 Jenson Button driving the MP4-27 at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Neil Oatley (Executive Engineer) Paddy Lowe (Technical Director) Tim Goss (Engineering Director) Mark Williams (Head of Vehicle Engineering) Andrew Bailey (Chief Designer) Luca Furbatto (Project Leader) John Iley (Head of Aerodynamics) Doug McKiernan (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | McLaren MP4-26 | ||||||||||
| Successor | McLaren MP4-28 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre composite monocoque incorporating front and side impact structures | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pullrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement | ||||||||||
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz FO 108Z 2.4 L (146 cu in) V8 (90°). Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with KERS, mid-mounted. | ||||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential seamless semi-automatic paddle shift with epicyclic differential and multi-plate limited slip clutch | ||||||||||
| Weight | 640 kg (1,411 lb) (including driver)[2] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | ExxonMobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel) Mobil Synergy Fuel System Mobil 1 lubrication | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)[3] Enkei wheels (front and rear) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 3.  Jenson Button[4]4. Lewis Hamilton[5] | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The McLaren MP4-27 is a Formula One racing car designed by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for the 2012 Formula One season.[6] The chassis was designed by Paddy Lowe, Neil Oatley, Tim Goss, Andrew Bailey and John Iley and was powered by a customer Mercedes-Benz engine. The car was driven by former World Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. It was launched on 1 February at the McLaren team base in Woking, Surrey, ahead of the first winter test sessions at Jerez de la Frontera.[1][7] This was the last McLaren car that Lewis Hamilton drove for the team, as he moved to the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team in 2013. This was also the last McLaren Formula One car to win a race until the McLaren MCL35M did so in 2021 and the last to win more than one Grand Prix in a season until the MCL38 of 2024.
The car achieved 7 wins, 8 poles and third place in the Constructors' Championship in 2012.
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- ^ FIA Formula 1 Technical Regulations
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- ^ "Lewis extends McLaren stay until 2012". Manipe F1. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ "New McLaren to debut at first test". Formula1.com. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Collantine, Keith (19 December 2011). "McLaren to have new car ready for first test". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.