TORONTO/COPPELL, Texas (February 10, 2025) – Visitors to the 2025 Canadian International Auto Show will get the first chance to see an incredible 1:1 scale LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™ sitting alongside the world’s most pioneering hybrid hypercar that inspired the toughest LEGO Technic challenge to date.

From February 14-23 McLaren fans and LEGO enthusiasts will get the opportunity to compare the fully functioning and drivable LEGO Technic version of the McLaren P1™ with an example of just one of 375 road-going P1s that, when introduced in 2011, helped to redefine automotive high-performance as the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar of its time. The P1™ leveraged McLaren’s advanced motorsport-based engineering, featuring ground-breaking advances in weight reduction, packaging, high-speed performance, powertrain and aerodynamics.

This life-size replica of the McLaren P1™ is made from 342,817 LEGO Technic elements, weighing approximately 1,220kg (2,690lbs), with some truly remarkable displays of engineering. The car has fully functional steering, making it the first LEGO big build ever capable of steering and taking on tricky racetrack corners. The build features an electric motor consisting of LEGO Technic Function batteries and an electric car battery, allowing it to travel further than any other LEGO model before it.

The big build process came to life with 23 specialists from design, engineering and building from the LEGO group and McLaren Automotive, with 8,344 hours of development and construction and requiring 393 different types of LEGO Technic elements.  

With the car assembled, all that was left to do was to embark on the ultimate challenge, and with it being a McLaren supercar replica, who better to get behind the wheel than McLaren F1™ Driver, Lando Norris. The British driver was more than up to the task, taking on the twist and turns of the 5.891km (3.66 miles) track and completing the lap around the Silverstone Circuit. With the enormity of this challenge, Silverstone was the perfect setting given McLaren’s rich history with the home of British racing.  

Fans can see the full video of Lando Norris completing the Ultimate Challenge in the life-size LEGOTechnic McLaren P1™ here.

And for those with more limited budgets, the LEGO Technic team have also created a 1:8 scale version.

Unveiled as part of the LEGO Technic Ultimate Car Concept Series, the all-new 1:8 scale LEGO Technic version consists of 3,893 elements and each car features a unique serial number which unlocks special behind-the-scenes content. The model has a 7-speed gearbox with 2 shifter drums, suspension, V8 piston engine, adjustable rear wing, and opening dihedral doors with advanced mechanism – all guaranteeing an immersive building experience from start to finish that is authentic to the real McLaren P1™.  

The model was created by the LEGO Technic design team in close collaboration with McLaren Automotive and both teams were focused on implementing as much cutting-edge functionality in the model as possible, as a tribute to both the real P1™ as well as the engineering excellence that McLaren is known for.

“It’s amazing to see so many of the elements from the original P1 brought to life by the LEGO team for the LEGO Technic McLaren P1™. I hope this collaboration inspires the next generation of designers and engineers to push the boundaries of automotive innovation.”

– Tobias Sühlmann Chief Design Officer, McLaren Automotive

“From the exterior with aerodynamic shapes to the interior and V8 piston engine – the real McLaren P1™ is an incredible car. We wanted to capture these details in the best way possible with our LEGO Technic model and we did not want to compromise in any way.

“Therefore, we worked on multiple variations of the car to test different designs. We also faced a huge challenge with the iconic butterfly doors because they needed a new mechanism to stay open. It was a great experience to recreate the McLaren P1™ and I’m hoping all supercar enthusiasts are ready to explore the details and intricacies of the real McLaren P1™ in LEGO Technic form.”  

– Kasper Rene Hansen, Designer, LEGO Group

The LEGO Technic McLaren P1 set is available at www.LEGO.com/McLaren and LEGO Stores priced at $589.99 CAD / $449.99 USD.