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The World Drivers' Championship is awarded to the most successful F1 driver over the course of the season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results, [12] and has been awarded since the first F1 season in 1950. [13] The championship is the successor of the pre-war AIACR European Championship held between 1931 and 1939. [14]
McLaren F1 with all user accessible compartments opened. The McLaren F1 was an early example of a production road car using a complete carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) monocoque chassis structure. Aluminium and magnesium were used for attachment points for the suspension system, inserted directly into the CFRP.
Bruce McLaren: Ret 5 5 M4A: Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4: Alan Rollinson: 9 Ret 1968 M7A: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: ROC: INT: OUL: Bruce McLaren: 1 P F: 2 Denny Hulme: 3 1 M5A: BRM P101 3.0 V12: Joakim Bonnier: Ret Ret Ret M2A: Climax V8: Keith St. John WD Trevor Taylor: WD 1969 M7A: Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8: ROC: INT: MAD: OUL: Denny Hulme: 3 Ret ...
Grand Prix distance regulations have varied throughout Formula One history. [10] [11] Between 1950 and 1957, events ran for more than 300 km (190 mi) or three hours. [11] In 1958, race lengths were set between 300 and 500 km (190 and 310 mi) or two hours. [12]
The McLaren F1 GTR, competing during the 1995 BPR Global GT Series season. Besides the cars raced by the works team, a variety of McLaren racing cars have also been used by customer teams. In their formative years, McLaren built Formula Two, [296] hillclimbing, [297] Formula 5000 [298] and sports racing cars [299] that were sold to
Despite the overwhelming dominance of some teams during some seasons, this period is regarded (perhaps ironically) as one of the brightest spots in F1's 50-year history. Niki Lauda , coming out of retirement for a hefty sum in 1982 , pipped his teammate Alain Prost to the title in 1984 by a mere half-point, the closest ever finish in Formula ...
McLaren Customer Racing is the sports car racing arm of McLaren Automotive, established in 2011 as McLaren GT to develop, build and support all McLaren track and GT race activities. The division is currently responsible for the design, development and production of the 720S GT3 and 570S GT4 , along with the new Artura GT4 and Artura Trophy.
The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [3] The World Constructors' Championship is presented by the FIA to the most successful F1 constructor over the course of the season through a points system based on individual ...