Bruce McLaren

Bruce McLaren (1937-1970) was a race-car driver, a designer, engineer and inventor from Auckland, New Zealand. As a driver, he won 4 Formula One Grand Prix and stood 27 times on the podium, but sadly, he died (aged 32) while testing one of his CanAm cars at Goodwood in June 1970.

His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One history, winning a total of 8 Constructors’ Championships and 12 World Drivers’ Championships. He is seen, picture-below, at the 1966 British Grand Prix.

McLaren cars dominated the CanAm series with 56 wins between 1967 and 1972, with Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Peter Revson at the wheel, and later have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring.