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Bruce McLaren: Age, Wiki, F1 Career Stats & Facts Profile

NameBruce McLaren
CountryNew Zealand New Zealand
Height1.65 meter / 5 feet 5 inch
Place of BirthAuckland
Date of BirthAug 30th 1937
Date of DeathJun 2nd 1970 - 32 years old
Season Entries13
Car Number12
First Race1958 German F1 GP
Last Race1970 Monaco F1 GP
Best Qualifying2nd - (3 times)
First Win1959 USA F1 GP
Last Win1968 Belgian F1 GP

F1 Teams HistoryCooper-Climax (1958-1965)
McLaren (1966-1970)
Eagle (1967)

Bruce McLaren F1 Stats

Grand Prix Entries103
Grand Prix Starts101
Total Points196.50
Avg. Points per GP1.91
Grand Prix Wins4 (3,9%)
Pole Positions0
Front Row Starts3 (2,9%)
Avg. GP Grid8.3
GP Podiums27 (26,2%)
GP Fastest Laps3 (2,9%)
GP Points Finish50 (48,5%)
Avg. GP Position4.7
GP Retirements43 (41,7%)
GP DNF's39 (37,9%)
Total GP Laps5.118


Biography

 

Bruce McLaren Biography


Bruce McLaren's Austin 7

Bruce McLaren's Austin 7

The founder of McLaren is the legendary Bruce McLaren. He grew up in a small town called Remuera in New Zealand. His parents owned a service station and a workshop and his father use to race motorcycles and cars.

As a teenager he spend a lot of time in the workshop of his parents and developed his passion for cars and Motorsport.

At the age of 14 Bruce started to compete in hillclimbing with an Austin 7 Ultster. He entered his first real race at the age of 16 and showed he had good race skills. Bruce also was able to improve and modify the cars he raced himself. His ingenuity was outstanding and together with his race talents he made it to 2nd place in the 1957 New Zealand championship series.

Bruce McLaren was more than just a talented race car driver - he was a visionary, an innovator, and a true inspiration to generations of motorsports enthusiasts. Born in New Zealand in 1937, McLaren began his racing career at the age of 15, quickly making a name for himself as a prodigious talent.

But it wasn't just his skill behind the wheel that set McLaren apart. In 1963, he founded the McLaren Racing Team, which would go on to become one of the most successful and innovative teams in the history of motorsports. McLaren was not content to simply drive fast - he was driven to push the limits of what was possible, both on and off the track.

Under McLaren's leadership, the McLaren team introduced a number of groundbreaking innovations, including the first carbon fiber race car and the first use of the wind tunnel in Formula One racing. McLaren was also a pioneer in safety, designing and implementing new safety measures that have since become standard in the sport.

Tragically, McLaren's life was cut short in 1970, when he died in a testing accident at the Goodwood Circuit in England. But his legacy lives on, both through the continued success of the McLaren team and through the countless racers who have been inspired by his dedication to excellence and innovation.

In the end, Bruce McLaren was more than just a racer - he was a true visionary who changed the face of motorsports forever.

Seasons

 

Bruce McLaren Final Championship Results

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Bruce McLaren F1 Seasons Summary

