On September 2nd 2013, the McLaren Group, which was started by legendary racer Bruce McLaren, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Since its inception in 1963, the company entered Formula 1 in 1966 at the Monaco Grand Prix, and has won more races (182) than any other constructor,. Other feats in the sport include starting from pole position 155 times and scoring 151 fastest laps. In 2012, McLaren achieved the fastest-ever time for a Formula 1 pitstop (2.31s at Hockenheim), recorded their 58th consecutive points-scoring finish, an all-time record, and have now led more than 10,000 racing laps. That is very impressive stuff. Their legacy is also inscribed in American motorsport where the company destroyed the competition in the CanAm series and the Indy500. Fittingly, this year, McLaren Automotive stands poised to open its 50th global dealership ahead of the worldwide launch of the P1 – their newest model and a machine that’s set to rewrite the definition of the modern supercar.
Ron Dennis CBE, executive chairman, McLaren Group and McLaren Automotive, said: “McLaren’s history is long and storied, but McLaren’s legacy is harder to define – and that’s because it’s still being vividly written every day by the dedicated men and women who work at the McLaren Technology Centre. Somewhere up there, we hope Bruce is smiling down on us, still gunning that throttle…”