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United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes logo.png
Full name Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
Base Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
Team principal(s) Martin Whitmarsh
Technical directors Paddy Lowe
Neil Oatley
Formula One World Championship Career
Debut 1966 Monaco Grand Prix
Latest race 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed 703
Constructors' Championships 8 (1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998)
Drivers' Championships 12 (1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008)
Race victories 175
Pole positions 147
Fastest laps 148
2011 position 2nd (497 points)

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (McLaren Racing Limited) is a Formula 1 racing team. McLaren was started by Bruce McLaren in 1963. McLaren's current drivers are Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. Jenson Button was the 2009 World Champion.

McLaren also make some other cars at its Woking factory, like the Mercedes McLaren SLR supercar.

McLaren M7A
McLaren M7A (1968) in the Donington Collection
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Bruce McLaren driving his own team's car at the 1969 German GP. He got the third most points in Formula One in that year.
McLaren MP4-4 front-right Honda Collection Hall
McLaren MP4/4 (1988) in the Honda Collection Hall
Lewis Hamilton 2010 Malaysia 3rd Free Practice
Hamilton at the 2010 Malaysian GP


Formula One World Championship results

Main page: McLaren Grand Prix results

Images for kids

  • McLarenBruce

    The McLaren Racing team's founder Bruce McLaren

  • McLaren M2B Donington

    The McLaren M2B the team's first Formula One car

  • McLaren logo (original)

    McLaren's original logo was designed by Michael Turner and featured a kiwi bird, a New Zealand icon.

  • Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren M23 1974 Britain

    Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 drivers' championship with McLaren.

  • Lauda McLaren MP4-2 1984 Dallas F1

    Five years after his first retirement, Lauda won his third title driving a McLaren MP4/2.

  • ProstAlain McLarenMP4-2B 1985

    Alain Prost, pictured here at the 1985 German Grand Prix, won three drivers' championships with McLaren.

  • Mclaren racing usgp 2004

    Mechanics push Kimi Räikkönen's MP4-19 into the garage during qualifying for the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2004.

  • Sergio Perez 2013 Malaysia FP2

    Sergio Pérez driving for McLaren at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

  • McLaren duo 2015 Malaysia Race

    Alonso (no.14) and Button (no.22) line astern at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

  • Fernando Alonso 2016 Malaysia Q1

    Fernando Alonso during qualifying for the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

  • McLaren M1A at Silverstone

    The McLaren M1A sports car of 1964 was the team's first self-designed car. The 'B' version raced in Can-Am in 1966.

  • 1973RevsonIndyMcLaren

    The McLaren M16C was driven by Peter Revson in the 1972 Indianapolis 500

  • Paul Ricard-1995-03-12-008

    The McLaren F1 GTR, competing during the 1995 BPR Global GT Series season

  • Ron dennis 2000Monaco

    Ron Dennis, here pictured at the 2000 Monaco Grand Prix, was team principal from 1980 to 2009 and is chairman of the McLaren Group.

  • Marlboro McLarens Donington

    McLaren's Formula One team was sponsored for 23 years by Philip Morris's Marlboro cigarette brand.


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