McLaren MP4/13

McLaren MP4/13
Mika Häkkinen's McLaren MP4/13 on display in Essen in 2018.
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorMcLaren
Designer(s)Adrian Newey (Technical Director)
Neil Oatley (Chief Designer)
Steve Nichols (Engineering Director)
Matthew Jeffreys (Head of Vehicle Design)
David North (Chief Engineer-Transmission)
David Neilson (Principal Engineer-Suspension)
Paddy Lowe (Head of R&D)
Henri Durand (Head of Aerodynamics)
Mario Illien (Chief Engine Designer (Ilmor-Mercedes))
PredecessorMP4/12
SuccessorMP4/14
Technical specifications
ChassisMoulded carbon-fibre composite structure
Suspension (front)Double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)Double wishbones, pushrod
EngineIlmor-built Mercedes-Benz FO-110G V10 (72º)
TransmissionMcLaren six-gear longitudinal semi-automatic sequential.
Power760 hp (567 kW) @ 17,000 rpm
FuelMobil 1
TyresBridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrantsWest McLaren Mercedes
Notable drivers7. United Kingdom David Coulthard
8. Finland Mika Häkkinen
Debut1998 Australian Grand Prix
First win1998 Australian Grand Prix
Last win1998 Japanese Grand Prix
Last event1998 Japanese Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
16920129
Constructors' Championships1 (1998)
Drivers' Championships1 (1998, Mika Häkkinen)

The McLaren MP4/13 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1998 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Adrian Newey, Steve Nichols, Neil Oatley and Henri Durand, with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor engine. Driven by Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard, the MP4/13 proved to be the dominant car of the season, with Häkkinen winning eight races en route to his first Drivers' Championship, while McLaren won their first Constructors' Championship since 1991 and, as of May 2024, their last.

The team's main sponsor was West, whose logos were not featured on the cars at the French, British and German Grands Prix due to the tobacco sponsorship bans in these countries.