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  • McLaren M7A 1968

    The car that the team famously got its first Grand Prix victory with, thanks to founder, Bruce McLaren. 1968 record: 11 races, 3 wins

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    McLaren M7A 1968

    The M7A was the first McLaren to use the Ford Cosworth DFV, an engine that would dominate Grand Prix racing for many years.

    The car proved a winner on its first two outings. Bruce McLaren won the 1968 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch and Denny won the Daily Express International Trophy race.

    The chassis was of the so-called bathtub type and was skinned mainly in 22-guage L72 aluminium. The suspension derived from the M6A’s, via outboard coil spring/dampers units both ends and single lateral links.

    The 1968 Belgian Grand Prix gave Bruce McLaren his maiden Grand Prix win as a driver/constructor. Denny Hulme won two Grand Prix races in 1968 (Italy and Canada) and finished third in the World Drivers’ Championship, ahead of Bruce. 

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    Specification

    Designer Robin Herd/Gordon Coppuck
    Engine Ford Cosworth DFV
    Examples Built 3
    Cubic Capacity 2993cc
    Induction Lucas fuel injection
    Power Output 410bhp
    Length 158in/4013mm
    Width 28in/711mm
    Height 35in/889mm
    Wheelbase 94in/2387mm
    Weight 1140lb/517kg
    Principal Drivers McLaren/Hulme

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  • McLaren M23 1974

    The car in which Emerson Fittipaldi helped the team famously win their first Drivers' World Championship. 1974 record: 15 races, 4 wins

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    McLaren M23 1974

    That year saw the creation of the Texaco-Marlboro McLaren superteam, as Emerson Fittipaldi joined Denny Hulme in the new red and white M23s.

    Compared to the previous season the M23 was improved by fitting a new bellhousing spacer between the engine and gearbox. The rear wing was also brought forward by 10 inches to comply with the new regulations.

    In a year characterised by the battle with an emergent Ferrari team, Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni, Emerson won in Brazil, Belgium and Canada to head into the final race neck-and-neck with Regazzoni.

    Emerson finished fourth to clinch his second world title, and the first-ever World Championship for McLaren. That day was also historic for another reason: Denny’s final Grand Prix appearance.    

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    Specification

    Designer Gordon Coppuck
    Engine Ford Cosworth DFV
    Examples Built 4
    Cubic Capacity 2993cc
    Induction Lucas fuel injection
    Power Output 460bhp
    Length 165in/4191mm
    Width 80in/2030mm
    Height 48in/1219mm
    Wheelbase 104.2in/2647mm
    Weight 1270lb/576kg
    Principal Drivers Fittipaldi/Hulme/Hailwood/Hobbs/Mass

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  • McLaren M23 1976

    The car that helped the team win their second Drivers' World Championship, thanks to James Hunt. 1976 record: 16 races, 6 wins

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    McLaren M23 1976

    By 1976 the M23 was in its fourth season in Formula 1 and had already won 10 Grands Prix.

    The M23 now featured a new dayglo shade of Malboro red and McLaren’s own six-speed development of the Hewland FGA transmission. With lighter body panels and new low-line airboxes, Mass and Hunt raced cars that were also 30lb lighter.

    Most famously the 1976 World Championship came to its showdown at a wet Japanese GP. It was run in appalling conditions that saw Lauda retire. Hunt led for 61 of the 73 laps before making a dramatic pit stop to have a deflating wet weather tyre replaced. He managed to regain third place to beat the Austrian by a point.

    More than any other car, even the M7A, it was the machine that truly put McLaren on the Formula 1 map.

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    Specification

    Designer Gordon Coppuck
    Engine Ford Cosworth DFV
    Examples Built 4
    Cubic Capacity 2993cc
    Induction Lucas fuel injection
    Power Output 465bhp
    Length 165in/4191mm
    Width 82in/2083mm
    Height 36in/914mm
    Wheelbase 107in/2718mm
    Weight 1295lb/587kg
    Principal Drivers Hunt/Mass/Villeneuve/Giacomelli

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  • McLaren M26 1977

    The M23's replacement designed by Gordon Coppuck for reigning World Champion James Hunt and Jochen Mass.

