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What is the best Formula 1 livery of all time?

By YPB Team

Tobacco-era classics, bare metal and one-season wonders share this grid. Judge the paint, not the lap time.

  1. McLaren MP4/4 (1988) — ranked #11
    McLaren MP4/4 (1988)
    The red-and-white Marlboro McLaren that Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost drove to 15 wins in 16 races in 1988.
    1000pts
  2. Jordan 191 (7Up) — ranked #22
    Jordan 191 (7Up)
    Jordan's green-and-blue debut-season car, the one Michael Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut in at Spa in 1991.
    569pts
  3. Red Bull RB7 — ranked #33
    Red Bull RB7
    Sebastian Vettel's dark-blue 2011 title car with the red bull and yellow sun.
    569pts
  4. Lotus 72 — ranked #44
    Lotus 72
    Colin Chapman's wedge-shaped Lotus of the early 1970s, raced first in Gold Leaf red and gold and later in John Player Special black.
    374pts
  5. Brawn BGP 001 — ranked #55
    Brawn BGP 001
    The white, yellow and black car that won Brawn GP the 2009 titles in its only season.
    374pts
  6. Williams FW36 (Martini) — ranked #66
    Williams FW36 (Martini)
    Williams' 2014 car in white Martini Racing stripes of light blue, dark blue and red.
    374pts
  7. Lotus 49 (Gold Leaf) — ranked #77
    Lotus 49 (Gold Leaf)
    The first sponsor livery in Formula 1, red, white and gold, introduced by Lotus in 1968.
    374pts
  8. Ferrari 312T (1975) — ranked #88
    Ferrari 312T (1975)
    Niki Lauda's title-winning Ferrari in pure rosso corsa with a white engine cover band.
    374pts
  9. Tyrrell 019 — ranked #99
    Tyrrell 019
    Tyrrell's anhedral-nosed 1990 car in white and dark blue with Epson and Braun branding.
    0pts
  10. Lotus 97T (JPS) — ranked #1010
    Lotus 97T (JPS)
    Ayrton Senna's first race-winning car, the black and gold John Player Special Lotus of 1985.
    0pts

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Comments 1

Lauda's rosso corsa 312T, Senna's red-and-white MP4/4, and a black-and-gold Lotus between them: https://youpick.best/articles/mclaren-vs-ferrari-ranked

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