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Bruce McLaren

1966–1970 · Career statistics and race history

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Records shown from 1966. Earlier seasons are still being imported.

Starts37
Wins1
Podiums7
Poles0
Points60
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable+0.2Unavailable4.50 / 2
low-downforceUnavailable+2.2Unavailable2.50 / 2
mixedUnavailable-0.3Unavailable50 / 16

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 4.7. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 2
DNF rate45.9%
Average grid → finish8.514.7
Positions gained / race4.5
First raceMonaco Grand Prix 1966 · 1966-05-22
Latest raceMonaco Grand Prix 1970 · 1970-05-10

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: John Surtees (1970, 3 rounds); Denny Hulme (1970, 3 rounds); Dan Gurney (1970, 0 rounds); Peter Gethin (1970, 0 rounds); Jo Bonnier (1970, 0 rounds); Basil van Rooyen (1969, 1 rounds); Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1969, 1 rounds); Derek Bell (1969, 1 rounds); Denny Hulme (1968, 0 rounds); Ludovico Scarfiotti (1967, 0 rounds); Dan Gurney (1967, 3 rounds).

17 non-finishes: 13 mechanical, 3 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 1 other. Reliability exposure: 7 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
197014306
19693100
Denny HulmeQ — · R 4–1
Vic ElfordQ — · R 2–0
26
19685111
Denny HulmeQ — · R 0–3
Dan GurneyQ — · R 0–1
22
196714903
196616403

H2H reads McLaren–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 39 RESULT ROWS

19703 starts · 0 wins6 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1970 · ROUND 3MonacoRETMonacoBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1019Suspension0
1970 · ROUND 2Spanish2SpanishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1189+1 Lap6
1970 · ROUND 1South AfricanRETSouth AfricanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1039Engine0
196910 starts · 0 wins26 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1969 · ROUND 11MexicanWMexicanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford70Withdrew0
1969 · ROUND 10United StatesRETUnited StatesBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford60Engine0
1969 · ROUND 9Canadian5CanadianBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford987+3 Laps2
1969 · ROUND 8Italian4ItalianBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford568+0.1903
1969 · ROUND 7German3GermanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford814+3:21.6004
1969 · ROUND 6British3BritishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford783+1 Lap4
1969 · ROUND 5French4FrenchBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford737+1 Lap3
1969 · ROUND 4DutchRETDutchBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford624Suspension0
1969 · ROUND 3Monaco5MonacoBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1179+1 Lap2
1969 · ROUND 2Spanish2SpanishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1388+2 Laps6
1969 · ROUND 1South African5South AfricanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford879+1 Lap2
196811 starts · 1 wins22 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1968 · ROUND 12Mexican2MexicanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford965+1:19.3206
1968 · ROUND 11United States6United StatesBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford10103+5 Laps1
1968 · ROUND 10Canadian2CanadianBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford889+1 Lap6
1968 · ROUND 9ItalianRETItalianBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford234Oil leak0
1968 · ROUND 8German13GermanBruce McLarenMcLaren1613+1 Lap0
1968 · ROUND 7British7BritishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1077+3 Laps0
1968 · ROUND 6French8FrenchBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford656+4 Laps0
1968 · ROUND 5DutchRETDutchBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford819Accident0
1968 · ROUND 4Belgian1BelgianBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford6281:40:02.1009
1968 · ROUND 3MonacoRETMonacoBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford70Accident0
1968 · ROUND 2SpanishRETSpanishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford477Oil leak0
19679 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1967 · ROUND 11MexicanRETMexicanBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM845Oil pressure0
1967 · ROUND 10United StatesRETUnited StatesBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM916Water leak0
1967 · ROUND 9ItalianRETItalianBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM346Engine0
1967 · ROUND 8Canadian7CanadianBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM686+4 Laps0
1967 · ROUND 7GermanRETGermanBruce McLarenEagle-Weslake53Oil leak0
1967 · ROUND 6BritishRETBritishBruce McLarenEagle-Weslake1014Engine0
1967 · ROUND 5FrenchRETFrenchBruce McLarenEagle-Weslake526Ignition0
1967 · ROUND 3DutchRETDutchBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM141Accident0
1967 · ROUND 2Monaco4MonacoBruce McLarenMcLaren-BRM1098+3 Laps3
19664 starts · 0 wins3 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1966 · ROUND 9MexicanRETMexicanBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1440Engine0
1966 · ROUND 8United States5United StatesBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford11105+3 Laps2
1966 · ROUND 4British6BritishBruce McLarenMcLaren-Serenissima1378+2 Laps1
1966 · ROUND 2BelgianWBelgianBruce McLarenMcLaren-SerenissimaPL0Withdrew0
1966 · ROUND 1MonacoRETMonacoBruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford109Oil leak0

19662026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.