# The 8 Best McLaren F1 Cars of All Time

> Wings, sidepods and championship trophies: McLaren's cars across five decades, carbon-fibre pioneers and latest front-runners alike.

*By YPB Team · Published October 16, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-8-best-mclaren-f1-cars-of-all-time*

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1. **McLaren MP4/4** — score 1000/1000
   The 1988 car that won 15 of 16 races with Senna and Prost.
2. **McLaren MCL38** — score 524/1000
   The 2024 car that won McLaren's first constructors' title since 1998.
3. **McLaren MP4/13** — score 454/1000
   The 1998 car that won the drivers' title for Mika Häkkinen.
4. **McLaren MP4/1** — score 372/1000
   The 1981 pioneering carbon-fibre monocoque.
5. **McLaren MP4/5** — score 273/1000
   The 1989 car that won Prost the drivers' title.
6. **McLaren MP4-23** — score 273/1000
   The 2008 car in which Lewis Hamilton won his first title.
7. **McLaren M23** — score 273/1000
   The 1970s car that won titles for Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt.
8. **McLaren MP4/2** — score 0/1000
   The 1984 car that won 12 of 16 races and took Niki Lauda to his third title.

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