Bruce McLaren
Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor. His name lives on in the McLaren team, which he founded, and is the second most successful in Formula One championship history, winning a total of 8 World Constructors' Championships and 12 World Drivers' Championships.
McLaren in 1966 | |||||||||||
| Born | Bruce Leslie McLaren 30 August 1937 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||
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| Died | 2 June 1970 (aged 32) Goodwood Circuit, Sussex, England | ||||||||||
| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||
| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||
| Active years | 1958–1970 | ||||||||||
| Teams | Cooper, McLaren, Eagle | ||||||||||
| Entries | 104 (100 starts) | ||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | ||||||||||
| Podiums | 27 | ||||||||||
| Career points | 188.5 (196.5) | ||||||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 3 | ||||||||||
| First entry | 1958 German Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1959 United States Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1968 Belgian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last entry | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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McLaren cars dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five constructors' championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
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