Origins & Bruce McLaren

Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who overcame a childhood hip disease to become a Grand Prix winner and, in 1963, found his own team. His racing, his cars, and his death testing a Can-Am car at Goodwood in 1970.

Part of McLaren

26 moments in this segment.

1. 1959-07-18 - F1 1959 Aintree [60fps HQ] Jack Brabham vs. Stirling Moss / 1950's Formula 1. 1950s Formula 1 at Aintree, the front-engined era in which Bruce McLaren emerged.
2. 1959-12-12 - Pushing F1 car over finish (1959 US GP). The famous 1959 US GP finish at Sebring, a moment from the race that launched Bruce McLaren’s reputation.
3. 1959-12-12 - F1 - 1959 Sebring GP - Highlights. Highlights of the 1959 Sebring United States Grand Prix, where Bruce McLaren scored his and the team-to-be’s first GP win.
4. 1964-07-11 - Story of the British F1 GP 1964. The story of the 1964 British Grand Prix, an era when Bruce McLaren was racing for Cooper before going his own way.
5. 1965-08-30 - The Guards International Trophy 1965. The Guards International Trophy at Brands Hatch, 1965, sports-car racing in the years Bruce McLaren was establishing his own team.
6. 1968-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (1968) (3 of 3). Bruce McLaren, the New Zealander who founded the team in 1963 and won four Grands Prix before his death testing a Can-Am car in 1970.
7. 1968-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (1968) (2 of 3). Bruce McLaren, 1968.
8. 1968-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (1968) (1 of 3). Bruce McLaren, 1968.
9. 1969-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (1969)
10. 1969-06-01 - 1969: What Makes a McLAREN? | Wheelbase | Retro Transport | BBC Archive. "What Makes a McLaren?", a 1969 BBC Wheelbase film inside the young McLaren team at the height of its Can-Am dominance.
11. 2010-08-10 - The Legacy of Bruce McLaren. 180 Grand Prix wins.
12. 2013-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (2013)
13. 2013-07-10 - Bruce McLaren's Austin 7
14. 2013-07-28 - Tooned 50: Episode 2 - The Bruce McLaren Story. The animated "Tooned 50" retelling of the Bruce McLaren story, from Auckland garages to founding Bruce McLaren Motor Racing.
15. 2018-04-05 - McLaren - Everything You Need To Know | Up to Speed. A whistle-stop history of McLaren from Bruce’s founding of the team through to the modern era.
16. 2018-06-01 - Bruce McLaren (2018)
17. 2020-05-10 - 7-litre V8 McLaren M8F Can-Am car monsters Goodwood hill. The 7-litre V8 McLaren M8F Can-Am car storming the Goodwood hill, the most dominant sports-racer McLaren ever built.
18. 2020-06-02 - Remembering Bruce McLaren at Goodwood Revival. Remembering Bruce McLaren, the founder was killed on 2 June 1970 testing his own M8D Can-Am car at Goodwood, aged 32.
19. 2023-06-02 - A Portrait of Bruce McLaren. 1963, the founder of his own racing team.
20. 2024-08-25 - What Kind of Driver Was Bruce Mclaren?
21. 2025-03-28 - How This Poor Boy Created The Best Racing Car In The World. The story of how Bruce McLaren, a boy who nearly lost the use of a leg, built one of the greatest names in racing.
22. 2025-09-01 - Racing a Bruce McLaren Lotus 15 | Goodwood Revival. Racing a Bruce McLaren-era Lotus 15 at the Goodwood Revival, the front-engined sports cars of Bruce’s early career.
23. 2026-06-05 - Capturing the M2B like it's 1966 🎥. Capturing the McLaren M2B, the marque’s very first Formula 1 car, which made its debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.
24. 2026-06-10 - The Bruce McLaren Story: The Impossible Start. The Impossible Start, how Bruce McLaren founded Bruce McLaren Motor Racing in 1963 while still a works Cooper driver.
25. 2026-06-14 - The Bruce McLaren Story: The First Win. Bruce McLaren’s first Grand Prix win, the 1959 United States Grand Prix at Sebring, which made him the youngest GP winner of his era at 22.
26. 2026-06-26 - The Bruce McLaren Story: From Hands & Minds. From Hands & Minds, how Bruce McLaren built his team out of a small band of engineers and craftsmen.