McLaren Reaches 1,000th Formula 1 Start as Second Most Successful Team
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- McLaren celebrates its 1,000th Formula 1 start in Monaco, becoming the second team after Ferrari to reach this milestone.
- With 203 Grand Prix victories, 10 constructors' championships, and 13 drivers' titles, they are the second most successful F1 team.
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Why It Matters
Bruce McLaren, a Formula 1 driver and team founder, believed life is measured by achievement. His team, McLaren, is celebrating its 1,000th Formula 1 start, a significant milestone achieved only by Ferrari previously.
Bruce McLaren, in a 1964 eulogy for late friend and fellow driver Timmy Mayer, said “life is measured in achievement, not in years alone” and more than 60 years later, his team are still living by the maxim.
Founded by the late New Zealander with barely a handful of employees, McLaren celebrate their 1,000th Formula 1 start in Monaco this weekend as only the second outfit after Ferrari to reach such a mighty milestone.
They stand alone in getting there as champions.
In terms of achievement, McLaren are the second most successful Formula 1 team of all time with 203 grand prix victories since the first in 1968.
They have won 10 constructors’ championships and 13 drivers’ titles since Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi took the first in 1974, with Britain’s Lando Norris the latest in 2025.
Ferrari, competing since the start of the championship in 1950, reached the 1,000-race milestone at their home Mugello circuit in 2020 and have 16 constructors’ titles and 15 drivers’ crowns with 247 wins.
