McLaren
British auto racing team
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| April 10 2025 | McLaren officially confirmed their entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar class, set to compete from the 2027 season. |
| March 2025 | Valtteri Bottas, serving as McLaren's reserve driver, tested the McLaren MCL60 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. |
| 2025 | McLaren launches the McLaren MCL39 Formula One car, continuing their participation in the championship. |
| 2025 | McLaren MP4-21 chassis 3 was sold for £2 million after its full restoration, marking a significant transaction for this historic Formula 1 car. |
| March 2025 | Kevin Thimjon appointed as President of Arrow McLaren, joining the McLaren Racing Executive Team under Zak Brown to oversee business operations. |
| February 2025 | McLaren MCL60 (modified as a 'mule' car) conducted a two-day tyre test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Norris completed 139 laps and Piastri 152, testing prototype slick tyres for the 2026 season. |
| February 2025 | Pato O'Ward drove the McLaren MCL60 'mule' car at Circuito de Jerez for a Pirelli tyre test, completing 153 laps. |
| 2025 | The MCL38 won the International Competition Car of the Year at the Autosport Awards, recognizing its exceptional design and performance. |
| January 2025 | McLaren MCL60 used for Pirelli tyre testing at Circuit Paul Ricard. Piastri completed 120 laps and Norris 123, testing prototype intermediate and wet tyres for the upcoming season. |
| 2024 | Sebastian Vettel drove Senna's McLaren MP4/8 for a demonstration run at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, paying tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger on the 30th anniversary of their tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix accident. |
| 2024 | Norris wins his maiden Formula One career victory at the Miami Grand Prix after leading and overtaking Verstappen. |
| 2024 | McLaren won their ninth Constructors' Championship, their first since 1998. |
| 2024 | McLaren prepares for the Formula One season with the MCL38 car model |
| 2024 | Piastri's victory moves McLaren to first in the World Constructors' Championship. |
| 2024 | McLaren transitions to the Formula E Gen3 Evo specification, maintaining their Nissan e-4ORCE 04 chassis with drivers Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard. |
| 2024 | McLaren achieves a 1-2 finish, their first since the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | McLaren secures the World Constructors' Championship in Abu Dhabi, their first since 1998, with Lando Norris finishing first. |
| 2024 | Felix Rosenqvist moved to Meyer Shank Racing and was replaced by David Malukas. After Malukas was injured and released, Théo Pourchaire joined the team. |
| 2024 | McLaren achieved an early upgrade package that improved the car's performance in slow-speed corners, addressing a long-standing weakness of the team's cars. |
| 2024 | McLaren created a special 'Legend Reborn' livery for the Singapore Grand Prix, sponsored by OKX, featuring white instead of anthracite to evoke McLaren liveries from 1981-1986. |
| 2024 | A special Monaco Grand Prix livery was designed in yellow, green, and blue to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death, honoring his three World Drivers' Championships with McLaren. |
| 2024 | McLaren developed eight rear wings and fourteen beam wings for the MCL38, which was far more than any of its rivals, demonstrating the team's extensive development efforts. |
| 2024 | McLaren collaborated with Vuse to create a special livery designed by artist MILTZ for the Japanese Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | McLaren planned to use a Google Chrome livery for the United States Grand Prix, reviving the chrome design last seen at the 2023 British Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri each achieved their first Grand Prix wins with the MCL38. |
| November 2024 | Lewis Hamilton drove Ayrton Senna's McLaren MP4/5B at Interlagos (Senna's home track) during events preceding the São Paulo Grand Prix, honoring the legendary driver's legacy. |
| November 2024 | Ryō Hirakawa and Nyck de Vries (former AlphaTauri driver) tested the MCL36 at Circuit Paul Ricard. |
| November 2024 | McLaren won the 2024 Formula One World Constructors' Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was the team's first Constructors' Championship win since their previous victory. |
| September 2024 | McLaren conducted a multi-day test at Silverstone, where Zak Brown drove an MCL35M and Pato O'Ward drove the MCL36. |
