F1 McLaren Drivers, Standings 1966 – Present

F1 McClaren DriversThis timeline gives a history of F1 McLaren Drivers, Principals and results from 1966 – Present.

McLaren entered their first Grand Prix in 1966 and have taken part in every Grand Prix season since.

1966 (22nd May to 23rd October)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Bruce McLaren
Drivers
Bruce McLaren (New Zealand)
Driver Placement
14th – Bruce McLaren
Constructor Placement
9th
1967 (2nd January to 22nd October)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Bruce McLaren
Drivers
Bruce McLaren (New Zealand)
Driver Placement
14th – Bruce McLaren
Constructor Placement
10th
1968 (1st January to 3rd November)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Bruce McLaren
Drivers
Bruce McLaren (New Zealand), Denny Hulme (New Zealand)
Driver Placement
3rd – Denny Hulme; 5th – Bruce McLaren
Constructor Placement
2nd
1969 (1st March to 19th October)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Bruce McLaren
Drivers
Bruce McLaren (New Zealand), Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Derek Bell (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
3rd – Bruce McLaren; 6th – Denny Hulme; unplaced – Derek Bell
Constructor Placement
4th
1970 (7th March to 25th October)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Bruce McLaren/ Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Andrea de Adamich (Italy), Bruce McLaren (New Zealand), Dan Gurney (United States), Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Nanni Galli (Italy), Peter Gethin (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
4th – Denny Hulme; 14th – Bruce McClaren (died in August), 23rd – Peter Gethin, 24th – Dan Gurney, unplaced – Andrea de Adamich, Nanni Galli
Constructor Placement
5th
1971 (6th March to 3rd October)
Constructor Name – Bruce McLaren Motor Racing (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Jackie Oliver (Great Britain), Peter Gethin (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
9th – Peter Gethin; 13th – Denny Hulme; unplaced – Jackie Oliver
Constructor Placement
6th
1972 (23rd January to 8th October)
Constructor Name – Yardley Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Brian Redman (Great Britain), Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Jody Scheckter (South Africa), Peter Revson (United States)
Driver Placement
3rd – Denny Hulme; 5th – Peter Revson (United States); 14th – Brian Redman; unplaced – Jody Scheckter
Constructor Placement
3rd
1973 (28th January to 7th October)
Constructor Name – Yardley Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Jody Scheckter (South Africa), Peter Revson (United States)
Driver Placement
5th – Peter Revson; 6th – Denny Hulme; unplaced – Jody Scheckter
Constructor Placement
3rd
1974 (13th January to 6th October)
Constructor Name – Yardley Team McLaren/ Marlboro Team Texaco (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
David Hobbs (Great Britain), Denny Hulme (New Zealand), Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil), Jochen Mass (Germany), Mike Hailwood (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
1st – Emerson Fittipaldi; 7th – Denny Hulme; 10th – Mike Hailwood; unplaced – David Hobbs, Jochen Mass
Constructor Placement
1st
1975 (12th January to 5th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil), Jochen Mass (Germany)
Driver Placement
2nd – Emerson Fittipaldi; 8th – Jochen Mass
Constructor Placement
3rd
1976 (25th January to 24th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
James Hunt (Great Britain), Jochen Mass (Germany)
Driver Placement
1st – James Hunt; 9th – Jochen Mass
Constructor Placement
2nd
1977 (9th January to 23rd October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Bruno Giacomelli (Italy), Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), James Hunt (Great Britain), Jochen Mass (Germany)
Driver Placement
5th – James Hunt; 6th – Jochen Mass; unplaced – Bruno Giacomelli, Gilles Villeneuve
Constructor Placement
3rd
1978 (15th January to 8th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Bruno Giacomelli (Italy), James Hunt (Great Britain), Patrick Tambay (France)
Driver Placement
13th – James Hunt; 13th – Patrick Tambay; unplaced – Jochen Mass
Constructor Placement
8th
1979 (21st January to 7th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren/ Löwenbräu Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
John Watson (Great Britain), Patrick Tambay (France)
Driver Placement
9th – John Watson; unplaced – Patrick Tambay
Constructor Placement
7th
1980 (13th January to 5th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro Team McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Teddy Mayer
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), John Watson (Great Britain), Stephen South (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
11th – John Watson; 16th – Alain Prost; unplaced – Stephen South
Constructor Placement
9th
1981 (15th March to 17th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Andrea de Cesaris (Italy), John Watson (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
6th – John Watson; 18th – Andrea de Cesaris
Constructor Placement
6th
1982 (23rd January to 25th September)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
