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Oscar Piastri experiments emerge in search for McLaren MCL40 breakthrough
Oscar Piastri has been restricted to two podium finishes in 2026.
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McLaren
Position
3rd
Points
306
Wins
2
Podiums
7
Poles
3
1-2 finishes
0
2026 drivers
About McLaren
- Base
- Woking, United Kingdom
- Power unit
- Mercedes
- First season
- 1966
- Constructors' titles
- 10
McLaren was founded by New Zealand racer Bruce McLaren in 1963 and made its world championship debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix. Based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, it is the second most successful constructor in Formula 1 history, with ten constructors' championships and drivers' titles for Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris.
Its golden era came under Ron Dennis, highlighted by 1988, when Senna and Prost won 15 of the 16 races with Honda power. After a lean spell in the late 2010s, McLaren rebuilt around Mercedes engines from 2021 and won the constructors' title in 2024, then retained it in 2025 as Norris beat team-mate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen to the drivers' crown.
2026 results
| Round | Grand Prix | Finishes | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australian GP | NOR P5 · PIA DNF | 10 |
| 2 |  Chinese GP | PIA DNF · NOR DNF | 8 |
| 3 |  Japanese GP | PIA P2 · NOR P5 | 28 |
| 4 |  Miami GP | NOR P2 · PIA P3 | 48 |
| 5 |  Canadian GP | PIA P11 · NOR DNF | 12 |
| 6 |  Monaco GP | PIA P4 · NOR DNF | 12 |
| 7 |  Barcelona GP | NOR P3 · PIA P5 | 25 |
| 8 |  Austrian GP | PIA P4 · NOR P7 | 18 |
| 9 |  British GP | NOR P4 · PIA P11 | 20 |
| 10 |  Belgian GP | PIA P5 · NOR P7 | 16 |
| 11 |  Hungarian GP | NOR P1 · PIA DNF | 25 |
| 12 |  Dutch GP | NOR P1 · PIA P6 | 43 |
| 13 |  Italian GP | NOR P4 · PIA P5 | 22 |
| 14 | Spanish GP | NOR P3 · PIA P8 | 19 |
McLaren news
Motorsport.com
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Autosport
How McLaren Hypercar test will help Norris in F1
Lando Norris driving McLaren’s new Hypercar may seem inconsequential in the grand scheme of Formula 1 things, but the reigning world champion would disagree. Norris took the wheel of the MCL-HY at Algarve last week, completing…
Motorsport.com
How Lando Norris gets better at F1 with a Hypercar test
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