Bruce McLaren
Bruce McLaren is a New Zealander Formula 1 driver who competed between 1958 and 1970, making 103 Grand Prix starts and winning 4 of them. Bruce achieved 27 podium finishes and 0 pole positions, accumulating 250 championship points over the course of a lengthy career. Across 13 seasons, Bruce drove for . Bruce's best championship finish was 2nd place in 1960. Bruce achieved a career win rate of 3.9%.
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Teammates
Jack Fairman
1958–1961 (4 seasons)
Jack Brabham
1958–1961 (4 seasons)
Ian Burgess
1958–1962 (3 seasons)
Denny Hulme
1968–1970 (3 seasons)
John Love
1962–1965 (3 seasons)
Roy Salvadori
1958–1961 (3 seasons)
Maurice Trintignant
1958–1960 (3 seasons)
Jo Bonnier
1963–1964 (2 seasons)
Bernard Collomb
1961–1962 (2 seasons)
Masten Gregory
1959–1961 (2 seasons)
How did Bruce perform each season?
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Points | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | McLaren-Ford | 3 | 0 | 6 | P14 |
| 1969 | McLaren-Ford | 11 | 0 | 26 | P3 |
| 1968 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | P5 |
| 1968 | McLaren-Ford | 10 | 1 | 22 | P5 |
| 1967 | Eagle-Weslake | 3 | 0 | 0 | P14 |
| 1967 | McLaren-BRM | 6 | 0 | 3 | P14 |
| 1966 | McLaren-Ford | 3 | 0 | 2 | P16 |
| 1966 | McLaren-Serenissima | 2 | 0 | 1 | P16 |
| 1965 | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 0 | 10 | P9 |
| 1964 | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 0 | 13 | P7 |
| 1963 | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 0 | 17 | P6 |
| 1962 | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 1 | 32 | P3 |
| 1961 | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 0 | 11 | P8 |
| 1960 | Cooper-Climax | 16 | 2 | 74 | P2 |
| 1959 | Cooper-Climax | 14 | 2 | 33 | P6 |
| 1958 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
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