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    McLaren M26 1977

    Despite making a brief debut at the Dutch GP in 1976, the M26 was still under development at the start of 1977 and teething problems meant reigning World Champion James Hunt continued to rely on the older M23 for the first four rounds.

    James initially found it unbalanced and unpredictable. However, the breakthrough came at Silverstone where James won from pole. He also proved dominant at the Japanese GP at Mount Fuji. This would be Hunt's final Grand Prix victory.

    It left him fifth in the World Championship with 40 points, a long way adrift of Lauda on 72, and 15 ahead of sixth-placed Mass. The success would also be McLaren's last for three and a half years.  

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    Specification

    Designer Gordon Coppuck
    Engine Ford Cosworth DFV
    Examples Built 7
    Cubic Capacity 2993cc
    Induction Lucas fuel injection
    Power Output 465bhp
    Length 172in/4368mm
    Width 83in/2108mm
    Height 34.5in/876mm
    Wheelbase 108in/2743mm
    Weight 1300lb/589kg
    Principal Drivers Hunt/Mass

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  • McLaren MP4/1 1981

    A legendary McLaren car that paved the way for greater safety in the sport. 1981 record: 13 races, 1 win

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    McLaren MP4/1 1981

    Arguably the most significant car in McLaren’s long history. It bore the distinction of being the first carbon composite Formula 1 design.

    Its designer John Barnard had come to appreciate not just its lightness but also its tremendous strength. It laid the groundwork for material innovation that has become such a hallmark of the McLaren Group’s activities.

    John Watson’s famous victory in it at the British Grand Prix was McLaren’s first victory since Fuji, four years earlier. The McLaren MP4/1 not only improved McLaren’s chances but made the largest single contribution to driver safety of any innovation in the sport’s history. For this the McLaren MP4/1 deserves all the credit it can get.

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    Specification

    Designer John Barnard
    Engine Ford Cosworth DFV
    Examples Built 4
    Cubic Capacity 2993cc
    Induction Lucas fuel injection
    Power Output 470bhp
    Length 170in/4318mm
    Width 81in/2057mm
    Height 40in/1016mm
    Wheelbase 104in/2640mm
    Weight 1290lb/585kg
    Principal Drivers Watson/de Cesaris

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  • McLaren MP4/2 1984

    The car that helped Niki Lauda win his third Drivers' World Championship. 1984 record: 16 races, 12 wins

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    McLaren MP4/2 1984

    It quickly became apparent that in the MP4/2 Prost and Lauda had the tool to dominate the 1984 season from start to finish. Over the course of the season Prost was to win seven races to Lauda’s five.

    If the car had any weaknesses it was in the areas of braking and the gearbox. Many also felt that the decision to switch to flat-bottomed cars effectively robbed the team of engine potential.

    Even compromised in this way, the MP4/2 was to give McLaren those 12 wins from 16 races, lead Lauda to his third Drivers’ World Championship and massacre the opposition in winning the Constructors’ Cup by an incredible 86 points. It provided us with a near-perfect season, and everyone else a warning not to be ingnored.

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    Specification

    Designer John Barnard
    Engine TAG Turbo TTE PO1 V6
    Examples Built 5
    Cubic Capacity 1496cc
    Induction Twin KKK turbochargers
    Power Output 750bhp
    Length 171in/4343mm
    Width 84in/2133mm
    Height 39in/991mm
    Wheelbase 109in/2768mm
    Weight 1191lb/540kg
    Principal Drivers Prost/Lauda

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  • McLaren MP4/2B 1985

    The car that helped Prost take the world drivers' championship and brought McLaren another constructors' championship trophy. 1985 record: 16 races, 6 wins.

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    McLaren MP4/2B 1985

    The MP4/2B went from strength to strength, somewhat to the surprise of the opposition who had dared to think that their own developments rendered the defending team slightly less competitive.

    Instead, Barnard's new turbocharger arrangement helped to keep the McLaren TAG firmly in play. Subtle aerodynamic detailing and new suspension incorporated pushrods together with upper wishbones.

