Spider will do, try dark green over cream… 

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[nismo48]

I think the signatures seal the deal for me...

[LotusOmega375D]

Which F1 team was the first to celebrate their World Championship with a special livery road car. Was it this?



I know Lotus did a Gold Leaf livery Elan, but I am not certain that it was as a direct result of an F1 World Championship, so more of a Sales/Marketing idea.

[Ashok]

Are the tyres still dealer fit only?

[fantheman80]

johnyromt said:

It is interesting to see how this special edition connects road cars with recent Formula One success. The design details and limited numbers will probably appeal to collectors as much as driving fans. It also highlights how racing technology continues to influence performance, materials, and styling in modern supercars.

Are you AI?

[CountyLines]

Very Halfords. It's even in the right colour...

[E-numbers]

Jesus that’s tragic, in my opinion. Awful black wheels, crap graphics on the sides that are probably painted on at a cost of thousands and “10” emblazoned all over. Probably fitting because an aesthetic dog’s dinner like this would appeal most to a 10 year old.

I’m not very keen on it.

And while we’re at it, the “green and cream” artura linked in the article- what kind of cream are you using, PH? That’s a very tan coloured cream. Possibly not recommended on your scone.

Edited by E-numbers on Tuesday 3rd February 17:59

Edited by E-numbers on Tuesday 3rd February 18:01

[DanielSan]

fantheman80 said:

johnyromt said:

It is interesting to see how this special edition connects road cars with recent Formula One success. The design details and limited numbers will probably appeal to collectors as much as driving fans. It also highlights how racing technology continues to influence performance, materials, and styling in modern supercars.

Are you AI?

If not AI then McLarens press office adding in something the article missed.

Having just seen their post history that's definitely a bot of some sort

[GTRene]

hm, I like it and I understand the colors.

ok I would not buy it, to much in your face for my liking (getting old), but in a different shade, not bad.

[BVB]

OMG, pass me a bucket.

[pycraft]

I think it's great that an F1 team distributes a product named after the winning team's name. I'd like to think that when Brawn F1 won in 2009, they celebrated by giving out boiled pig heads in highlighter-yellow boxes.

[shmikes]

The best supercar manufacturer in the world nails it yet again, absolutely love it McLaren

[andrewpandrew]

That is truly hideous.