John Watson (Great Britain), Niki Lauda (Austria)
Driver Placement
3rd – John Watson; 5th – Niki Lauda
Constructor Placement
2nd
1983 (13th March to 15th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
John Watson (Great Britain), Niki Lauda (Austria)
Driver Placement
6th – John Watson; 10th – Niki Lauda
Constructor Placement
5th
1984 (5th March to 21st October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), Niki Lauda (Austria)
Driver Placement
1st – Niki Lauda; 2nd Alain Prost
Constructor Placement
1st
1985 (7th April to 3rd November)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), John Watson (Great Britain), Niki Lauda (Austria)
Driver Placement
1st – Alain Prost; 10th – Niki Lauda; unplaced – John Watson
Constructor Placement
1st
1986 (23rd March to 26th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), Keke Rosberg (Finland)
Driver Placement
1st – Alain Prost; 6th – Keke Rosberg
Constructor Placement
2nd
1987 (12th April to 15th November)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren International (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), Stefan Johansson (Sweden)
Driver Placement
4th – Alain Prost; 6th – Stefan Johansson
Constructor Placement
2nd
1988 (3rd April to 13th November)
Constructor Name – Honda Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), Ayrton Senna (Brazil)
Driver Placement
1st – Ayrton Senna; 2nd – Alain Prost
Constructor Placement
1st
1989 (26th March to 5th November)
Constructor Name – Honda Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alain Prost (France), Ayrton Senna (Brazil)
Driver Placement
1st – Alain Prost; 2nd – Ayrton Senna
Constructor Placement
1st
1990 (11th March to 4th November)
Constructor Name – Honda Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Ayrton Senna (Brazil), Gerhard Berger (Austria)
Driver Placement
1st – Ayrton Senna; 4th – Gerhard Berger
Constructor Placement
1st
1991 (10th March to 3rd November)
Constructor Name – Honda Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Ayrton Senna (Brazil), Gerhard Berger (Austria)
Driver Placement
1st – Ayrton Senna; 4th – Gerhard Berger
Constructor Placement
1st
1992 (1st March to 8th November)
Constructor Name – Honda Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Ayrton Senna (Brazil), Gerhard Berger (Austria)
Driver Placement
4th – Ayrton Senna; 5th – Gerhard Berger
Constructor Placement
2nd
1993 (14th March to 7th November)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Ayrton Senna (Brazil), Michael Andretti (United States), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
2nd – Ayrton Senna; 11th – Michael Andretti; 15th Mika Häkkinen
Constructor Placement
2nd
1994 (27th March to 13th November)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren Peugeot (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Martin Brundle (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland), Philippe Alliot (France)
Driver Placement
4th – Mika Häkkinen; 7th – Martin Brundle; unplaced – Philippe Alliot
Constructor Placement
4th
1995 (26th March to 12th November)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Jan Magnussen (Denmark), Mark Blundell (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland), Nigel Mansell (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
7th – Mika Häkkinen; 10th – Mark Blundell; unplaced – Jan Magnussen, Nigel Mansell
Constructor Placement
4th
1996 (10th March to 13th October)
Constructor Name – Marlboro McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
5th – Mika Häkkinen; 7th – David Coulthard
Constructor Placement
4th
1997 (9th March to 26th October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
3rd – David Coulthard; 6th – Mika Häkkinen
Constructor Placement
4th
1998 (8th March to 1st November)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
1st – Mika Häkkinen; 3rd – David Coulthard
Constructor Placement
1st
1999 (7th March to 31st October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
1st – Mika Häkkinen; 4th – David Coulthard
Constructor Placement
2nd
2000 (12th March to 22nd October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
2nd – Mika Häkkinen; 3rd – David Coulthard
Constructor Placement
2nd
2001 (4th March to 14th October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Mika Häkkinen (Finland)
Driver Placement
2nd – David Coulthard, 5th – Mika Häkkinen
Constructor Placement
2nd
2002 (3rd March to 13th October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Kimi Räikkönen (Finland)
Driver Placement
5th – David Coulthard, 6th – Kimi Räikkönen
Constructor Placement
3rd
2003 (9th March to 12th October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Kimi Räikkönen (Finland)
Driver Placement
2nd – Kimi Räikkönen; 7th – David Coulthard,
Constructor Placement
3rd
2004 (7th March to 24th October)
Constructor Name – West McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
David Coulthard (Great Britain), Kimi Räikkönen (Finland)
Driver Placement
7th – Kimi Räikkönen; 10th – David Coulthard
Constructor Placement
5th
2005 (6th March to 16th October)
Constructor Name – Team McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Alexander Wurz (Austria), Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), Kimi Räikkönen (Finland), Pedro de la Rosa (Spain)
