What is the best McLaren F1 team era?

Founding-era pioneers, turbo-powered dynasties and a modern papaya revival — each chapter has its die-hard champions. Which era reigns supreme?

1. 1
   The Senna-Prost Honda Era (1988-1991)

   The all-conquering MP4/4 years and the sport's most famous rivalry.
   1000pts

   BE
2. 2
   The Hamilton Era (2007-2008)

   Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival and dramatic 2008 world championship.
   577pts
3. 3
   The Bruce McLaren Era (1966-1970)

   The founding years when Bruce McLaren built and raced the team's first grand prix cars.
   577pts
4. 4
   The TAG-Porsche Era (1984-1986)

   The Niki Lauda and Alain Prost turbo dynasty that crushed the field with the MP4/2.
   500pts
5. 5
   The M23 Era (1974-1976)

   The Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt years that delivered McLaren's first titles.
   300pts
6. 6
   The Hakkinen-Mercedes Era (1998-1999)

   Mika Hakkinen's back-to-back titles aboard the silver-and-black MP4-13 and MP4-14.
   0pts
7. 7
   The Papaya Resurgence (2024-2025)

   The Norris and Piastri revival that won back-to-back constructors' titles in 2024 and 2025, plus Lando Norris's 2025 drivers' crown, McLaren's first since 2008.
   0pts
8. 8
   The Carbon Revolution Era (1981-1983)

   Ron Dennis and John Barnard's arrival and the MP4/1, Formula One's first carbon-fibre chassis, which won races with John Watson and laid the foundation for later dynasties.
9. 9
   The Raikkonen Era (2002-2006)

   Kimi Raikkonen's five seasons that brought runner-up finishes in 2003 and 2005, with the rapid MP4-20 winning ten races but losing out on reliability.
10. 10
    The Button-Hamilton Era (2010-2012)

    Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton's partnership, which produced 18 race wins in three seasons, including Button's rain-soaked 2011 Canadian Grand Prix victory.
11. 11
    The McLaren-Honda Reunion (2015-2017)

    The ill-fated return of Honda engines, bringing chronic unreliability, Fernando Alonso's 'GP2 engine' radio outburst and the team's worst results in decades.
12. 12
    The Rebuild Era (2018-2023)

    The Zak Brown-led rebuild through Renault and Mercedes power that brought Lando Norris's rise, third place in 2020 and Daniel Ricciardo's 2021 Monza one-two.

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