Ferrari vs McLaren

Lore & Background

McLaren is best known as a Formula One chassis constructor, the second-oldest active team and the second-most successful Formula One team after Ferrari, having won 13 Drivers' Championships and 10 Constructors' Championships. The team currently uses Mercedes power. Its partnership with Honda from produced four consecutive Constructors' Championships; the team won 15 of 16 races in 1988. Founded by Bruce McLaren in 1963, the team made its Grand Prix debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, won its first Grand Prix at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix. Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris have won Drivers' Championships with McLaren. The team's most recent titles were secured in 2024 and 2025.

Reader's Guide

McLaren's history includes a dominant era with Prost and Senna, who together won all but one race in 1988. With Mercedes-Benz engines, further championships came in 1998 and 1999 with Mika Häkkinen, and Lewis Hamilton won the 2008 drivers' title. The team returned to Mercedes-Benz engines from the 2021 season. They won their ninth Constructors' Championship in 2024, and the following year Lando Norris took the drivers' title and secured their tenth Constructors' Championship.

Did You Know?

• McLaren is one of only three constructors, and the only team, to complete the Triple Crown of Motorsport (wins at the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Monaco Grand Prix).
• The 2026 Chinese Grand Prix marked McLaren's 1000th Grand Prix entry, making them the second constructor after Ferrari to reach this milestone.
• A modified McLaren F1 road car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995.
• McLaren won the 2022 Formula One esports championship.