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Bruce McLaren was a Kiwi former driver who last drove for McLaren-Ford in 1970.
He was born on August 30th 1937 in Auckland and passed away on June 2nd 1970 at the age of 32. He drove his first race for Cooper-Climax F2 during the 1958 Grand Prix of Germany. McLaren was active for 13 consecutive seasons between 1958 and 1970. In those years he scored 196 points in 102 races. During his career McLaren achieved 4 wins and 27 podiums. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Monaco.
He was born on August 30th 1937 in Auckland and passed away on June 2nd 1970 at the age of 32. He drove his first race for Cooper-Climax F2 during the 1958 Grand Prix of Germany. McLaren was active for 13 consecutive seasons between 1958 and 1970. In those years he scored 196 points in 102 races. During his career McLaren achieved 4 wins and 27 podiums. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Monaco.
| Name: | Bruce McLaren |
| Nationality: |  Kiwi |
| Birthday: | August 30th 1937 |
| Passed away: | June 2nd 1970 (32) |
| Birthplace: | Auckland | Races: | 102 races |
| Total points: | 196 points |
| Wins: | 4 wins |
| Podiums: | 27 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 38 retirements |
| First race: |  1958 Germany |
| Last race: |  1970 Monaco |
| First win: |  1959 United States |
| Age first win: | 22 years, 3 months, 12 days |
Bruce McLaren by year
| All years | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 |
| 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 |
| 1959 | 1958 |
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Overall stats: Bruce McLaren
| #1 | Best Finish | Bruce McLaren |  | 1 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) |
Wins
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| #1 | Worst Finish | Bruce McLaren | | 13 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Bruce McLaren | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1968 | 8 | Nurburgring | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 13 |
| 1958 | 11 | Ain Diab | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax F2 | 13 |
Worst qualifying
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Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1970 McLaren-Ford 1969 McLaren-Ford 1968 McLaren-Ford 1967 McLaren-BRM 1967 Eagle-Weslake 1966 McLaren-Ford 1966 McLaren-Serenissima 1965 Cooper-Climax 1964 Cooper-Climax 1963 Cooper-Climax 1962 Cooper-Climax 1961 Cooper-Climax 1960 Cooper-Climax 1959 Cooper-Climax 1958 Cooper-Climax F2 | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Bruce McLaren
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #557 | Average race result | Bruce McLaren | | 4.68 place | |
| #50 | Average race points | Bruce McLaren | | 3.11 points | |
| #34 | Most points finishes | Bruce McLaren | | 50 finishes | |
| #255 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Bruce McLaren | | 0.11 retirements | |
| #159 | Most avoidable retirements | Bruce McLaren | | 4 retirements | |
| #59 | Most races | Bruce McLaren | | 102 races | |
| #49 | Most race laps | Bruce McLaren | | 5080 laps | |
| #395 | Oldest driver | Bruce McLaren | | 32 years, 8 months, 8 days | |
| #19 | Youngest driver | Bruce McLaren | | 20 years, 11 months, 1 day | |
| #315 | Start from P1 | Bruce McLaren | | 0 starts | |
| #290 | Biggest gain in race | Bruce McLaren | | 12 places gained | |
| #42 | Most points | Bruce McLaren | | 196 points | |
| #75 | Most retirements | Bruce McLaren | | 38 retirements | |
| #32 | Most podiums | Bruce McLaren | | 27 podiums | |
| #51 | Most wins | Bruce McLaren | | 4 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 555 | Wolfgang von Trips | 4.74 |
| 556 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.73 |
| 557 | Bruce McLaren | 4.68 |
| 558 | Willy Mairesse | 4.67 |
| 559 | Felice Bonetto | 4.57 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 48 | Peter Collins | 3.17 |
| 49 | David Coulthard | 3.17 |
| 50 | Bruce McLaren | 3.11 |
| 51 | Gerhard Berger | 3.1 |
| 52 | Nico Rosberg | 3.07 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 32 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| 33 | Eddie Irvine | 50 |
| 33 | Bruce McLaren | 50 |
| 35 | Michele Alboreto | 47 |
| 35 | John Watson | 47 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 249 | Prince Bira | 0.11 |
| 254 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 0.11 |
| 255 | Bruce McLaren | 0.11 |
| 256 | Maurice Trintignant | 0.1 |
| 257 | Christian Danner | 0.1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 141 | Peter Gethin | 4 |
| 141 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 141 | Bruce McLaren | 4 |
| 141 | Piers Courage | 4 |
| 141 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 57 | Jochen Mass | 105 |
| 58 | Jo Bonnier | 104 |
| 59 | Bruce McLaren | 102 |
| 60 | Jackie Stewart | 100 |
| 61 | Pedro Diniz | 99 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 47 | Keke Rosberg | 5306 |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 5278 |
| 49 | Bruce McLaren | 5080 |
| 50 | John Surtees | 4992 |
| 51 | Patrick Tambay | 4980 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 393 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 32 years, 8 months, 16 days |
| 394 | Eric Thompson | 32 years, 8 months, 15 days |
| 395 | Bruce McLaren | 32 years, 8 months, 8 days |
| 396 | Reine Wisell | 32 years, 8 months, 7 days |
| 397 | Teo Fabi | 32 years, 8 months, 6 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | 20 years, 9 months, 26 days |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | 20 years, 10 months, 6 days |
| 19 | Bruce McLaren | 20 years, 11 months, 1 day |
| 20 | Christian Klien | 21 years, 1 month |
| 21 | Christian Fittipaldi | 21 years, 1 month, 12 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | George Eaton | 0 |
| 92 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 0 |
| 92 | Bruce McLaren | 0 |
| 92 | Piers Courage | 0 |
| 92 | Ignazio Giunti | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 276 | Peter Gethin | 12 |
| 276 | George Eaton | 12 |
| 276 | Bruce McLaren | 12 |
| 276 | Jim Clark | 12 |
| 276 | Dan Gurney | 12 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 40 | Alan Jones | 206 |
| 40 | Ronnie Peterson | 206 |
| 42 | Bruce McLaren | 196 |
| 43 | Eddie Irvine | 191 |
| 44 | Michele Alboreto | 186.5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 73 | Satoru Nakajima | 38 |
| 73 | Jonathan Palmer | 38 |
| 73 | Bruce McLaren | 38 |
| 76 | Vittorio Brambilla | 37 |
| 77 | Damon Hill | 36 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 30 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 |
| 31 | Ralf Schumacher | 27 |
| 31 | Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| 33 | Eddie Irvine | 26 |
| 33 | Ronnie Peterson | 26 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 44 | Nino Farina | 5 |
| 50 | Eddie Irvine | 4 |
| 50 | Bruce McLaren | 4 |
| 50 | Dan Gurney | 4 |
| 53 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 |
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