    Ferrari, Williams and Lotus usually qualified in front of the MP2/2Bs due to their more powerful engines, whereas the TAG-powered cars relied on race packages. Lauda winded up a disappointing 10th overall after a season of bitter ill-fortune. Prost thought took the World Championship easily, and McLaren took another Constructors' trophy. 

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    Specification

    Designer John Barnard
    Engine TAG Turbo TTE PO1 V6
    Examples Built 5
    Cubic Capacity 1496cc
    Induction Twin KKK turbochargers
    Power Output 750bhp
    Length 172in/4369mm
    Width 83in/2108mm
    Height 39in/991mm
    Wheelbase 109in/2768mm
    Weight 1191lb/540kg
    Principal Drivers Prost/Lauda

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  • McLaren MP4/2C 1986

    The car that helped Alain Prost win his second successive Drivers' World Championship. 1986 record: 16 races, 4 wins

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    McLaren MP4/2C 1986

    Wearing the reigning Champion's number 1 on the nose of his car, Alain Prost won four Grand Prix races and finished on the podium on five other occasions in 1986. It was this consistency rather than outright race victories that won him the title for the second year in succession. 

     The car's overall dimensions remained unchanged, but maximum power was up to something approaching 800bhp at 12,000rpm. 

    Prost clinched another Drivers' World Championship in emphatic style with a win at Adelaide. McLaren finished second to Williams in the Constructors' title. At the end of the season John Barnard decided to sell his shareholding in the team, and to head for pastures new. 

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    Specification

    Designer John Barnard
    Engine TAG Turbo TTE PO1 V6
    Examples Built 5
    Cubic Capacity 1496cc
    Induction Twin KKK turbochargers
    Power Output 750bhp
    Length 173in/4394mm
    Width 83in/2108mm
    Height 39in/991mm
    Wheelbase 110in/2794mm
    Weight 1191lb/540kg
    Principal Drivers Prost/Rosberg

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  • McLaren MP4/4 1988

    The most dominant car in the history of Formula 1. 1988 record: 16 races, 15 wins.

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    McLaren MP4/4 1988

    The MP4/4 won 15 out of 16 races, losing only Monza which many felt was a self-inflicted defeat after Senna collided with a backmarker. The Brazilian started on pole no fewer than 13 times and won eight races to take the World Championship.

     At the same time, winning a scarcely less remarkable seven rounds, Prost found himself just three points adrift of the top slot leaving McLaren's nearest rival, third placed Gerhard Berger, literally miles behind. By the end of the season McLaren had scored a phenomenal 199 points in the Constructors’ Cup, almost three times the tally of runner-up Ferrari.

    It finished the season with a points total just two shy of the combined total of every other team on the grid.

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    Specification

    Designer Steve Nichols/Gordon Murray
    Engine Honda RA168E Turbo V6
    Examples Built 6
    Cubic Capacity 1494cc
    Induction Twin IHI turbochargers
    Power Output 900bhp
    Length 173in/4394mm
    Width 84in/2134mm
    Height 37in/940mm
    Wheelbase 113.2in/2875mm
    Weight 1191lb/540kg
    Principal Drivers Prost/Senna

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  • McLaren MP4/5 1989

    The car that helped the team win their second Constructors' World Championship in a row. 1976 record: 16 races, 10 wins

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    McLaren MP4/5 1989

    1989 meant all change for McLaren as the 3.5-litre normally aspirated Formula 1 came into force. Few would have predicted that the first season of the non-turbo era would match the incredible results of the previous year, with McLaren walking away with further Drivers' and Constructors' Championships.

    McLaren soon began to dominate the season, albeit not quite to the degree it had the previous year as the MP4/5 was not deviod of problems. 

    With Senna's car carrying the World Champion number 1, Alain Prost in number 2 only won four races to Senna's six, but took his third Drivers' title by a 16-point margin. McLaren also clinched the Constructors' World Championship for the second year in a row. 

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley
    Engine Honda RA109E V10
    Examples Built 8
    Cubic Capacity 3490cc
    Induction Honda PGM injection/ignition
    Power Output 685bhp
    Length 177in/4496mm
    Width 84in/2134mm
    Height 39in/991mm
    Wheelbase 114in/2895mm
    Weight 1102lb/500kg
    Principal Drivers Prost/Senna

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  • McLaren MP4/6 1991

    The car designed by Neil Oatley for Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger for the team's 1991 Formula One campaign.