Driver Placement
2nd – Kimi Räikkönen; 4th – Juan Pablo Montoya; 17th – Alexander Wurz; 20th – Pedro de la Rosa
Constructor Placement
2nd
2006 (12th March to 22nd October)
Constructor Name – Team McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia), Kimi Räikkönen (Finland), Pedro de la Rosa (Spain)
Driver Placement
5th – Kimi Räikkönen; 8th – Juan Pablo Montoya; 11th – Pedro de la Rosa
Constructor Placement
3rd
2007 (18th March to 21st October)
Constructor Name – Team McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Fernando Alonso (Spain), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
2nd – Lewis Hamilton; 3rd – Fernando Alonso
Constructor Placement
Excluded
2008 (16th March to 2nd November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Heikki Kovalainen (Finland), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
1st – Lewis Hamilton; 7th – Heikki Kovalainen
Constructor Placement
2nd
2009 (29th March to 1st November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers
Heikki Kovalainen (Finland), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
5th – Lewis Hamilton; 12th – Heikki Kovalainen
Constructor Placement
3rd
2010 (14th March to 14th November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers
Jenson Button (Great Britain), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
4th – Lewis Hamilton; 5th – Jenson Button
Constructor Placement
2nd
2011 (27th March to 27th November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers
Jenson Button (Great Britain), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
2nd – Jenson Button; 5th – Lewis Hamilton
Constructor Placement
2nd
2012 (18th March to 25th November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers
Jenson Button (Great Britain), Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
4th – Lewis Hamilton; 5th – Jenson Button;
Constructor Placement
3rd
2013 (17th March to 24th November)
Constructor Name – Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Martin Whitmarsh
Drivers
Jenson Button (Great Britain), Sergio Pérez (Mexico)
Driver Placement
9th – Jenson Button; 11th – Sergio Pérez
Constructor Placement
5th
2014 (16th March to 23rd November)
Constructor Name – McLaren Mercedes (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark), Jenson Button (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
8th – Jenson Button; 11th – Kevin Magnussen
Constructor Placement
5th
2015 (15th March to 29th November)
Constructor Name – McLaren Honda (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Ron Dennis
Drivers
Fernando Alonso (Spain), Kevin Magnussen (Denmark), Jenson Button (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
16th – Jenson Button; 17th – Fernando Alonso; unplaced – Kevin Magnussen
Constructor Placement
9th
2016 (20th March to 27th November)
Constructor Name – McLaren Honda (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Zak Brown
Drivers
Fernando Alonso (Spain), Jenson Button (Great Britain), Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium)
Driver Placement
10th – Fernando Alonso; 15th – Jenson Button; 20th – Stoffel Vandoorne
Constructor Placement
6th
2017 (26th March to 26th November)
Constructor Name – McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Zak Brown
Drivers
Fernando Alonso (Spain), Jenson Button (Great Britain), Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium)
Driver Placement
15th – Fernando Alonso; 16th – Stoffel Vandoorne; unplaced – Jenson Button
Constructor Placement
9th
2018 (25th March to 25th November)
Constructor Name – McLaren F 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Zak Brown
Drivers
Fernando Alonso (Spain), Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium)
Driver Placement
11th – Fernando Alonso; 16th – Stoffel Vandoorne
Constructor Placement
6th
2019 (15th March to 1st December)
Constructor Name – McLaren F 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Andreas Seidl
Drivers
Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain), Lando Norris (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
6th – Carlos Sainz; 11th – Lando Norris
Constructor Placement
4th
2020 (start delayed due to Coronavirus – 3rd July – 1st December)
Constructor Name – McLaren F 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Andreas Seidl
Drivers
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark), Pietro Fittipaldi (Brazil); Romain Grosjean (France)
Driver Placement
19th – Romain Grosjean; 20th – Kevin Magnussen; 23rd Pietro Fittipaldi
Constructor Placement
3rd
2021 (28th March – 12th December)
Constructor Name – McLaren F 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Andreas Seidl
Drivers
Daniel Ricciardo (Australia); Lando Norris (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
6th – Lando Norris; 8th – Daniel Ricciardo
Constructor Placement
4th
2022 (18th March – 12th December)
Constructor Name – McLaren F 1 Team (Great Britain)
Team Principal
Andreas Seidl
Drivers
Daniel Ricciardo (Australia); Lando Norris (Great Britain)
Driver Placement
TBC – Lando Norris; TBC – Daniel Ricciardo
Constructor Placement
TBC

 

Published Apr 04 2022 @ 11:47 am – Updated – [last-modified]

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