YearRaceNoTeamEngineGridPosRetiredPts
10419701970 Monaco F1 GP12McLarenFord10DNFSuspension0
10319701970 Spanish F1 GP11McLarenFord1126
10219701970 South African F1 GP5McLarenFord10DNFEngine0
10119691969 Mexican F1 GP6McLarenFord7DNSNon Starter0
10019691969 USA F1 GP6McLarenFord6DNFEngine0
9919691969 Canadian F1 GP4McLarenFord952
9819691969 Canadian F1 GP5McLarenFord13DNFOil Pressure0
9719691969 Italian F1 GP18McLarenFord543
9619691969 German F1 GP10McLarenFord834
9519691969 British F1 GP6McLarenFord734
9419691969 French F1 GP5McLarenFord743
9319691969 Dutch F1 GP6McLarenFord6DNFSuspension0
9219691969 Monaco F1 GP4McLarenFord1152
9119691969 Spanish F1 GP6McLarenFord1326
9019691969 South African F1 GP6McLarenFord852
8919681968 Mexican F1 GP2McLarenFord926
8819681968 USA F1 GP2McLarenFord1061
8719681968 Canadian F1 GP2McLarenFord826
8619681968 Italian F1 GP2McLarenFord2DNFOil Leak0
8519681968 German F1 GP2McLarenFord16130
8419681968 British F1 GP2McLarenFord1070
8319681968 French F1 GP10McLarenFord680
8219681968 Dutch F1 GP2McLarenFord8DNFAccident0
8119681968 Belgian F1 GP5McLarenFord619
8019681968 Monaco F1 GP14McLarenFord7DNFAccident0
7919681968 Spanish F1 GP2McLarenFord4DNFOil Leak0
7819671967 Mexican F1 GP14McLarenBRM8DNFOil Pressure0
7719671967 USA F1 GP14McLarenBRM9DNFWater Leak0
7619671967 Italian F1 GP4McLarenBRM3DNFEngine0
7519671967 Canadian F1 GP19McLarenBRM670
7419671967 German F1 GP10EagleWeslake5DNFOil Leak0
7319671967 British F1 GP10EagleWeslake10DNFEngine0
7219671967 French F1 GP8EagleWeslake5DNFIgnition0
7119671967 Dutch F1 GP17McLarenBRM14DNFAccident0
7019671967 Monaco F1 GP16McLarenBRM1043
6919661966 Mexican F1 GP17McLarenFord14DNFEngine0
6819661966 USA F1 GP17McLarenFord1152
6719661966 British F1 GP14McLarenSerenissima1361
6619661966 Belgian F1 GP24McLarenSerenissima0DNSWheel bearing in practice0
6519661966 Monaco F1 GP2McLarenFord10DNFOil Leak0
6419651965 Mexican F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax15DNFGearbox0
6319651965 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax2DNFOil Pressure0
6219651965 Italian F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax1152
6119651965 German F1 GP11Cooper-ClimaxClimax10DNFGearbox0
6019651965 Dutch F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFDifferential0
5919651965 British F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax11100
5819651965 French F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFSuspension0
5719651965 Belgian F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax934
5619651965 Monaco F1 GP7Cooper-ClimaxClimax752
5519651965 South African F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax852
5419641964 Mexican F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax1070
5319641964 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFEngine0
5219641964 Italian F1 GP26Cooper-ClimaxClimax526
5119641964 Austrian F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFEngine0
5019641964 German F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax7DNFEngine0
4919641964 British F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFGearbox0
4819641964 French F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax761
4719641964 Belgian F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax726
4619641964 Dutch F1 GP24Cooper-ClimaxClimax570
4519641964 Monaco F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax10DNFWheel Bearing0
4419631963 South African F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax943
4319631963 Mexican F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFEngine0
4219631963 USA F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax1111Fuel pump0
4119631963 Italian F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax834
4019631963 German F1 GP5Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFAccident0
3919631963 British F1 GP6Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFEngine0
3819631963 French F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax612Ignition0
3719631963 Dutch F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax3DNFGearbox0
3619631963 Belgian F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax526
3519631963 Monaco F1 GP7Cooper-ClimaxClimax834
3419621962 South African F1 GP8Cooper-ClimaxClimax826
3319621962 USA F1 GP21Cooper-ClimaxClimax634
3219621962 Italian F1 GP28Cooper-ClimaxClimax434
3119621962 German F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax552
3019621962 British F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax434
2919621962 French F1 GP22Cooper-ClimaxClimax343
2819621962 Belgian F1 GP25Cooper-ClimaxClimax2DNFWheel bearing0
2719621962 Monaco F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax319
2619621962 Dutch F1 GP6Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFGearbox0
2519611961 USA F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax443
2419611961 Italian F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax1434
2319611961 German F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax1261
2219611961 British F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax1480
2119611961 French F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax852
2019611961 Belgian F1 GP30Cooper-ClimaxClimax15DNFIgnition0
1919611961 Dutch F1 GP11Cooper-ClimaxClimax14120
1819611961 Monaco F1 GP26Cooper-ClimaxClimax761
1719601960 USA F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax1034
1619601960 Portuguese F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax626
1519601960 British F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax343
1419601960 French F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax734
1319601960 Belgian F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax1426
1219601960 Dutch F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFTransmission0
1119601960 Monaco F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax1126
1019601960 Argentine F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax1318
919591959 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax1018
819591959 Italian F1 GP8Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFEngine0
719591959 Portuguese F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax8DNFTransmission0
619591959 German F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFTransmission0
519591959 British F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax834.5
419591959 French F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax1052
319591959 Monaco F1 GP22Cooper-ClimaxClimax1352
219581958 Moroccan F1 GP52Cooper-ClimaxClimax21130
119581958 German F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax1250

