McLaren MP4-17
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Transmission | McLaren 7-Speed longitudinal semi-automatic sequential | ||||||||||
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Power | 845-850 hp @ 18,500 rpm[1] | ||||||||||
Fuel | Mobil 1 | ||||||||||
Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||||
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Notable entrants | West McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||||
Notable drivers | 3/5. David Coulthard 4/6. Kimi Räikkönen | ||||||||||
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Last win |
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Last event | (MP4-17D) | ||||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The McLaren MP4-17 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 2002 and 2003 Formula One World Championships. The chassis was designed by Adrian Newey, Mike Coughlan, Neil Oatley and Peter Prodromou with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor engine. The car was driven by Briton David Coulthard and Finn Kimi Räikkönen in both seasons.
2002
The team did not perform as well as expected in 2002, in a season dominated by Ferrari, and due to the unreliability of the car; they eventually finished third in the Constructors' Championship with 65 points and one victory (in Monaco).
2003
Using a development version of the car, the MP4-17D, the 2003 season started very promisingly with wins at the first two grands prix of the year, one each for Coulthard and Räikkönen. However, rival teams soon caught up as McLaren was sidetracked by the development of the
McLaren used 'West' logos in both seasons except at the French and British Grands Prix.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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2002 | MP4-17 | Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10 | M | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | FRA | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | JPN | 65 | 3rd | |
David Coulthard | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Ret | ||||||
Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | Ret | 12† | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | ||||||
2003 | MP4-17D | Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10 | M | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | 142 | 3rd | ||
David Coulthard | 1 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | Ret | 15† | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||||
Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.