M7
Years 1968-69 Wins 4
Less than two years after Bruce McLaren gave his eponymous marque its first Formula 1 world championship start with the M2B, the 1968 M7 made McLaren serious players. The work of Robin Herd and Gordon Coppuck, the M7A was powered by the Cosworth DFV that had revolutionised F1 with Lotus in 1967. The orange cars scored a 1-3 on the M7’s debut at the Brands Hatch Race of Champions, before Denny Hulme led McLaren in a 1-2 at Silverstone’s BRDC International Trophy. Bruce got McLaren off the mark in the world championship with victory in the 1968 Belgian GP, while Hulme