Races

 

Bruce McLaren F1 GP Race Classifications

1st4 Times
2nd11 Times
3rd12 Times
4th7 Times
5th12 Times
6th5 Times
7th4 Times
8th2 Times
10th1 Time
11th1 Time
12th2 Times
13th2 Times
DNF39 Times
DNS2 Times

 

Bruce McLaren F1 GP Race Results

YearRaceNoTeamEngineGridPosRetiredPts
10419701970 Monaco F1 GP12McLarenFord10DNFSuspension0
10319701970 Spanish F1 GP11McLarenFord1126
10219701970 South African F1 GP5McLarenFord10DNFEngine0
10119691969 Mexican F1 GP6McLarenFord7DNSNon Starter0
10019691969 USA F1 GP6McLarenFord6DNFEngine0
9919691969 Canadian F1 GP4McLarenFord952
9819691969 Canadian F1 GP5McLarenFord13DNFOil Pressure0
9719691969 Italian F1 GP18McLarenFord543
9619691969 German F1 GP10McLarenFord834
9519691969 British F1 GP6McLarenFord734
9419691969 French F1 GP5McLarenFord743
9319691969 Dutch F1 GP6McLarenFord6DNFSuspension0
9219691969 Monaco F1 GP4McLarenFord1152
9119691969 Spanish F1 GP6McLarenFord1326
9019691969 South African F1 GP6McLarenFord852
8919681968 Mexican F1 GP2McLarenFord926
8819681968 USA F1 GP2McLarenFord1061
8719681968 Canadian F1 GP2McLarenFord826
8619681968 Italian F1 GP2McLarenFord2DNFOil Leak0
8519681968 German F1 GP2McLarenFord16130
8419681968 British F1 GP2McLarenFord1070
8319681968 French F1 GP10McLarenFord680
8219681968 Dutch F1 GP2McLarenFord8DNFAccident0
8119681968 Belgian F1 GP5McLarenFord619
8019681968 Monaco F1 GP14McLarenFord7DNFAccident0
7919681968 Spanish F1 GP2McLarenFord4DNFOil Leak0
7819671967 Mexican F1 GP14McLarenBRM8DNFOil Pressure0
7719671967 USA F1 GP14McLarenBRM9DNFWater Leak0
7619671967 Italian F1 GP4McLarenBRM3DNFEngine0
7519671967 Canadian F1 GP19McLarenBRM670
7419671967 German F1 GP10EagleWeslake5DNFOil Leak0
7319671967 British F1 GP10EagleWeslake10DNFEngine0
7219671967 French F1 GP8EagleWeslake5DNFIgnition0
7119671967 Dutch F1 GP17McLarenBRM14DNFAccident0
7019671967 Monaco F1 GP16McLarenBRM1043
6919661966 Mexican F1 GP17McLarenFord14DNFEngine0
6819661966 USA F1 GP17McLarenFord1152
6719661966 British F1 GP14McLarenSerenissima1361
6619661966 Belgian F1 GP24McLarenSerenissima0DNSWheel bearing in practice0
6519661966 Monaco F1 GP2McLarenFord10DNFOil Leak0
6419651965 Mexican F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax15DNFGearbox0
6319651965 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax2DNFOil Pressure0
6219651965 Italian F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax1152
6119651965 German F1 GP11Cooper-ClimaxClimax10DNFGearbox0
6019651965 Dutch F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFDifferential0
5919651965 British F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax11100
5819651965 French F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFSuspension0
5719651965 Belgian F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax934
5619651965 Monaco F1 GP7Cooper-ClimaxClimax752
5519651965 South African F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax852
5419641964 Mexican F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax1070
5319641964 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFEngine0
5219641964 Italian F1 GP26Cooper-ClimaxClimax526
5119641964 Austrian F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFEngine0
5019641964 German F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax7DNFEngine0
