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Drivers who have raced for the McLaren Formula One team from 1966 to present. Pages in category "McLaren Formula One drivers" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
The title has been won by drivers from Scuderia Ferrari 15 times between 9 drivers, more than any other team, followed by McLaren with 12 titles between 7 drivers. [8] The Drivers' Championship has been won in the final race of the season 30 times in the 75 seasons it has been awarded. [17]
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2] Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held.
All McLaren drivers used the Ford-Cosworth engines, except for Andrea de Adamich and Nanni Galli who used engines from Alfa Romeo in 1970. Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Drivers' Championship with McLaren. The McLaren M23, designed by Gordon Coppuck, was the team's new car for the 1973 season. [36]
This list covers the numbers used by drivers since the start of the 2014 Formula One season, when drivers have been allowed to choose a number that they would carry throughout their career. [1] From 1950 to 1973, driver numbers were allocated by the organisers of each event, with no consistent method deployed across events. [2]
The World Championship for Drivers has been contended since 1950, [2] after the Formula One standard was agreed upon in 1946. [5] The Constructors' Championship was added for the 1958 season and has been awarded ever since. [2] Lewis Hamilton has won a record 105 Grands Prix during his career. He won 21 races with McLaren and 84 with Mercedes.
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1970. McLaren was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1960 with Cooper , and won four Grands Prix across 13 seasons.
Driver Academy experience F1 experience with McLaren F1 experience with other teams Years Former series Lewis Hamilton: 1998–2006 Karting (1998–2001) British Formula Renault Championship (2002–2003) Formula 3 Euro Series (2004–2005) GP2 Series 2007–2012: Mercedes (2013–2024) Ferrari (2025–) Kevin Magnussen: 2010–2013