Bruce McLaren F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | New Zealander |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Date of birth | |
| Date of death | (aged 32) |
| First race | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1959-70 |
| Best championship finish | Runner-up () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Bruce McLaren’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 102 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 98 | |
| Wins | 4 | 4.1% |
| From pole | 0 | |
| Win & f.lap | 0 | |
| Hat-trick | 0 | |
| Podiums | 27 | 27.6% |
| Pole positions | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 3 | 3.1% |
| Points | 188.50 (196.50) | 2.01 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 50 | 51.0% |
| Front row starts | 7 | 7.1% |
| Times as championship leader | 6 | |
| Best start | 2nd | x2 |
| Best finish | 1st | x4 |
| Did not start | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 39 | 39.8% |
| First lap retirements | 1 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 0 | |
| No. of events | 15 | |
| No. of circuits | 27 |
Stats by season
A look at McLaren’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16.5 | 6th | |
| Cooper | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 34 (37) | 2nd | |
| Cooper | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7th | |
| Cooper | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 (32) | 3rd | |
| Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6th | |
| Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7th | |
| Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8th | |
| McLaren | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14th | |
| 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14th | ||
| McLaren | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5th | |
| McLaren | 11 | 9 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 3rd | |
| McLaren | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14th | |
| 102 | 98 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 188.5 (196.5) |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
Stats by constructor
A look at McLaren’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper (1959-65) | 62 | 62 | 3 | 20 | – | 3 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 136.50 |
| McLaren (1966-70) | 37 | 33 | 1 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 60 |
| Eagle (1967) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 102 | 98 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 196.50 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of McLaren’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| (AUS) Jack Brabham (1958-61) | 23 |
| (USA) Masten Gregory (1959) | 5 |
| (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (1959) | 1 |
| (USA) Chuck Daigh (1960) | 1 |
| (GBR) Ron Flockhart (1960) | 1 |
| (ZAF) Tony Maggs (1962-63) | 19 |
| (USA) Tim Mayer (1962) | 1 |
| (USA) Phil Hill (1964) | 9 |
| (RHO) John Love (1964) | 1 |
| (AUT) Jochen Rindt (1965) | 10 |
| (USA) Dan Gurney (1967) | 3 |
| (NZL) Denny Hulme (1968-70) | 25 |
| (GBR) Derek Bell (1969) | 1 |
| (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (1970) | 2 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Bruce McLaren.
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.