The McLaren 720S Follows the F1 Team's Gulf Direction

• McLaren Special Operations spent 20 days hand-finishing this 720S in the iconic Gulf livery.

• The special McLaren celebrates the renewed relationship between Gulf Oil and McLaren, and lines up with the Gulf-livery Formula 1 cars set to race at the Monaco Grand Prix.

• McLaren says its special operations team will make a limited supply for customers through that program.

There are a handful of international racing liveries that are immediately recognizable by their color scheme: John Player Special, Martini & Rossi and, maybe the most obvious of all, Gulf Oil. The Gulf Oil blue and orange paint scheme has graced legendary race cars and street machines alike and is adding another heavy hitter to its ranks: the McLaren 720S. That’s right, McLaren has thrown the Gulf Livery on a brand new 720S to celebrate the revived relationship between the two brands.

For those out of the loop, McLaren's history with Gulf Oil, and this livery, spans decades and disciplines. From the 1960s and 1970s campaigns in Formula 1 and Can-Am to the 1990's with the McLaren F1, Gulf's name graced McLaren cars. While the livery might not be exactly the same as McLaren's Can-Am machine, it does have a strong connection to the brand.