# What is the best John Barnard Formula 1 car?

> Carbon-fibre chassis, paddle shifts and a screaming V12: one designer, three teams, two decades of ideas everyone else ended up copying.

*By YPB Team · Published October 27, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-john-barnard-formula-1-car*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **McLaren MP4/1** — score 1000/1000
   The 1981 McLaren that introduced the first carbon-fibre composite monocoque to Formula 1, winning that year's British Grand Prix.
2. **Ferrari 641** — score 679/1000
   The 1990 development of the 640 that won six races and took Alain Prost to the title decider in Suzuka.
3. **Ferrari F310B** — score 678/1000
   The 1997 car that took Schumacher to a title fight with Jacques Villeneuve, decided at Jerez.
4. **Benetton B191** — score 555/1000
   Barnard's 1991 Benetton with a raised nose, which gave Nelson Piquet his final Grand Prix win in Canada.
5. **McLaren MP4/1B** — score 555/1000
   The 1982 evolution of the MP4/1 that won four races for Niki Lauda and John Watson.
6. **McLaren MP4/2** — score 555/1000
   The TAG-Porsche turbo car of 1984 that won 12 of 16 races and the title for Niki Lauda.
7. **McLaren MP4/2B** — score 0/1000
   The 1985 update that carried Alain Prost to his first World Championship.
8. **Ferrari 412T1** — score 0/1000
   Ferrari's 1994 car whose B-spec version ended a four-year winless run with Gerhard Berger at Hockenheim.
9. **McLaren MP4/2C** — score 0/1000
   The 1986 version with which Prost won a second straight title at the Adelaide finale.
10. **Ferrari 640** — score 0/1000
   Ferrari's 1989 car that brought the semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox to Formula 1 and won on its debut in Brazil.
11. **Ferrari 412T2** — score 0/1000
   The last V12 Ferrari of 1995, winning in Canada for Jean Alesi and remembered for its scream and its looks.
12. **Ferrari F310** — score 0/1000
   Ferrari's first V10 car in 1996, in which Michael Schumacher won three races in his first season with the team.

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