McLaren M5A
Debut | 1967 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The McLaren M5A was a racing car constructed by
The M5A's first race was the rain-affected 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, and after an early spin McLaren worked his way up to fourth place, before a pit stop to change a flat battery caused by McLaren's decision not to use an alternator pushed him back down to seventh place at the end. At the next race in Italy McLaren qualified third, but broke two connecting rods while battling for fourth place and retired after 46 laps. The last two races of the season were no better, with McLaren retiring from both.
With McLaren missing the season-opening
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team
Swedish privateer Jo Bonnier bought the M5A to replace his ageing
The car was later repainted in its original colours and demonstrated in various historic races around the world. Sir Jack Brabham crashed the car heavily after a coming together with Jackie Oliver at the 1999 Goodwood Revival Meeting and had to be cut free from the car. The car has since been restored back to original condition.
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | WDC | Points |
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1967 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | BRM V12
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G | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN | ITA | USA | MEX | 10th | 31 | ||
Bruce McLaren | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||
1968 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | BRM V12
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G | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 10th | 3 | |
Denny Hulme | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Joakim Bonnier Racing Team
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BRM V12
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G | Joakim Bonnier
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DNQ | Ret | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | NC | PO |
^1 This total includes points scored by the McLaren M4B used by McLaren earlier in the season.
Non-Championship results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrants | Engines | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1968 | Joakim Bonnier Racing Team
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BRM V12
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G | ROC | INT | OUL | |
Joakim Bonnier
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Ret | Ret | Ret |
References
- http://mclarenm5a.tripod.com/car.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213333/http://www.bruce-mclaren.com/the-cars/f1/m5a
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070508152100/http://www.carguidemagazine.com/features/article/5534
- http://www.forix.com/8w/bonnier.html
- http://www.forix.com/car.php?l=0&r=1968000819&c=51&b=1000
- http://www.forix.com/engine.php?l=0&r=1967000819&c=0
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131650/http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?t=26687