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Bruce Leslie McLaren (August 30, 1937 – June 2, 1970) was a New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. Between 1958 and 1970, McLaren was a Formula One driver who most notably founded the McLaren team, and scored four race wins. He was the first New Zealander race winner in Formula One history when he took the victory in the 1959 United States Grand Prix.

Aged 22 years, 104 days, he was the youngest Grand Prix winner for 43 years[2], until Fernando Alonso broke the record at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is the current holder of the record, being 18 years, 228 days old when he won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.

McLaren spent the first eight years of his career at Cooper, before founding the McLaren team in 1966, driving for them from that point onward.

McLaren was the second Grand Prix winner in his own car after Jack Brabham. He died in June 1970 in a test crash at Goodwood Circuit.


Formula One Career[]

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos. Report
1958 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 0 NC Report
1959 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 16.5 6th Report
1960 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 34 (37) 2nd Report
1961 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 11 8th Report
1962 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 27 (32) 3rd Report
1963 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 17 6th Report
1964 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 13 7th Report
1965 Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 10 9th Report
1966 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Ford
McLaren-Serenissima
3 16th Report
1967 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-BRM 3 14th Report
Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake
1968 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Ford Cosworth 22 5th Report
1969 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Ford Cosworth 26 3rd Report
1970 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Ford Cosworth 6 14th Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries 106
Starts 100
Pole Positions 0
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 7
Race Wins 4
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 27
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 3
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 196.5
Laps Raced 5018
Distance Raced 26,387 km (16,396 mi)
Races Led 5
Laps Led 41
Distance Led 186 km (116 mi)

Race Wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1959 United States Grand Prix
2 1960 Argentine Grand Prix
3 1962 Monaco Grand Prix
4 1968 Belgian Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts Pos
1958 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands 48-star U S flag Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of Morocco 0 NC
5th* 12th
1959 Flag of Monaco 48-star U S flag Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy US flag 49 stars 16.5 6th
5th 5th 3rd Ret Ret Ret 1st
1960 Flag of Argentina Flag of Monaco US flag 49 stars Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 34 (37) 2nd
1st 2nd Ret 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd
1961 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 11 8th
6th 12th Ret 5th 8th 6th 3rd 4th
1962 Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 27 (32) 3rd
Ret 1st Ret 4th 3rd 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd
1963 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 17 6th
3rd 2nd Ret 12th Ret Ret 3rd 11th Ret 4th
1964 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 13 7th
Ret 7th 2nd 6th Ret Ret Ret 2nd Ret 7th
1965 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 10 9th
5th 5th 3rd Ret 10th Ret Ret 5th Ret Ret
1966 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 3 16th
Ret DNS 6th DNS 5th Ret
1967 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Canada Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 3 14th
4th Ret Ret Ret Ret 7th Ret Ret Ret
1968 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Spain 1945 1977 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 22 5th
Ret Ret 1st Ret 8th 7th 13th Ret 2nd 6th 2nd
1969 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Spain 1945 1977 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 26 3rd
5th 2nd 5th Ret 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 5th DNS DNS
1970 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Spain 1945 1977 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 6 14th
Ret 2nd Ret
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Note:

  • * Ineligible for points as he was driving a Formula Two car.

Notes[]

  1. McLaren's entry to the 1958 German Grand Prix was in a Formula Two car, as the F1 and F2 races were run together. His first Formula One start was in the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix
  2. Troy Ruttman won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 at a younger age, but McLaren was recognised as the youngest winner of an official Grand Prix.

External links[]

V T E List of World Drivers' Championship runners-up
1950: Juan Manuel Fangio
1951: Alberto Ascari
1952: Giuseppe Farina
1953: Juan Manuel Fangio
1954: José Froilán González
1955: Stirling Moss
1956: Stirling Moss
1957: Stirling Moss
1958: Stirling Moss
1959: Tony Brooks
1960: Bruce McLaren
1961: Wolfgang von Trips
1962: Jim Clark
1963: Graham Hill
1964: Graham Hill
1965: Graham Hill
1966: John Surtees
1967: Jack Brabham
1968: Jackie Stewart
1969: Jacky Ickx
1970: Jacky Ickx
1971: Ronnie Peterson
1972: Jackie Stewart
1973: Emerson Fittipaldi
1974: Clay Regazzoni
1975: Emerson Fittipaldi
1976: Niki Lauda
1977: Jody Scheckter
1978: Ronnie Peterson
1979: Gilles Villeneuve
1980: Nelson Piquet
1981: Carlos Reutemann
1982: Didier Pironi
1983: Alain Prost
1984: Alain Prost
1985: Michele Alboreto
1986: Nigel Mansell
1987: Nigel Mansell
1988: Alain Prost
1989: Ayrton Senna
1990: Alain Prost
1991: Nigel Mansell
1992: Riccardo Patrese
1993: Ayrton Senna
1994: Damon Hill
1995: Damon Hill
1996: Jacques Villeneuve
1997: Heinz-Harald Frentzen*
1998: Michael Schumacher
1999: Eddie Irvine
2000: Mika Häkkinen
2001: David Coulthard
2002: Rubens Barrichello
2003: Kimi Räikkönen
2004: Rubens Barrichello
2005: Kimi Räikkönen
2006: Michael Schumacher
2007: Lewis Hamilton
2008: Felipe Massa
2009: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Fernando Alonso
2011: Jenson Button
2012: Fernando Alonso
2013: Fernando Alonso
2014: Nico Rosberg
2015: Nico Rosberg
2016: Lewis Hamilton
2017: Sebastian Vettel
2018: Sebastian Vettel
2019: Valtteri Bottas
2020: Valtteri Bottas
2021: Lewis Hamilton
2022: Charles Leclerc
2023: Sergio Pérez
* Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 championship.
V T E F1 drivers killed while racing
1952: Cameron Earl
1953: Chet Miller
1954: Onofre Marimón
1955: Manny Ayulo
1955: Bill Vukovich
1957: Eugenio Castellotti
1957: Keith Andrews
1958: Pat O'Connor
1958: Luigi Musso
1958: Peter Collins
1958: Stuart Lewis-Evans
1959: Jerry Unser
1959: Bob Cortner
1960: Chris Bristow
1960: Alan Stacey
1961: Giulio Cabianca
1961: Wolfgang von Trips
1964: Carel Godin de Beaufort
1966: John Taylor
1967: Lorenzo Bandini
1967: Bob Anderson
1968: Jo Schlesser
1969: Gerhard Mitter
1970: Bruce McLaren
1970: Piers Courage
1970: Jochen Rindt
1971: Ignazio Giunti
1971: Pedro Rodríguez
1971: Jo Siffert
1972: Jo Bonnier
1973: Roger Williamson
1973: François Cevert
1974: Peter Revson
1974: Helmuth Koinigg
1975: Mark Donohue
1977: Tom Pryce
1978: Ronnie Peterson
1980: Patrick Depailler
1982: Gilles Villeneuve
1982: Riccardo Paletti
1986: Elio de Angelis
1994: Roland Ratzenberger
1994: Ayrton Senna
2015: Jules Bianchi
See also: List of fatal accidents
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