Gulf Timeline
1995
The brain-child of Gordon Murray, design director at McLaren, the McLaren F1 supercar was launched to the world in 1994 and made an immediate global impact.
Having whet its appetite in 1994 for a more comprehensive race programme, Gulf Oil (Great Britain) Ltd approached Ray Bellm, owner of GTC Motorsport and a race version of the McLaren F1. The result was a two-year deal and two-car team, in the stunning dark blue livery of the newly branded Gulf forecourts.
In 1995, Ray Bellm with Brazilian Maurizio Sandra Sala, and fellow owner Lindsay Owen-Jones with Frenchman Pierre-Henri Raphanel, dominated the BPR Endurance Series, with Bellm and Sala winning 5 races. In 1996, sportscar great James Weaver replaced Sala and the duo won the championship outright with nine podium finishes including four wins.
In two years the Gulf McLarens secured 22 top-three finishes from 24 races worldwide.
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