As Speedcafe reports, McLaren has unlocked its vault to offer five historic Formula 1 machines for individual purchase through British specialist dealer Tom Hartley Jr. These are not replicas or show cars, but genuine racers that have remained under the team's control since their competitive careers ended. McLaren will prepare every machine for its new buyer, with older examples set to undergo full restorations.
While asking prices remain under wraps, Reuters estimates values will stretch between £5 million (AUD $9.57 million) and £10 million (AUD $19.13 million). Leading the fleet is the 2023 MCL37A, chassis 03, which McLaren claims is the newest F1 car ever made available to a private buyer. Lando Norris steered this exact beast to second-place finishes in Singapore and Japan during the 2023 season before it transitioned to testing duties. Subsequent miles were added by Oscar Piastri, Pato O’Ward, Mick Schumacher, Valtteri Bottas, and Martin Brundle, alongside a private session at the Circuit of the Americas in 2025 by Hollywood actor Brad Pitt for his role in F1: The Movie.
We have decided to part with these iconic McLaren Formula 1 cars because we feel that having them simply sitting in storage is a disservice to what they represent,
The collection also features a 2021 MCL35M, chassis 01, which Norris drove to podiums at Imola, Monaco, and Monza. That chassis wore the stunning Gulf-inspired special livery in Monaco and will be returned to race-ready condition before delivery. It carries immense historical weight, having crossed the line behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo at the Italian Grand Prix to seal McLaren’s first one-two result since 2010 and first victory since 2012, all before Norris went on to win the 2025 drivers’ championship.
Going back further into the history books, the lineup includes two Honda V12-powered MP4/6As from the 1991 championship-winning campaign. Both were raced by Gerhard Berger and tested by Ayrton Senna. Chassis 04 took second behind Senna at the San Marino Grand Prix, where the pair finished an entire lap clear of the rest of the field, while chassis 07 secured second at the British Grand Prix and was tested by Senna at Silverstone in 1992 without ever suffering a crash. The MP4/6 machinery helped Senna secure his third drivers’ crown and delivered McLaren’s fourth consecutive constructors’ title in 1991.
Rounding out the group is a 2012 MP4/27A, chassis 01, driven in races by Jenson Button and tested by Lewis Hamilton. This machine set the fastest lap at the Indian Grand Prix and finished in the top five in Abu Dhabi, serving as a brilliant bridge of the naturally aspirated V8 era between the team's early 1990s dominance and the turbo-hybrid age. Dealer Tom Hartley Jr previously managed the sale of Bernie Ecclestone’s 69-car grand prix collection—which brought a reported £500 million (A$956.72 million) in 2025—as well as the collection of former McLaren co-owner Mansour Ojjeh.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown explained the motivation behind releasing these prized assets from storage. “We have decided to part with these iconic McLaren Formula 1 cars because we feel that having them simply sitting in storage is a disservice to what they represent,” he said. “These cars were built to be driven and raced, and we want to see them being used and enjoyed.”