4919641964 British F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFGearbox0
4819641964 French F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax761
4719641964 Belgian F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax726
4619641964 Dutch F1 GP24Cooper-ClimaxClimax570
4519641964 Monaco F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax10DNFWheel Bearing0
4419631963 South African F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax943
4319631963 Mexican F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFEngine0
4219631963 USA F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax1111Fuel pump0
4119631963 Italian F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax834
4019631963 German F1 GP5Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFAccident0
3919631963 British F1 GP6Cooper-ClimaxClimax6DNFEngine0
3819631963 French F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax612Ignition0
3719631963 Dutch F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax3DNFGearbox0
3619631963 Belgian F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax526
3519631963 Monaco F1 GP7Cooper-ClimaxClimax834
3419621962 South African F1 GP8Cooper-ClimaxClimax826
3319621962 USA F1 GP21Cooper-ClimaxClimax634
3219621962 Italian F1 GP28Cooper-ClimaxClimax434
3119621962 German F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax552
3019621962 British F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax434
2919621962 French F1 GP22Cooper-ClimaxClimax343
2819621962 Belgian F1 GP25Cooper-ClimaxClimax2DNFWheel bearing0
2719621962 Monaco F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax319
2619621962 Dutch F1 GP6Cooper-ClimaxClimax5DNFGearbox0
2519611961 USA F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax443
2419611961 Italian F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax1434
2319611961 German F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax1261
2219611961 British F1 GP14Cooper-ClimaxClimax1480
2119611961 French F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax852
2019611961 Belgian F1 GP30Cooper-ClimaxClimax15DNFIgnition0
1919611961 Dutch F1 GP11Cooper-ClimaxClimax14120
1819611961 Monaco F1 GP26Cooper-ClimaxClimax761
1719601960 USA F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax1034
1619601960 Portuguese F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax626
1519601960 British F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax343
1419601960 French F1 GP18Cooper-ClimaxClimax734
1319601960 Belgian F1 GP4Cooper-ClimaxClimax1426
1219601960 Dutch F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFTransmission0
1119601960 Monaco F1 GP10Cooper-ClimaxClimax1126
1019601960 Argentine F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax1318
919591959 USA F1 GP9Cooper-ClimaxClimax1018
819591959 Italian F1 GP8Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFEngine0
719591959 Portuguese F1 GP3Cooper-ClimaxClimax8DNFTransmission0
619591959 German F1 GP2Cooper-ClimaxClimax9DNFTransmission0
519591959 British F1 GP16Cooper-ClimaxClimax834.5
419591959 French F1 GP12Cooper-ClimaxClimax1052
319591959 Monaco F1 GP22Cooper-ClimaxClimax1352
219581958 Moroccan F1 GP52Cooper-ClimaxClimax21130
119581958 German F1 GP20Cooper-ClimaxClimax1250

Comparison

 