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    McLaren MP4/6 1991

    The car, whilst looking similar to the MP4/5B, was quite similar in terms of its aerodynamic profile as designer Neil Oatley received valuable input from Henri Durand.

    The MP4/6 also featured major changes to the suspension set-up, with push-rod activated coil-spring dampers now mounted on top of the chassis rather than vertically in the footwell.

    The duo of Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger achieved eight wins between them including a memorable win for Ayrton Senna around the streets of Monaco . 

    He returned to Brazil with a resounding third title, while Berger finished fourth with 43 points, having been handed victory by Senna in Suzuka. McLaren again took the Constructors' World Championship.

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley
    Engine Honda RA121E V12
    Examples Built 11
    Cubic Capacity 3493cc
    Induction Honda PGM injection/ignition
    Power Output 720bhp
    Length 177in/4496mm
    Width 83.5in/2120mm
    Height 38in/965mm
    Wheelbase 117in/2972mm
    Weight 1113lb/505kg
    Principal Drivers Senna/Berger

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  • McLaren MP4/7 1992

    The first ever McLaren Formula 1 car to use a semi-automatic transmission. 1992 record: 14 races, 5 wins

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    McLaren MP4/7 1992

    The MP4/7 featured McLaren’s own hydraulically operated gearbox. It also featured fly-by-wire throttle control.

    It spent extra hours in the wind tunnel and finally made its debut at the third race in Brazil. Attention to aerodynamic detail was evident in its multi-component rear wing.

    Once racing got underway, however, it was clear that there was still work to do. Senna complained of unpredictable handling. Fortunately his was fully committed and won in Monaco, Hungary and Italy. Berger took wins in Canada and Australia. McLaren finished runner-up in the Constructors’.

    Senna finished fourth overall in the Drivers’ on 50 ahead of Berger. For McLaren, however, after such a historic run of spectacular victories, it was bitter disappointment. 

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    Designer Neil Oatley
    Engine Honda RA122E/B V12
    Examples Built 10
    Cubic Capacity 3493cc
    Induction Honda PGM injection/ignition
    Power Output 740bhp
    Length 177in/4496mm
    Width 83.5in/2120mm
    Height 39in/990mm
    Wheelbase 117in/2972mm
    Weight 1115lb/506kg
    Principal Drivers Senna/Berger

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  • McLaren MP4/8 1993

    The car in which racing legend, Ayrton Senna, won his last-ever Formula One Grand Prix.

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    McLaren MP4/8 1993

    Despite design work on the MP4/8 starting without a clear idea of which engine would be used because of Honda leaving F1, the season still yielded five wins at a time when Williams Renault was the dominant force in the sport.

    McLaren's tally in 1993 was all the more remarkable because, while Senna returned after a winter break relaxing at home in Brazil, rule changes meant Michael Andretti was denied the chance to familiarise himself with the circuits.

    The car will forever be remembered for Senna's stunning opening lap at Donington Park in the wet. He also won at Interlagos, Monaco, Suzuka and Adelaide. The Australian success, it transpired, would be his last and at the time enabled McLaren to declare itself the most successful Grand Prix team of all time.    

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley
    Engine Ford Cosworth HBE V8
    Examples Built 8
    Cubic Capacity 3494cc
    Induction TAG 2.12F ignition/injection
    Power Output 640bhp
    Length 174in/4420mm
    Width 78.8in/2000mm
    Height 39in/990mm
    Wheelbase 114.25in/2902mm
    Weight 1113lb/505kg
    Principal Drivers Senna/Andretti/Hakkinen

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  • McLaren MP4-12 1997

    The product of the third year of the Anglo-German alliance between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren. 1997 record: 17 races, 3 wins

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    McLaren MP4-12 1997

    A new era began for McLaren-Mercedes with the arrival of West as title partner and Adrian Newey from Williams.

    Together with a Mercedes-Benz FO 110E engine featuring an all-new sand-cast aluminium alloy block , the MP4-12 also had a lower centre of gravity than its predecessor.

