McLaren F1 Team

CEO/Founder: Zak Brown
Team Chief: Andrea Stella
Technical Chief: Rob Marshall

Chassis 2025: MCL39

Engine: Mercedes
Tyre: Pirelli

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Reserve Driver: Patricio O'Ward

Season 2025

The team, after the excellent results of 2024, has obviously chosen the path of continuity. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will continue to be the team's drivers, and in the coming season it seems that there will be no hierarchy between the two, at least as long as the standings do not lean decidedly to one side or the other.

The MCL38, has certainly benefited from the expertise of Rob Marshall, formerly of Red Bull, who contributed to the development of the car even before its official entry in 2024, and the 2025 project will also be a natural evolution of the World Champion single-seater, built around the upgrades made in the second half of the season on the brand new bottom introduced in Miami and which represented a significant breakthrough in performance.

The team's goal is to repeat and do better, putting the two drivers in a position to fight for the Drivers' Championship.

At London's O2 Arena on Feb. 18, the team unveiled the livery of the new single-seater in the presence of CEO Zak Brown of general manager Andrea Stella, and drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. 

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History

McLaren is a British Formula 1 racing team based in Woking. Since 2018 it has been entered in the Formula 1 World Championship under the name McLaren F1 Team. It also currently owns a majority stake in the Arrow McLaren SP team in the IndyCar Series.

Founded on September 2, 1963 by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren (1937-1970), it made its debut in 1966 and is, along with Williams, one of the most prestigious British teams in the top formula still in operation.

The team is part of the McLaren Group, a holding company that also includes the companies McLaren Automotive which manufactures the road cars, McLaren Electronic Systems which makes the electronic components, also supplied to other houses in the World Rally Championship, as well as the MES ECU with which McLaren won the contract for mandatory supply for all F1 teams, then there is McLaren Applied Technologies which provides technical consultancy, McLaren Marketing and Absolute Taste. The ownership of the group is divided as follows: 25 percent belongs to Mansour Ojjeh, while the remaining 75 percent is held by Bahrain investment company Mumtalakat Holding, which has been present in McLaren's capital since 2007.

McLaren is one of the most successful racing teams in Formula 1 championship history, with 8 constructors' titles, and 12 overall titles won by its drivers Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen and Lewis Hamilton.

In the past, McLaren cars have raced in other motorsports categories, completely dominating the CanAm Championship between 1967 and 1972 with five consecutive drivers' titles, taking three wins at the Indianapolis 500 in the 1970s, and winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.

McLaren is therefore to date the only team in the world, besides Mercedes, to have achieved at least one victory in each of the three most prestigious motorsport competitions (Formula 1 championship, Indianapolis 500, and 24 Hours of Le Mans).

Through its Applied Technologies division, it is also active on other fronts, including experimenting with software to optimize air traffic at Heathrow and reduce aircraft landing and takeoff delays.

Since 2011, it has resumed car-making activities, producing the 12C in coupe and convertible versions and the P1 supercar. In 2011, 400 cars were produced while in 2012 1586 cars were produced.

(Source Wikipedia)

First race:

Monaco Grand Prix 1966

First victory:

Belgian Grand Prix 1968 (Bruce McLaren)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Points
2025	McLaren MCL39	Mercedes	617
2024	McLaren MCL38	Mercedes	666
2023	McLaren MCL60	Mercedes	302
2022	McLaren MCL36	Mercedes M13 E Performance	159
2021	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes M12 EQ Power+	275
2020	McLaren MCL35	Renault	202
2019	McLaren MCL34	Renault E-Tech 19	145
2018	McLaren MCL33	Renault	62
2017	McLaren MCL32	Honda RA617H	30
2016	McLaren MP4-31	Honda RA616H	76
2015	McLaren MP4-30	Honda RA615H	27
2014	McLaren MP4-29	Mercedes PU106A Hybrid	181
2013	McLaren MP4-28	Mercedes FO 108Z	122
2012	McLaren MP4-27	Mercedes FO 108Z	378
2011	McLaren MP4-26	Mercedes FO 108Y	497
2010	McLaren MP4-25	Mercedes FO 108X	454
2009	McLaren MP4-24	Mercedes FO 108W	71
2008	McLaren MP4-23	Mercedes FO108V	151
2007	McLaren MP4-22	Mercedes-Benz FO 108T	-3052
2006	McLaren MP4-21	Mercedes FO 108S	110
2005	McLaren MP4-20	Mercedes-Benz FO 110R	182
2004	McLaren MP4-19	Mercedes FO 110Q	69
2003	McLaren MP4-17D	Mercedes FO110M	142
2002	McLaren MP4/17	Mercedes F0110M	65
2001	McLaren MP4-16	Mercedes FO110K	102
2000	McLaren MP4-15	Mercedes FO110J	122
1999	McLaren MP4-14	Mercedes FO110H	124

* Season with at least 1 point won (since 2000)

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