Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, with McLaren cars and drivers winning a total of 20 world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972 (and five constructors’ championships), and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
Always wore a silver helmet. His McLaren cars were colored a Tangerine Orange.
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Black Kiwi bird was his logo
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Among the drivers who have won World Championships in McLaren cars are Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Mika Hakkinen.
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Killed while testing his own car at Goodwood, England, UK.
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McLaren cars have won more than 100 races in Formula 1 and has won the Indianapolis 500 three times.
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Founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, which has won eight World championships as a manufacturer.
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Had 103 starts in Formula 1.
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Won four Formula 1 Grand Prix races.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Prix
1966
Douglas McClendon (uncredited)
Transportation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grand Prix
1966
racing driver
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Documentary New Zealand: Trio at the Top
2001
TV Movie documentary
Die Rennfahrer
1970
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Time Between
1965
Documentary short
Himself
The Young Racers
1963
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
Grand Prix (1966) as Douglas McClendon
Documentary New Zealand: Trio at the Top (2001) as Actor
$1.3 Million
