Bruce McLaren F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
New Zealander
Birthplace
Auckland, New Zealand
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 32)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1959-70
Best championship finish
Runner-up (1960)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Cooper | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16.5 | 6th |
| 1960 | Cooper | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 34 (37) | 2nd |
| 1961 | Cooper | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7th |
| 1962 | Cooper | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 (32) | 3rd |
| 1963 | Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6th |
| 1964 | Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7th |
| 1965 | Cooper | 10 | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8th |
| 1966 | McLaren | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14th |
| 1967 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14th | |
| 1968 | McLaren | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5th |
| 1969 | McLaren | 11 | 9 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 3rd |
| 1970 | 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 |
|---|---|
 Jack Brabham (1958-61) | 23 |
| Masten Gregory (1959) | 5 |
 Giorgio Scarlatti (1959) | 1 |
| Chuck Daigh (1960) | 1 |
| Ron Flockhart (1960) | 1 |
 Tony Maggs (1962-63) | 19 |
| Tim Mayer (1962) | 1 |
| Phil Hill (1964) | 9 |
 John Love (1964) | 1 |
 Jochen Rindt (1965) | 10 |
| Dan Gurney (1967) | 3 |
| Denny Hulme (1968-70) | 25 |
| Derek Bell (1969) | 1 |
| Andrea de Adamich (1970) | 2 |