Bruce McLaren Teammate Comparison

YearTeamTeam MateBest PosPointsWinsPolesPosQuali
1958Cooper-ClimaxAndré Guelfi13150000001010
Brian Naylor5230000001010
Christian Goethals5160000001010
Dick Gibson5220000001010
François Picard13180000001010
Ian Burgess570000001001
Jack Brabham5110000001111
Jack Fairman1380000000101
Maurice Trintignant530400001102
Robert La Caze13140000001010
Roy Salvadori520600000202
Tom Bridger13190000001010
Tony Marsh580000001010
Wolfgang Seidel5140000002011
1959Cooper-ClimaxAlain de Changy5192000001010
Alessandro de Tomaso1118010001010
Bill Moss3264.5000001010
Chris Bristow3104.5000001010
Colin Davis5112000001120
George Constantine1168010001010
Giorgio Scarlatti17120000000110
Hans Herrmann3204.5000001010
Harry Schell1158010001001
Henry Taylor3114.5000001010
Ian Burgess366.5000002240
Ivor Bueb3136.5000002020
Jack Brabham1116.52812013407
Jack Fairman3174.5000002020
Jean Lucienbonnet5232000001010
Keith Greene3254.5000001010
Lucien Bianchi5202000001010
Mario de Araujo Cabral11100000000110
Masten Gregory328.5600004105
Maurice Trintignant1216.51910003425
Mike Taylor3234.5000001010
Peter Ashdown3124.5000001010
Roy Salvadori1612010003021
Stirling Moss11101712043205
Tim Parnell3304.5000001010
Trevor Taylor3294.5000001010
1960Cooper-ClimaxBrian Naylor3194000001010
Bruce Halford2810000002020
Carel Godin de Beaufort1680000000110
Chris Bristow21112000002103
Chuck Daigh4203000001010
Gino Munaron3157000002020
Giorgio Scarlatti2226000001010
Harry Schell1158010001001
Henry Taylor3411300003140
Ian Burgess21017000004040
Jack Brabham11374315033508
Jack Fairman4233000001010
Keith Greene4243000001010
Lance Reventlow4253000001010
Lucien Bianchi2613100003030
Mario de Araujo Cabral296000001010
Masten Gregory2919000005050
Maurice Trintignant1322010004141
Olivier Gendebien22231000004132
Pete Lovely3114000001010
Phil Hill364100001010
Roberto Bonomi1118010001010
Ron Flockhart3214000001010
Roy Salvadori2810000002020
Stirling Moss1316020012002
Tony Brooks2425700006033
Wolfgang von Trips394000001010
1961Cooper-ClimaxAlfonso Thiele3364000001010
Bernard Collomb5193000002020
Geoff Duke6321000001010
Hap Sharp4103000001010
Ian Burgess6121000001010
Jack Brabham3411400015326
Jack Fairman3254000001010
Jackie Lewis347300004141
John Campbell-Jones6331000001010
John Surtees3511400005335
Lorenzo Bandini385000003140
Massimo Natili3304000002020
Masten Gregory5104000005151
Maurice Trintignant378000004150
Menato Boffa3384000001010
Renato Pirocchi3125000002020
Roger Penske483000001010
Roy Salvadori3610200004141
Walt Hansgen4183000001010
1962Cooper-ClimaxBernard Collomb5252000001010
Hap Sharp3114000001010
Ian Burgess31113000004040
Jackie Lewis389000003140
John Love286000001010
Mike Harris2156000001010
Timmy Mayer3164000001010
Tony Maggs12321310006381
1963Cooper-ClimaxErnesto Brambilla3264000001010
Frank Dochnal14220000001010
Jo Bonnier25176000055100
John Love493000001010
Mario de Araujo Cabral3144000001120
Tony Maggs2217900006482
Trevor Blokdyk4123000001010
1964Cooper-ClimaxEdgar Barth16180000001010
Jo Bonnier1450200000110
John Love2236000001010
John Taylor22140000000110
Phil Hill267100006381
1965Cooper-ClimaxAlan Rollinson10220000001010
Alex Blignaut5312000001010
David Clapham5302000001010
Jochen Rindt3410400006482
John Love5192000001010
John Rhodes10160000001010
Trevor Blokdyk5212000001010
1967EagleDan Gurney1190000000303
1968McLarenDan Gurney2413300002103
Denny Hulme11223112004738
Jo Bonnier1616110004260
1969McLarenBasil van Rooyen5182000001010
Denny Hulme212620010084210
Derek Bell3164000001010
Vic Elford3511300003131
1970McLarenAndrea de Adamich2176000002020
Denny Hulme226900001203
John Surtees266000002121

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