MCL

Bruce Leslie McLaren

new-zealand · Born 1937-08-30 · Auckland · Died 1970-06-02

Starts: 100
Wins: 4
Podiums: 27
Poles: 0
Fastest Laps: 3
Points: 188.5
Championships: 0
Best Result: 1

Biography

Place of Birth	Auckland
Gender	MALE
Date of Death	1970-06-02

Career Statistics

Race Entries	104
Race Starts	100
Wins	4
Podiums	27
Pole Positions	0
Fastest Laps	3
Points	188.5
Championships	0
Best Championship Position	2
Best Grid Position	2
Best Race Result	1
Race Laps Completed	5079
Driver of the Day	0
Grand Slams	0
Average Grid (classified)	8.41
Average Finish (classified)	8.72
Average Δ (Grid → Finish)	-0.3
Average Qualifying Position	8.63
Average Race Position	8.88
DNFs	41 (39.4%)
DSQs	0 (0%)
DNSs	4 (3.8%)

Season-by-Season

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	FL	Points
1970	14	McLaren	3	0	1	0	6
1969	3	McLaren	9	0	3	0	26
1968	5	McLaren	11	1	3	0	22
1967	14	Eagle	9	0	0	0	3
1966	16	McLaren	4	0	0	0	3
1965	9	Cooper	10	0	1	0	10
1964	7	Cooper	10	0	2	0	13
1963	6	Cooper	10	0	3	0	17
1962	3	Cooper	9	1	5	1	32
1961	8	Cooper	8	0	1	0	11

Showing first 10 seasons. View all in the Seasons tab.

DNF Breakdown

Reason	Count
Engine	9
Gearbox	5
Accident	4
Oil leak	4
Transmission	3
Ignition	3
Wheel bearing	3
Engine valve	3
Suspension	3
Oil pressure	2
Fuel pump	1
Differential	1
Water leak	1
Fuel injection	1

Teammates

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Sir John Arthur Brabham
3★ 14W 31P

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25

Race H2H

12–13

Quali H2H

2–23

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Denis Clive Hulme
1★ 8W 33P

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25

Race H2H

12–13

Quali H2H

5–20

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Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
No titles 2W 9P

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19

Race H2H

12–7

Quali H2H

11–8

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Anthony Francis O'Connell Maggs
No titles 3P

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19

Race H2H

12–7

Quali H2H

16–3

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Joakim Bonnier
No titles 1W 1P

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18

Race H2H

10–8

Quali H2H

18–0

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Masten Gregory
No titles 3P

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15

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13–2

Quali H2H

8–7

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Race entries and starts may differ from some sources due to shared-car and historical classification differences. See methodology for details.

Race-by-Race History

Column abbreviations (3)

Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Grid	Pos	Laps	Pts	Result

1970	Monaco	McLaren	10	14	19	—	Suspension
1970	Spain	McLaren	11	2	89	6	+1 lap
1970	South Africa	McLaren	10	19	39	—	Engine
1969	Mexico	McLaren	7	17	—	—	Fuel injection
1969	United States	McLaren	6	18	—	—	Engine
1969	Canada	McLaren	9	5	87	2	+3 laps
1969	Italy	McLaren	5	4	68	3	+0.190
1969	Germany	McLaren	8	3	14	4	+3:21.600
1969	Great Britain	McLaren	7	3	83	4	+1 lap
1969	France	McLaren	7	4	37	3	+1 lap
1969	Netherlands	McLaren	6	12	24	—	Suspension
1969	Monaco	McLaren	11	5	79	2	+1 lap
1969	Spain	McLaren	13	2	88	6	+2 laps
1969	South Africa	McLaren	8	5	79	2	+1 lap
1968	Mexico	McLaren	9	2	65	6	+1:19.320
1968	United States	McLaren	10	6	103	1	+5 laps
1968	Canada	McLaren	8	2	89	6	+1 lap
1968	Italy	McLaren	2	12	34	—	Oil leak
1968	Germany	McLaren	16	13	13	—	+1 lap
1968	Great Britain	McLaren	10	7	77	—	+3 laps
1968	France	McLaren	6	8	56	—	+4 laps
1968	Netherlands	McLaren	8	17	19	—	Accident
1968	Belgium	McLaren	6	1	28	9	—

Qualifying History

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Qualifying positionQ1 = Qualifying 1 timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 time

