McLaren's Story
McLaren began with one man’s ambition to race under his own name. Founded by New Zealand driver and engineer Bruce McLaren, the team entered Formula 1® in 1966. Just two years later, Bruce won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps - becoming one of the few drivers to win an F1® race in a car bearing his own name.
That pioneering spirit developed into one of the sport’s great racing legacies. Emerson Fittipaldi delivered McLaren’s first Drivers’ Championship in 1974, before an extraordinary run of success with drivers including Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. The 1988 MP4/4 became a symbol of that dominance, winning 15 of the season’s 16 Grands Prix with Senna and Prost.
McLaren continued to create championship moments with Mika Häkkinen in the late 1990s and Lewis Hamilton in 2008. More recently, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have led another resurgence. McLaren returned to the top with the 2024 Constructors’ Championship, retained the title in 2025, and celebrated Norris becoming World Champion.
