The McLaren M2B was the McLaren team's first Formula One racing car, used during the 1966 season. It was conceived in 1965 and preceded by the M2A development car. Designed by Robin Herd, the innovative but problematic Mallite material was used in its construction. The car was powered by Ford and Serenissima engines but both lacked power and suffered from reliability issues.
Driven by team founder Bruce McLaren, the M2B had a short Grand Prix career, entering six races and starting only four. It scored the team's first point at the British Grand Prix and two more points at the United States Grand Prix.
The McLarenM2B was the McLaren team's first Formula One racing car, used during the 1966 season. It was conceived in 1965 and preceded by the M2A development...
first McLaren Formula One car, the M2B, debuted at the Monaco Grand Prix. After his victories and time in the F3, McLaren was designing and testing a prototype...
Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing car designer, driver, engineer, and inventor. His name lives on in the McLaren team...
that were not based on national principles (e.g. his first F1 car, the McLarenM2B, was painted white with a green stripe, to represent a fictional Yamura...
1967. The M4B was based on the M4A Formula 2 car as a stopgap between the M2B and the M5A. Additional fuel tanks were added either side of the cockpit...
Another British-based and licensed team, McLaren, made their debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix with the McLarenM2B car painted white with a green stripe...
2020). "The Birth Of McLaren F1's M2B In Focus". HotCars. World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car McLarenM2B (Ford 406 V8 3.0)...
Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017. "The M2B". mclaren.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 May...
not based on national principles (namely the Brabham BT3, McLarenM2B, McLaren M4B and McLaren M5A cars), while the British Rob Walker privateer team entered...
throughout its construction. The final production model, the Formula One McLarenM2B of 1966, only used Mallite for its internal skins and lower bodywork;...
sections, a technique he pioneered on the first McLaren single-seat cars, including the McLarenM2B of 1966. Marcos Engineering MAHLE Powertrain "Welcome...
year: Bruce McLaren had left Cooper to set up his own team. He entered the McLarenM2B, designed by Robin Herd. During the season, McLaren trialled a Ford...
materials, a technology which would later revolutionise the sport. The McLarenM2B, designed by Robin Herd, used an aluminium-wood laminate known as Mallite...
Championship Grand Prix results for the McLaren Formula One team. The second table includes results from privately owned McLaren cars in World Championship Grands...
driver, currently residing in England. He is the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing. Born and raised in California, Brown raced professionally around...
executive officer of Sauber Motorsport, and previously team principal of the McLaren Formula One team and the hybrid Porsche LMP1 program. Seidl graduated from...
retirement. During 1966 Amon continued to race for McLaren in Can-Am. He was intended to drive the second McLarenM2B but difficulties with engine supply meant...
Serenissima resurfaced in 1966 as engine supplier for McLaren. At the 1966 British Grand Prix Bruce McLaren finished in sixth place, scoring one World Championship...
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company. The M2A subsequently evolved into the Formula One M2B car. Herd stayed with McLaren until 1968 — during which time he designed their M4B, M5A...
3000 Championship, run by the McLaren Formula One team as part of their driver development programme. Named after McLaren's then sponsor, West, the team...
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