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3

1970	Monaco	McLaren	10	—	—	—
1970	Spain	McLaren	11	—	—	—
1970	South Africa	McLaren	10	—	—	—
1969	Mexico	McLaren	7	—	—	—
1969	United States	McLaren	6	—	—	—
1969	Canada	McLaren	9	—	—	—
1969	Italy	McLaren	5	—	—	—
1969	Germany	McLaren	8	—	—	—
1969	Great Britain	McLaren	7	—	—	—
1969	France	McLaren	7	—	—	—
1969	Netherlands	McLaren	6	—	—	—
1969	Monaco	McLaren	11	—	—	—
1969	Spain	McLaren	13	—	—	—
1969	South Africa	McLaren	8	—	—	—
1968	Mexico	McLaren	9	—	—	—
1968	United States	McLaren	10	—	—	—
1968	Canada	McLaren	8	—	—	—
1968	Italy	McLaren	2	—	—	—
1968	Germany	McLaren	16	—	—	—
1968	Great Britain	McLaren	10	—	—	—
1968	France	McLaren	6	—	—	—
1968	Netherlands	McLaren	8	—	—	—
1968	Belgium	McLaren	6	—	—	—

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	FL	Points
1970	14	McLaren	3	0	1	0	6
1969	3	McLaren	9	0	3	0	26
1968	5	McLaren	11	1	3	0	22
1967	14	Eagle	9	0	0	0	3
1966	16	McLaren	4	0	0	0	3
1965	9	Cooper	10	0	1	0	10
1964	7	Cooper	10	0	2	0	13
1963	6	Cooper	10	0	3	0	17
1962	3	Cooper	9	1	5	1	32
1961	8	Cooper	8	0	1	0	11
1960	2	Cooper	8	1	6	1	37
1959	6	Cooper	7	1	2	1	16.5
1958	—	Cooper	2	0	0	0	0

Constructor	Starts	Wins	Points
Cooper	64	3	136.5
McLaren	37	1	60
Eagle	3	0	0

Circuit Breakdown

Circuit	Races	Wins	Podiums
Monaco	12	1	3
Zandvoort	10	0	0
Nürburgring	9	0	1
Monza	9	0	4
Watkins Glen	9	0	1
Spa-Francorchamps	8	1	5
Hermanos Rodríguez	7	0	1
Silverstone	5	0	1
Reims-Gueux	4	0	1
Aintree	3	0	2
Rouen-Les-Essarts	3	0	0
Prince George	3	0	1
Brands Hatch	3	0	0
Charade	2	0	0
Mosport	2	0	0
Jarama	2	0	1
Kyalami	2	0	0
Ain-Diab	1	0	0
AVUS	1	0	0
Monsanto	1	0	0
Sebring	1	1	1
Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1	1	1
Boavista	1	0	1
Riverside	1	0	1
Zeltweg	1	0	0
Bugatti	1	0	0
Mont-Tremblant	1	0	1
Montjuïc	1	0	1

Grand Prix Breakdown

Grand Prix	Races	Wins	Podiums
Monaco	12	1	3
Great Britain	11	0	3
United States	11	1	3
Germany	10	0	1
France	10	0	1
Netherlands	10	0	0
Italy	9	0	4
Belgium	8	1	5
Mexico	7	0	1
South Africa	5	0	1
Canada	3	0	1
Spain	3	0	2
Portugal	2	0	1
Morocco	1	0	0
Argentina	1	1	1
Austria	1	0	0

Wins (4)

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor
1968	Belgium	McLaren
1962	Monaco	Cooper
1960	Argentina	Cooper
1959	United States	Cooper

Fastest Laps (2)

Year	Grand Prix	Lap	Time
1962	Netherlands	5	1:34.400
1960	Monaco	11	1:36.200

Teammates

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Sir John Arthur Brabham
3★ 14W 31P

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25

Race H2H

12–13

Quali H2H

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Denis Clive Hulme
1★ 8W 33P

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25

Race H2H

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Quali H2H

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Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
No titles 2W 9P

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19

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Quali H2H

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Anthony Francis O'Connell Maggs
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13

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Philip Toll Hill, Jr.
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John Norman Surtees
1★ 6W 24P

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Karl Jochen Rindt
1★ 6W 13P

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Jack Rex Lewis
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9

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Henry Charles Taylor
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6

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Charles Anthony Standish Brooks
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6

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Daniel Sexton Gurney
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6

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John Eric George Fairman
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5

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Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien
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5

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Luciano Bianchi
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4

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Christopher William Bristow
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4

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Mário Manuel Veloso de Araújo Cabral
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4

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Lorenzo Bandini
No titles 1W 8P

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4

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Quali H2H

4–0

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John Maxwell Lineham Love
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4

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Victor Henry Elford
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4

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Virginio Lugli Munaron
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3

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Bernard Marie François Alexandre Collomb-Clerc
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3

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Ivor Léon John Bueb
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Colin Charles Houghton Davis
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2

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Keith Anthony Greene
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Giorgio Scarlatti
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Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell
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Teammate Head-to-Head

Avg quali gap = (teammate quali pos − driver quali pos), positive = driver qualified ahead. Avg race gap = (teammate race pos − driver race pos), positive = driver finished ahead.

