 The car was raced in North America and Europe in 1963 and 1964 in various G7 and United States Road Racing Championship events.For the Can-Am Series, which started in 1966, McLaren created the M3 which Bruce and Chris Amon drove – customer cars also appeared in a number of races in the 1966 season.With the M3, they led two races, but scored no wins, and the inaugural title was taken by John Surtees in a Lola T70.