| Year | Model | Engine | Drivers | |
1966 | McLaren M2B | Ford V8 and Serenissima V8 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren's first ever Grand Prix car | 1967 | M4B and M5A | FBRM V8 and V12 | Bruce McLaren | Adapted Formula 2/3 car | 1968 | M5A and M7A | BRW V12(M5A) and Ford DFV(M7A) | Bruce McLaren
Denny Hulme
Jo Bonnier (Joakim Bonnier Racing Team M5A)
Dan Gurney (Anglo American Racers) | new DFV engine had 60 bhp more than BRMs |
1969 | M5A, M7A & M7C, M9A(4WD) | BRM V12(M5A) and Ford DFV | Bruce McLaren
Denny Hulme
Vic Elford (Antique Automobiles M7A)
Derek Bell(M9A)
Basil van Rooyen (Team Lawson M7A) | high wings and 4 wheel drive experiments | | 1970 | M7A, M7C, M7D, M14A, M14D | Ford DFV and Alfa Romeo V8(M7D and M14D) | Bruce McLaren (M14A)
Denny Hulme (M14A)
John Surtees (Team Surtees M7C)
Peter Gethin (M7A and M14A)
Andrea de Adamich (M7D and M14D)
Dan Gurney (M7A and M14A)
Jo Bonnier (Ecurie Bonnier M7C)
Nanni Galli (M7D) | Bruce McLaren dies testing the team's latest CanAm challenger at Goodwood |
| 1971 | M7C, M14A and M19A | Ford DFV | Denny Hulme
Peter Gethin
Jo Bonnier (Ecurie Bonnier M7C)
Jackie Oliver
Mark Donohue (PenskeWhite Racing M19A)
David Hobbs (PenskeWhite Racing M19A) | Introduction of rising rate suspension |
| 1972 | M19A and M19C | Ford DFV | Denny Hulme
Denny Hulme
Peter Revson
Brian Redman
Jody Scheckter | In one weekend (May 19, 1972) Hulme won the Oulton Park Gold Cup in the Formula One M19A, Jody Scheckter won the last Crystal Palace Formula Two race in McLaren's stillborn F2 production car, the M21, and Mark Donohue won the Indy 500 in Penske Racing's M16B |
| 1973 | M19C and M23 | Ford DFV | Denny Hulme
Denny Hulme
Peter Revson
Jody Scheckter
Jacky Ickx | Stewart and Peterson often traded wins, but there was usually a McLaren in the points |
| 1974 | M23 | Ford DFV | Emerson Fittipaldi (Team Texaco)
Denny Hulme (Team Texaco)
Mike Hailwood (Yardley Team McLaren)
Dave Charlton (Scuderia Scribante Lucky Strike)
David Hobbs (Yardley Team McLaren)
Jochen Mass (Yardley Team McLaren) | Team Texaco was born |
| 1975 | M23 | Ford DFV | Emerson Fittipaldi
Jochen Mass
Dave Charlton | Johnny Rutherford finished second in the rain shortened Indy 500 driving Coppuck's John Barnard modified M16E. |
| 1976 | M23 and M26 | Ford DFV | James Hunt
Jochen Mass | James Hunt won the Formula One World Championship by one point from Niki Lauda |
| 1977 | M23 and M26 | Ford DFV | James Hunt
Jochen Mass
Emilio de Villota (Iberia Airlines M23)
Brett Lunger (Chesterfield Racing M23)
Gilles Villeneuve (M23)
Bruno Giacomelli (M23) | With only 75 days between the end of the 1976 season and the start of the 1977 season, McLaren decided to keep the M23 and M25 rather than rush development of a new car |
| 1978 | M23 and M26 | Ford DFV | James Hunt
Patrick Tambay
Brett Lunger (B&S Fabrications M23 and M26)
Bruno Giacomelli (M26)
Emilio de Villota (Centro Aseguredor F1 M23)
Tony Trimmer (Melchester Racing M23)
Nelson Piquet (B&S Fabrications M23)
| McLaren and most other teams outclassed by Lotus' new 78/79 ground effect cars |
| 1979 | M26, M28 and M29 | Ford DFV | John Watson
Patrick Tambay | Lots of catchup trying to develop ground effect cars and other technical innovations |
| 1980 | M29 and M30 | Ford DFV | John Watson
Alain Prost
Stephen South (DNQ)
| M30 designed by Gordon Coppuck was 50 per cent stiffer than M29 |
| 1981 | M29 and MP4 | Ford DFV | John Watson
Andrea de Cesaris
| John Barnard designed a carbon fibre monocoque for the MP4 |
| 1982 | MP4 and MP4B | Ford DFV | John Watson
Niki Lauda | MP4B was MP4 with slimmed down monocoques, modified suspension and increased stiffness |
| 1983 | MP4/1C and MP4/1E | Ford DFV, DFY and TAG | John Watson
Niki Lauda | Arrival of Porsche built turbocharged V6 TAG engines |
| 1984 | MP4/2 | TAG turbo V6 | Niki Lauda
Alain Prost | McLaren win the Championship in their first turbo powered car whilst Niki Lauda and Alain Prost finish 1st and 2nd in the driver's championship |
