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- 1963: Bruce McLaren Racing was founded by
New Zealander Bruce McLaren (1937-1970).
The F1 team started in 1966.
- 1967±: McLaren sports cars were successful in
the CanAm series.
- 1969: Like Lotus and Matra, McLaren dabbled with
4WD in an F1 car,
while that option was allowed, with the M9A.
- 1970: Bruce McLaren was killed while testing a Can-Am car.
1971 M8F Can Am
- 1974: Emerson Fittipaldi won the
Formula One Drivers' World Championship in a McLaren Ford.
- 1976: James Hunt won the F1 Drivers' World Championship in
a McLaren M23 powered by the 3-litre V8 Ford Cosworth DFV.
1976 M23
- 1981: The McLaren MP4, launched at the US GP, Long Beach,
featured a carbon-fibre composite chassis.
- 1984: Niki Lauda won the F1 Drivers' World Championship
in a McLaren TAG Porsche, by 1/2 a point from Alain Prost (Ferrari).
- 1985, 1986: Alain Prost won
the F1 Drivers' World Championship in a McLaren TAG Porsche.
- 1988: Ayrton Senna won
the F1 Drivers' World Championship in a McLaren Honda.
- 1989: Alain Prost won the F1 Drivers' World Championship
in a McLaren Honda.
- 1990, 1991: Ayrton Senna won
the F1 Drivers' World Championship in a McLaren Honda.
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- 1992: The McLaren F1 road car solved the layout problem by
placing the driver in the centre with, potentially, a passenger on
each side and slightly behind; BMW 6.1-litre V12, 600+hp.
One set a world record for a production car of 386km/h (240mph) in 1998.
A racing version won the Le Mans 24-hours race in 1995.
1995 F1
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1997 F1
- 2019 August 15-17:
A 1994 McLaren 'LM-Specification' F1,
serial #18, chassis #SA9AB5AC1R1048018, sold for us$19,805,000
at RM Sotherby's Monterey auction.
- 1998, 1999: Mika Hakkinen won the
F1 Drivers' World Championship in a McLaren Mercedes.
- 2008: Lewis Hamilton,
driving a McLaren Mercedes, won the Formula One Drivers' World Championship.
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- 2009: 'McLaren Automotive'
was formed ...
- 2009, September 8:
McLaren Automotive revealed details of its
prototype MP4-12C mid-engined "supercar" --
1,400 kg, 600hp, 3.8 litre twin-turbo V8,
441kW (600 PS) @ 7000 rpm,
600 Nm @ 3-7000 rpm,
from £168,500 inc. VAT (announced 11/2010),
on sale early 2011.
- 2011, Feb.:
"... the first McLaren MP4-12C
high-performance sports car [began] production at the
McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) in Woking" -- McL.
A 12C Spider (open version) made its debut at Pebble Beach
August 2012, from £195K.
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- 2012, September:
McLaren showed the P1 "design study" (to be £800K+)
at the Paris Motor Show.
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