| September 2024 | The MCL36 was run in a private test at the Red Bull Ring for Gabriel Bortoleto, a McLaren development driver competing in Formula 2. |
| September 2024 | During the Italian Grand Prix, McLaren ran the MCL38 with circuit-specific wings and a new sidepod design. Norris qualified on pole and Piastri qualified second. They finished second and third respectively, with Norris setting the fastest lap. |
| September 2024 | At the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren used track-specific beam wings and an unusual low-downforce wing configuration. Norris qualified on pole and won the race, while Piastri improved to finish third. |
| September 6 2024 | Extreme E announced cancellation of rounds in Sardinia and Phoenix, with the series transitioning to Extreme H for 2025. |
| August 2024 | At the Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren introduced a significant upgrade package for the MCL38, including new brake scoop, front and rear suspension, floor and edge wing, and beam and rear wings. Lando Norris qualified on pole and won the race, setting the fastest lap, while Oscar Piastri finished fourth. |
| August 2024 | At the Belgian Grand Prix, Norris qualified fifth and Piastri sixth. After grid penalties, they started one place higher. Norris finished sixth after running wide on the opening lap, while Piastri improved to third and was later promoted to third after Russell's disqualification. Piastri moved up to fourth in the Drivers' Championship. |
| August 31 2024 | Patricio O'Ward wins the Milwaukee Mile race 1 driving for Arrow McLaren. |
| July 2024 | McLaren fitted a new rear wing assembly designed for higher top speed to the MCL38 for the British Grand Prix, alongside a different engine cover and cooling arrangement. Norris qualified third and Piastri fifth, ultimately finishing third and fourth respectively. |
| July 2024 | At the Hungarian Grand Prix, McLaren achieved its first front-row lock-out since an unspecified previous year. Oscar Piastri qualified second and Lando Norris on pole. Piastri won his first Grand Prix after Norris was instructed to return a position to him, marking McLaren's first 1-2 finish since an unspecified previous year and moving the team ahead of Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship. |
| July 2024 | After the British Grand Prix, the McLaren MCL38 remained at Silverstone Circuit for Pirelli tyre prototype testing. Reserve driver Mick Schumacher completed 53 laps on the first day, while Lando Norris completed 95 laps on the second day, both tests conducted in wet conditions. |
| July 7 2024 | Patricio O'Ward wins the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course race for Arrow McLaren. |
| June 2024 | During the Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren introduces a new rear wing flap and beam wing. Norris qualifies seventh but finishes thirteenth after a penalty, while Piastri finishes twelfth. |
| June 19 2024 | McLaren announced plans for Zak Brown to explore a Hypercar class entry, targeting an entry using LMDh regulations by the 2027 season in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP classes. |
| May 2024 | At the Spanish Grand Prix, the car continues with the Triple Crown livery. Norris qualifies third but is pushed to last place after a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton, finishing seventeenth. Piastri finishes thirteenth. |
| May 2024 | During the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren runs a special Triple Crown livery. Norris and Piastri finish ninth and tenth respectively, showing strong performance in wet conditions. |
| May 2024 | At the Miami Grand Prix, both Norris and Piastri struggle with car issues, with Norris suffering floor damage from a collision and Piastri experiencing brake and energy recovery system faults. |
| April 2024 | McLaren and British American Tobacco (BAT) announced a partnership extension, which includes extending the partnership to the McLaren Formula E Team. |
| April 2024 | Sanchez left his position at McLaren, just three months into his contract. |
| April 2024 | At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri won the race while Lando Norris recovered from a 17th place qualifying position to finish fourth and set the fastest lap. This result moved McLaren into first place in the World Constructors' Championship, their first championship lead since the 2014 Australian Grand Prix. |
| March 2024 | For the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, McLaren adds a new diffuser upgrade and track-specific rear wing. Norris starts nineteenth after qualifying damage, and Piastri finishes fifteenth. |
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