Bruce McLaren
Race car driver, Organization founder
1937 – 1970
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Who was Bruce McLaren?
Bruce Leslie McLaren was a New Zealand race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor.
His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, with McLaren cars and drivers winning a total of 20 world championships. McLaren cars totally dominated CanAm sports car racing with 56 wins, a considerable number of them with him behind the wheel, between 1967 and 1972, and have won three Indianapolis 500 races, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 12 Hours of Sebring.
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1937
Auckland - Also known as
- Bruce Leslie McLaren
- Parents
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 2, 1970
Goodwood Circuit
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on July 23, 2013
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