| 1985 | MP4/2B | TAG turbo V6 | Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
John Watson | New bodywork, new rear suspension, new front uprights and new wings. McLaren wins constructor's title and Prost the driver's title |
| 1986 | MP4/2C | TAG turbo V6 | Alain Prost
Keke Rosberg | John Barnard's last year. Modifications to the MP4/2Bs created the 2Cs including changes for the new 195 litre fuel tank rules. Six speed gearbox added. |
| 1987 | MP4/3 | TAG turbo V6 | Alain Prost
Stefan Johansson | Steve Nichols repalces Barnard. New monocoque and new aerodynamics |
| 1988 | MP4/4 | Honda turbo V6 | Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna dominated. McLaren won 15 out of 16 races. Much of the car was new in preperation for the Turbo ban. |
| 1989 | MP4/5 | 3.5 Honda V10 | Normally aspirated 3.5 litre V10 engine. McLaren wins Constructors' and Drivers' Championships. New rear end design based around a transverse gearbox. 5 different spec Honda engines available. |
| 1990 | MP4/5b | 3.5 Honda V10 | Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger | New front suspension, six speed transverse gearbox changes, aerodynamic changes and a multi-arch diffuser (scrapped) |
| 1991 | MP4/6 | 3.5 Honda V12 | Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger | Some aerodynamic chjanges. New spec Honda engine. McLaren wins Constructors' and Drivers' Championships. |
| 1992 | MP4/6B, MP4/7A | 3.5 Honda V12 | Ayrton Senna
Gerhard Berger | Last season with Honda. Season starts with MP4/6B. MP4/7A from Brazil. Fly by wire throttle. |
| 1993 | MP4/8 | 3.5 Ford Cosworth V8 | Ayrton Senna
Michael Andretti
Mika Hakkinen | Active suspension, traction control and TAG electronics. |
| 1994 | MP4/9 | 3.5 Peugeot V10 | Mika Hakkinen
Martin Brundle
Philippe Alliot | Hand clutch and power steering |
| 1995 | MP4/10, MP4/10B and MP4/10C | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Nigel Mansell
Mika Hakkinen
Mark Blundell
Jan Magnussen | Ilmor designed Mercedes engine. High nose. Engine cover wing. |
| 1996 | MP4/11 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard | Many engine and chassis changs including switch back to longitudinal gearbox. |
| 1997 | MP4/12 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard | Striking West liveried car. Adrian Newey joins. Plenty of innovations including a secondary braking system. |
| 1998 | MP4/13 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard | New safety regs. Switch to Bridgestone tyres (from Goodyear). Hakkinen wins driver's title, McLaren wins Constructor's title. |
| 1999 | MP4/14 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard | Completely new Newey designed car with ighter and lower V10 engine. Hakkinen wins driver's title. |
| 2000 | MP4/15 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard | Coulthard wins British Grand Prix. |
| 2001 | MP4/16 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard
Alex Wurz | 50th McLaren one/two qualifying result achieved. |
| 2002 | MP4/17 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Alex Wurz | The Iceman cometh! |
| 2003 | MP4/17 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Alex Wurz
Pedro de la Rosa | |
| 2004 | MP4-19 & MP4-19B | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | David Coulthard
Kimi Raikkonen
Alex Wurz
Pedro de la Rosa | Bahrain and China added to calendar. Changes to qualifying again. Revised 2004 car, MP4-19B introduced in France |
| 2005 | MP4-20 | 3.0 Mercedes V10 | Kimi Raikkonen
Juan Pablo Montoya
Alex Wurz
Pedro de la Rosa | Turkey added to calendar. |
| 2006 | MP4-21 | Mercedes-Benz FO 108T | Kimi Raikkonen
Juan Pablo Montoya
Gary Paffett
Pedro de la Rosa | No wins all season. |
| 2007 | MP4-22 | Mercedes-Benz FO 108T | Fernando Alonso
Lewis Hamilton
Pedro de la Rosa
Gary Paffett | |
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