Column abbreviations (4)

Avg Quali Gap = Average qualifying position gap (positive = driver ahead)Quali H2H = Qualifying head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)Avg Race Gap = Average race position gap (positive = driver ahead)Race H2H = Race head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)

Teammate	Races Together	Avg Quali Gap	Quali H2H	Avg Race Gap	Race H2H	Compare
Sir John Arthur Brabham	25	-4.96	2–23	+3	12–13	Compare
Denis Clive Hulme	25	-2.68	5–20	-0.64	12–13	Compare
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant	19	+2.053	11–8	+3.158	12–7	Compare
Anthony Francis O'Connell Maggs	19	+5.474	16–3	+0.263	12–7	Compare
Joakim Bonnier	18	+6.667	18–0	+0.556	10–8	Compare
Masten Gregory	15	+2.467	8–7	+5.4	13–2	Compare
Ian John Burgess	13	+10.538	12–1	+9.846	11–2	Compare
Roy Francesco Salvadori	12	+1.083	8–4	+3.167	9–3	Compare
Philip Toll Hill, Jr.	11	+5.273	10–1	-0.091	7–4	Compare
John Norman Surtees	11	-0.636	5–6	+5.273	7–4	Compare
Karl Jochen Rindt	10	+2.5	8–2	+2.3	6–4	Compare
Jack Rex Lewis	9	+7.889	8–1	+5.667	7–2	Compare
Stirling Craufurd Moss	7	-9.571	0–7	+2.571	5–2	Compare
Henry Charles Taylor	6	+7.8	5–0	+4.833	5–1	Compare
Charles Anthony Standish Brooks	6	-1.333	3–3	+6.667	6–0	Compare
Daniel Sexton Gurney	6	-3.167	0–6	+1	2–4	Compare
John Eric George Fairman	5	+6.4	4–1	+9.8	4–1	Compare
Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien	5	+1.6	3–2	+3.8	4–1	Compare
Luciano Bianchi	4	+6.75	4–0	+10.75	4–0	Compare
Christopher William Bristow	4	-1.5	1–3	+6.75	3–1	Compare
Mário Manuel Veloso de Araújo Cabral	4	+11	4–0	+5.25	2–2	Compare
Lorenzo Bandini	4	+5.75	4–0	+4.75	3–1	Compare
John Maxwell Lineham Love	4	+9.25	4–0	+11.75	4–0	Compare
Victor Henry Elford	4	+3.5	3–1	+4.75	3–1	Compare
Virginio Lugli Munaron	3	+15.333	3–0	+15.667	3–0	Compare
Bernard Marie François Alexandre Collomb-Clerc	3	+14.667	3–0	+17	3–0	Compare
Ivor Léon John Bueb	2	+7	2–0	+11	2–0	Compare
Colin Charles Houghton Davis	2	+8	2–0	+4	1–1	Compare
Keith Anthony Greene	2	+19.5	2–0	+22.5	2–0	Compare
Giorgio Scarlatti	2	+7	2–0	+7.5	1–1	Compare
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell	2	-5.5	0–2	+14	2–0	Compare
Bruce Henley Halford	2	+6.5	2–0	+10	2–0	Compare
Massimo Natili	2	+14	1–0	+25.5	2–0	Compare
James Sharp	2	+11	2–0	+7	2–0	Compare
John Trevor Blokdyk	2	+11.5	2–0	+12	2–0	Compare
Andrea Lodovico de Adamich	2	+7	2–0	+9.5	2–0	Compare

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Frequently asked questions

How many Formula 1 race wins does Bruce Leslie McLaren have?

Bruce Leslie McLaren has 4 Formula 1 race wins from 100 Grand Prix starts.

Has Bruce Leslie McLaren won a Formula 1 World Championship?

No. Bruce Leslie McLaren has 4 race wins but has not won the World Drivers’ Championship.

Which Formula 1 team has Bruce Leslie McLaren driven for the most?

Bruce Leslie McLaren made the most starts for Cooper (64 starts, 3 wins).

Who was Bruce Leslie McLaren’s most frequent Formula 1 teammate?

Sir John Arthur Brabham was Bruce Leslie McLaren’s most frequent teammate, with 25 races as teammates.

When did Bruce Leslie McLaren race in Formula 1?

Bruce Leslie McLaren raced in Formula 1 from 1958–1970.

Biography

Career Statistics

Season-by-Season

DNF Breakdown

Teammates

Race-by-Race History

Qualifying History

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Constructor Breakdown

Circuit Breakdown

Grand Prix Breakdown

Wins (4)

Fastest Laps (2)

Teammates

Teammate Head-to-Head

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