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United Kingdom McLaren-Renault
Full name McLaren F1 Team
Base Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
51°20′45″N 0°32′52″W / 51.34583°N 0.54778°W / 51.34583; -0.54778Coordinates: 51°20′45″N 0°32′52″W / 51.34583°N 0.54778°W / 51.34583; -0.54778
Team principal(s) Andreas Seidl
Technical directors James Key
Formula One World Championship Career
Debut 1966 Monaco Grand Prix
Races competed 877
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 182
Pole positions 155
Fastest laps 157

McLaren Racing Limited is a Formula 1 racing team. McLaren was started by Bruce McLaren in 1963. McLaren's current drivers are Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris.

McLaren also makes road cars at its Woking factory.

McLaren M7A
McLaren M7A (1968) in the Donington Collection
McLarenBruce19690801
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
Teams and drivers competing in the 2015 Formula One season
Mercedes Red Bull Williams Ferrari McLaren Force India Toro Rosso Lotus Sauber

 Hamilton
 Rosberg

 Ricciardo
 Kvyat

 Bottas
 Massa

 Räikkönen
 Vettel

 Button
 Alonso

 Hülkenberg
 Pérez

 Verstappen
 Sainz

 Grosjean
 Maldonado

 Ericsson
 Nasr
 
Current constructors (2015)
Mercedes · Red Bull · Williams · Ferrari · McLaren · Force India · Toro Rosso · Lotus · Sauber
 
Former constructors

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Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain Championship continuity. Constructors whose only participation in the World Championship was in the Indianapolis 500 races between 1950 and 1960 are not listed.


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.

  • Sergio Perez 2013 Malaysia FP2

    Sergio Pérez driving for McLaren at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

  • Fernando Alonso 2016 Malaysia Q1

    Fernando Alonso during qualifying for the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.

  • 2018 Chinese Grand Prix FP3 Fernando Alonso (40970600574) (cropped)

    Fernando Alonso driving for McLaren at the 2018 Chinese 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

  • Dallara DW12 (Fernando Alonso) 2017 Indianapolis 500

    The car entered by McLaren at the 2017 Indianapolis 500, which was driven by Fernando Alonso.

  • 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 was chairman of the McLaren Group until 2017.

  • Marlboro McLarens Donington

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

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