.jpg) Mika Häkkinen's McLaren MP4/13 on display in Essen in 2018. | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||||
| 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)) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | MP4/12 | ||||||||||
| Successor | MP4/14 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon-fibre composite structure | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ilmor-built Mercedes-Benz FO-110G V10 (72º) | ||||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren six-gear longitudinal semi-automatic sequential. | ||||||||||
| Power | 760 hp (567 kW) @ 17,000 rpm | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Mobil 1 | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | West McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7.  David Coulthard8.  Mika Häkkinen | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 1 (1998) | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (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[update], 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.