The McLaren M7A and its M7B, M7C and M7D variants were Formula One racing cars, built by McLaren and used in the world championship between 1968 and 1971. After two relatively unsuccessful years of Formula One competition, the M7A was used to score McLaren's first win at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix.
Denny Hulme (1936–1992) in a McLaren M7A at the 1968 United States Grand Prix
A M7A on display in the Donington Collection
Bruce McLaren (1937–1970) in an M7C in the 1969 German Grand Prix
The M7B is seen here with Vic Elford in the cockpit at the 1969 German Grand Prix; he crashed in the race
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One chassis constructor, the second-oldest active team and the second-most successful Formula One team after Ferrari, having won 184 races, 12 Drivers' Championships, and eight Constructors' Championships. McLaren also has a history in American open wheel racing as both an entrant and a chassis constructor, and has won the Canadian-American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) sports car racing championship. McLaren is also one of only three constructors to complete the Triple Crown of Motorsport, a feat that McLaren achieved as a chassis manufacturer by winning the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team.
The McLaren Racing team's founder Bruce McLaren
The McLaren M2B, the team's first Formula One car
The McLaren M7A of 1968 gave McLaren their first Formula One wins. It is driven here by Bruce McLaren at the Nürburgring in 1969.
Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Drivers' Championship with McLaren.