Carbon-fibre chassis, paddle shifts and a screaming V12: one designer, three teams, two decades of ideas everyone else ended up copying.
1McLaren MP4/1The 1981 McLaren that introduced the first carbon-fibre composite monocoque to Formula 1, winning that year's British Grand Prix.1000pts
2Ferrari 641The 1990 development of the 640 that won six races and took Alain Prost to the title decider in Suzuka.679pts
3Ferrari F310BThe 1997 car that took Schumacher to a title fight with Jacques Villeneuve, decided at Jerez.678pts
4Benetton B191Barnard's 1991 Benetton with a raised nose, which gave Nelson Piquet his final Grand Prix win in Canada.555pts
5McLaren MP4/1BThe 1982 evolution of the MP4/1 that won four races for Niki Lauda and John Watson.555pts
6McLaren MP4/2The TAG-Porsche turbo car of 1984 that won 12 of 16 races and the title for Niki Lauda.555pts
7McLaren MP4/2BThe 1985 update that carried Alain Prost to his first World Championship.0pts
8Ferrari 412T1Ferrari's 1994 car whose B-spec version ended a four-year winless run with Gerhard Berger at Hockenheim.0pts
9McLaren MP4/2CThe 1986 version with which Prost won a second straight title at the Adelaide finale.0pts
10Ferrari 640Ferrari's 1989 car that brought the semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox to Formula 1 and won on its debut in Brazil.0pts
11Ferrari 412T2The last V12 Ferrari of 1995, winning in Canada for Jean Alesi and remembered for its scream and its looks.0pts
12Ferrari F310Ferrari's first V10 car in 1996, in which Michael Schumacher won three races in his first season with the team.0pts
Photo credits
- McLaren MP4/1 — https://www.flickr.com/photos/davehamster/, CC BY 2.0
- Ferrari 641 — Neil, CC BY 2.0
- Ferrari F310B — Dennis Boberg / Freisteller von Auge=mit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Benetton B191 — Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England, CC BY 2.0
- McLaren MP4/2 — twm1340, CC BY-SA 2.0
- McLaren MP4/2B — Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ferrari 412T1 — Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- McLaren MP4/2C — Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ferrari 640 — MrWalkr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ferrari 412T2 — Martin Lee from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ferrari F310 — Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
