Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||||
Designer(s) | Rob Marshall (Chief Designer)[a] Other designers[1]
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Predecessor | McLaren MCL60 | ||||||||||
Technical specifications[2] | |||||||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre composite | ||||||||||
Suspension (front) | Carbon fibre and titanium pullrod suspension legs operating inboard torsion bar and damper system | ||||||||||
Suspension (rear) | Carbon fibre and titanium pushrod suspension legs operating inboard torsion bar and damper system | ||||||||||
Engine | Mercedes-AMG F1 M15 E Performance 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine limited to 15,000 RPM in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout | ||||||||||
Electric motor | Mercedes-AMG Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems | ||||||||||
Transmission | McLaren 8-speed + 1 reverse sequential seamless semi-automatic transmission operated via paddle shifters with limited slip friction clutch epicyclic differential | ||||||||||
Battery | Lithium-ion battery | ||||||||||
Weight | 798 kg (including driver, excluding fuel) | ||||||||||
Brakes | 6 piston calipers, carbon ventilated discs/pads | ||||||||||
Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry) Pirelli Cinturato (wet) | ||||||||||
Clutch | Electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate | ||||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||||
Notable entrants | McLaren F1 Team | ||||||||||
Notable drivers |
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Debut | 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||||
First win | 2024 Miami Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last win | 2024 Singapore Grand Prix | ||||||||||
Last event | 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The McLaren MCL38 is a Formula One car designed and constructed by McLaren under the direction of Rob Marshall to compete in the 2024 Formula One World Championship. The car is driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, for their sixth and second seasons with the team respectively.
The MCL38 made its competitive début at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix and has since proven itself to be a competitive car and a significant improvement over its already-accomplished predecessor, the MCL60. An early upgrade package improved its performance in slow-speed corners, addressing a long-standing weakness of McLaren cars. To date, the car has achieved five race victories, fourteen other podiums, seven poles, two sprint poles, a sprint win, four other sprint podiums, and five fastest laps. Both Norris and Piastri achieved their first Grand Prix wins with the MCL38.
The MCL38 is the first McLaren car to win a Grand Prix since the MCL35M in 2021, the first since the MP4-27 in 2012 to win multiple Grands Prix in a single season, and the first since the MP4-29 in 2014 to lead the World Constructors' Championship.
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