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Bruce McLaren
Photo: Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

New Zealander

Bruce McLaren

Born 30 Aug 1937

Races

103

debut 1958

Wins

4

4% of starts

Podiums

27

Poles

0

Fastest laps

–

no data before 2004

Points

188.5

Best finish

P1

Finish rate

59%

classified finishes

First win at

22

1959 United States GP

Teams

7

Eagle-Weslake, McLaren

Career at a glanceBar height = championship position · colour = team
19581970

Season by season

Career

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPos
1970McLaren-Ford301614
1969McLaren-Ford1103263
1968McLaren-FordMcLaren1113225
1967McLaren-BRMEagle-Weslake900314
1966McLaren-FordMcLaren-Serenissima500316
1965Cooper-Climax1001109
1964Cooper-Climax1002137
1963Cooper-Climax1003176
1962Cooper-Climax915273
1961Cooper-Climax801118
1960Cooper-Climax816342
1959Cooper-Climax71216.56
1958Cooper2000-

Head to head

Teammates

Won 130 of 226 qualifying duels with a teammate (58%) and 70 of 97 race duels (72%).

TeammateTogetherRacesQualifyingRacePoints
Jack BrabhamCooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961253–222–1064.5–75
Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford 1968–1970235–184–453–60
Tony MaggsCooper-Climax 1962–19631916–39–249–22
John SurteesCooper-Climax 1961McLaren-Ford 1970115–61–217–4
Jo BonnierCooper-Climax 1963–19641111–04–117–8
Phil HillCooper-Climax 1960, 1964109–14–011–2
Masten GregoryCooper-Climax 1959, 1961102–63–011.5–6
Maurice TrintignantCooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1960102–84–224.5–23
Jochen RindtCooper-Climax 196597–23–08–4
Roy SalvadoriCooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1960–196196–34–320–8
Jackie LewisCooper-Climax 1961–196287–13–013–3
Dan GurneyEagle-Weslake 1967McLaren-Ford 196860–60–113–3
Stirling MossCooper-Climax 1959–196060–61–018–17
Tony BrooksCooper-Climax 196063–33–025–7
Ian BurgessCooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1961–196253–14–010–0
Henry TaylorCooper-Climax 1959–196055–04–015.5–3
Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax 196053–24–123–10
Vic ElfordMcLaren-Ford 196943–12–011–3
Jack FairmanCooper 1958Cooper-Climax 1959–196143–10–111.5–0
John LoveCooper-Climax 1962–1963, 196533–02–011–0
Bernard CollombCooper-Climax 1961–196233–00–05–0
Chris BristowCooper-Climax 196030–30–012–0
Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax 196033–01–013–1
Hap SharpCooper-Climax 1961–196222–02–07–0
Harry SchellCooper-Climax 1959–196020–20–016–0
Wolfgang SeidelCooper 195821–10–00–0
Basil van RooyenMcLaren-Ford 196911–00–02–0
Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMcLaren-Ford 196911–00–00–0
Derek BellMcLaren-Ford 196911–00–04–0
Alex BlignautCooper-Climax 196510–00–02–0
John RhodesCooper-Climax 196511–00–00–0
John TaylorCooper-Climax 196411–00–00–0
Edgar BarthCooper-Climax 196411–00–00–0
Mário de Araújo CabralCooper-Climax 196311–00–00–0
Frank DochnalCooper-Climax 196310–00–00–0
Timmy MayerCooper-Climax 196211–00–04–0
Renato PirocchiCooper-Climax 196110–00–01–0
Geoff DukeCooper-Climax 196110–00–01–0
John Campbell-JonesCooper-Climax 196110–00–01–0
Alfonso ThieleCooper-Climax 196110–00–04–0
Menato BoffaCooper-Climax 196110–00–04–0
Roger PenskeCooper-Climax 196111–01–03–0
Walt HansgenCooper-Climax 196111–00–03–0
Carel Godin de BeaufortCooper-Climax 196011–00–00–0
Bruce HalfordCooper-Climax 196011–01–04–0
Chuck DaighCooper-Climax 196011–00–03–0
Lance ReventlowCooper-Climax 196010–00–03–0
Ron FlockhartCooper-Climax 196011–00–04–0
Peter AshdownCooper-Climax 195911–01–04.5–0
Mike TaylorCooper-Climax 195911–00–04.5–0
Giorgio ScarlattiCooper-Climax 195911–00–00–0
Tony MarshCooper 195811–01–00–0
Christian GoethalsCooper 195811–00–00–0
Dick GibsonCooper 195811–00–00–0
Brian NaylorCooper 195811–00–00–0
Robert La CazeCooper 195811–01–00–0
André GuelfiCooper 195811–01–00–0
François PicardCooper 195811–00–00–0
Tom BridgerCooper 195811–00–00–0

McLaren's score first. Only races in which both had a result for the same team count. Race: counted when both were classified. Before 1994 qualifying comes from the starting grid. Points are gross race and sprint points. Every season page has the full teammate battles.

4 victories

Race wins