    The results of these improvements were not overwhelming, but what mattered was that McLaren was once again establishing itself as a GP winner.

    David Coulthard won two races; at the opening round in Melbourne and the Italian GP in September. Moreover in the final race of the 1997 Formula 1 season, Mika Hakkinen took his maiden Grand Prix win.

    With resources already being poured into the following year’s effort, McLaren was back on track to become the pacesetter. 

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 110E, FO 110F V10
    Examples Built 7
    Cubic Capacity 2997cc
    Induction TAG2000 ignition/injection
    Power Output 740bhp
    Length 179in/4546mm
    Width 78.8in/2000mm
    Height 38in/965mm
    Wheelbase 118.7in/3015mm
    Weight 1320lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Hakkinen/Coulthard

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  • McLaren MP4-13 1998

    The MP4/13 competed in the 1998 Formula One season with David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen at the wheel. 1998 record: 16 races, 9 wins

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    McLaren MP4-13 1998

    The development of the Mercedes-Benz FO 110G V10 engine together with a switch to Bridgestone tyres and a real rekindling of team spirit once Mika Hakkinen discovered for himself the joys of winning at the highest level, quickly put McLaren back into a dominant position on the grid.

    The finished car was a neat and tidy package .Still in place was the previous season’s low-level nose design but the front suspension was quite different with inboard vertical dampers and torsion bars.

    Driving superbly all year, Mika Hakkinen won eight races and clinched the Drivers’ World Championship with a flawless flag-to-flag victory in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. With Coulthard third in the standings, the team also took the Constructors’ title for the first time since 1991.      

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley/Adrian Newey
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 110G V10
    Examples Built 7
    Cubic Capacity 2997cc
    Induction TAG2000 ignition/injection
    Power Output 760bhp
    Length 179in/4547mm
    Width 70.9in/1800mm
    Height 40in/1016mm
    Wheelbase 120.5in/3060mm
    Weight 1322lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Hakkinen/Coulthard

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  • McLaren MP4-14 1999

    One of McLaren's most ambitious car designs ever. 1999 record: 16 races, 7 wins

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    McLaren MP4-14 1999

    One of the most ambitious designs ever. Along with a lighter, lower V10 from Mercedes-benz, it also showcased a host of new innovations brought in by Adrian Newey. He relocated the oil tank and hydraulic system and fitted a new, shorter gearbox.

    The increased complexity and lower weight did not at first inspire complete confidence on the part of David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen. As a natural consequence of its more complex design, the MP4-14 took longer to get right.  

    Seven wins out of 16 races was good, but not good enough. West McLaren-Mercedes was still the team to beat but while Mercedes-Benz had demonstrated outstanding levels of mechanical reliability, the car never quite measured up to it. 

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    Specification

    Designer Neil Oatley/Adrian Newey
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 110H V10
    Examples Built 8
    Cubic Capacity 2997cc
    Induction TAG2000 ignition/injection
    Power Output 785bhp
    Length 179in/4547mm
    Width 70.9in/1800mm
    Height 40in/1016mm
    Wheelbase 119in/3023mm
    Weight 1322lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Hakkinen/Coulthard

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  • McLaren MP4-17D 2003

    The MP4-17D competed in the 2003 Formula One season with David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen at the wheel. 2003 record: 16 races, 2 wins

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    McLaren MP4-17D 2003

    Featuring an updated version of the Mercedes-Benz FO 110M and a revised transmission, internal chassis modifications, and aerodynamic improvements, the MP4-17D was a big success.

    David Coulthard won the opening race in Australia and it wasn’t long before his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen scored his first Grand Prix triumph at Sepang to put himself at the head of the World Championship points table.

    Kimi continued those impressive results, going into the final round nine points behind Michael Schumacher. Though the latter struggled to the eighth place he needed, second place for Raikkonen behind Schumacher’s team-mate Rubens Barrichello left him second overall, two points shy.

    The MP4-17D may have been an interim car, but its tally of 142 points left it only two short of BMW-Williams and 16 off Ferrari’s final score. With slightly better fortune, it could have been an illustrious winner.

