McLaren has unveiled an extremely limited series of roadsters dedicated to celebrating its tenth championship title in Formula 1. Here are the key details:
Exclusive Victory Celebration
If you think winning a Formula 1 championship is hard, try buying a car that celebrates that latest victory. McLaren has just unveiled the Artura Spider in a version so exclusive that only ten people on the planet will get the keys.
This is the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition — a supercar with a name that takes almost as long to say as it takes the McLaren team to change a set of tires on its Formula 1 car.
It is based on the standard McLaren roadster and celebrates McLaren Racing’s conquest of its tenth Constructors’ Cup, as well as, for good measure, the drivers’ championship.
Handcrafted Work and Visual References
The upgrades were handled by McLaren Special Operations, which means there’s no room for cheap vinyl wraps here. The livery is applied by hand using Myan Orange and Onyx Black paints, mirroring the look of the championship-winning MCL39 car. Each car contains subtle visual ‘Easter eggs’, including a painted ’10’ logo filled with stars and outlines of McLaren’s championship-winning cars from the past.
A Blend of Stealth and Showmanship
The exterior also received some ‘stealth elements’: the 10-spoke Super-Lightweight Dynamo forged alloy wheels are painted gloss black, the badges are black, and there’s a not-so-subtle sports exhaust system that likely produces a better sound than modern ‘neutered’ Formula 1 cars.
Inside, the bright and dark theme continues. You get ’10’ embroidery on the headrests in McLaren Orange and a Myan Orange stripe on the steering wheel rim at the ’12 o’clock’ position, contrasting with the Performance Carbon Black Alcantara and Nappa Jet Black leather upholstery.
Autographs and Memorialization
The carbon fiber sill plates are even signed by McLaren’s drivers: 2025 Formula 1 World Champion Lando Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri. Each car also receives a plaque listing McLaren’s wins, pole positions, and fastest laps from the championship season, because nothing says a Formula 1 fan’s car like a stats table embedded in the luggage compartment.
Technical Basis and Philosophy
Technically, it’s the same Artura Spider: with a hybrid powertrain and genuine supercar speed thanks to a 3.0-liter bi-turbo V6 with an electric booster producing 690 hp (700 metric horsepower), propelling this ‘little Mac’ to 100 km/h in 3 seconds. For McLaren, this is essentially a victory parade with license plates, and only ten people will get to lead it.
Releasing such a limited series is a classic tactic by automakers to enhance brand prestige and create unique collectible assets. These ten examples have most likely already found their owners among the brand’s most loyal clients, for whom the value lies not only in the technical specifications but also in the historical context and exclusivity tied to a specific triumph in the company’s sporting history. Such projects also serve as powerful marketing tools that strengthen the link between road cars and racing success, confirming the technological lineage.