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    Specification

    Designer Adrian Newey/Neil Oatley
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 110M V10
    Examples Built 6
    Cubic Capacity 2997cc
    Induction STAR System (TAG-210)
    Power Output 885bhp
    Length 183.5in/4661mm
    Width 70.9in/1800mm
    Height 40.5in/1029mm
    Wheelbase 124in/3150mm
    Weight 1322lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Coulthard/Raikkonen

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  • McLaren MP4-20A 2005

    The car that secured an impressive 10 victories from 19 races and saw Kimi Raikkonen finish second in the Drivers' Championship.

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    McLaren MP4-20A 2005

    The MP4-20A looked quite different from its immediate predecessor thanks to a change in 2005 regulations.The front wing had to be raised 50mm and the maximum height of the diffuser was restricted.

    The early races were tough. The big breakthrough came in Spain, where a dominant Raikkonen beat season pacesetter Alonso's Renault fair and square. An intense championship battle between Alonso and Raikkonen followed, with Alonso beating Raikkonen in China.

    Thus a gripping season of redemption for McLaren ended with 10 victories, Raikkonen in second place in the Drivers' World Championship with 112 points to Alonso's 133 and Montoya fourth on 60, and McLaren-Mercedes second to Renault in the Constructors' with 182 points to 191.     

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    Specification

    Designer Adrian Newey
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 110R V10
    Examples Built 7
    Cubic Capacity 2997cc
    Induction STAR2 System (TAG-310)
    Power Output 920bhp
    Length 182in/4623mm
    Width 70.9in/1800mm
    Height 41in/1041mm
    Wheelbase 123in/3124mm
    Weight 1322lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Raikkonen/Montoya

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  • McLaren MP4-23 2008

    The car that helped Lewis Hamilton win the Drivers' World Championship in 2008.

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    McLaren MP4-23 2008

    Detailed simulation and analysis work formed an integral part of the development process of the MP4-23. By the time it was ready for its launch some 14,000 engineering man-hours had been invested in its gestation.

    The clearest evolution of the MP4-22 focused on the roll-bar assembly, which had been considerably tidied up to increase airflow to the top body.

    Lewis Hamilton had a great start to the season with a great victory in Melbourne, Monte Carlo and consecutive race victories in Great Britain and Germany. He also took a commanding victory at the Chinese GP.

    Hamilton was crowned 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Champion. At the age of just 23 years, 10 months and 26 days, Lewis Hamilton became the youngest champion in Formula 1 history. 

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    Specification

    Designer McLaren Racing
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 108V V8
    Examples Built 6
    Cubic Capacity 2398cc
    Induction FIA Standard ECU (Microsoft MES)
    Power Output 765bhp
    Length 188in/4775mm
    Width 70.6in/1795mm
    Height 43.3in/1100mm
    Wheelbase 125.5in/3188mm
    Weight 1322lb/600kg
    Principal Drivers Hamilton/Kovalainen

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  • McLaren MP4-27 2012

    The car that Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton steered to seven victories in the 2012 Formula One season. 2012 record: 20 races, 7 wins.

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    McLaren MP4-27 2012

    The MP4-27 featured a more tightly waisted rear bodywork, developed to improve flow to the rear of the car, and a revised cooling system.

    Demonstrating early promise in testing the MP4-27 - Jenson Button went on to win the season opener in Australia with Lewis Hamilton finishing third. The car showed exceptional pace once again in Malaysia, leading the pack until wet weather conditions brought the race to halt.

    Hamilton achieved McLaren’s 150th pole position in the German Grand Prix, and by the end of the season, the car had amassed a seven victories.

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    Specification

    Designer McLaren Racing
    Monocoque McLaren-moulded carbon-fibre composite
    Engine Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z
    Engine Capacity 2.4 litres
    Maximum RPM 18,000
    Electrics McLaren Electronic Systems
    Bodywork Carbon-fibre monocoque
    KERS Hybrid Power 60kW
    Gear selection McLaren seamless shift, hand-operated
    Fuel ExxonMobil High Performance Unleaded
    Weight 640kg/1411lb
    Principal Drivers Button/Hamilton

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