McLaren MCL39: 2025 F1 Car Specs & Stats

1

Title

14

Grand Prix WinsGP Wins

13

Grand Prix PolesGP Poles

34

Podiums

Car Profile

Team McLaren Season 2025 Constructors' P1 775 pts Races 24 (48 starts) Designers Peter Prodromou Head of aerodynamicsRob Marshall Chief designerNeil Houldey Technical director

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Power Unit & Tyres

Power unit Mercedes M16 E Performance1.6 V6 turbo hybrid Also powered Aston Martin AMR25, Mercedes W16, Williams FW47 Tyres Pirelli

Drivers of the McLaren MCL39

4 LandoNorris P1 7 wins · 417 pts

81 OscarPiastri P3 7 wins · 402 pts

2025 Finishing Positions

1st 14

2nd 13

3rd 7

4th 4

5th 3

7th 1

9th 1

18th 2

DNF 1

DSQ 2

DNF Did Not Finish · DSQ Disqualified

2025 Race by Race

24 Grands Prix

Lando Norris

12234221218112118273211DSQ43

Oscar Piastri

9131113314221213DNF4555DSQ22

1Podium 7Points 14Outside the points DNFNot classified

Stats current as of: 19 Sep 2026

Defending Champions Return

The McLaren MCL39 arrives in 2025 carrying the weight of expectation that comes with being the reigning World Constructors' Champions, a title McLaren claimed in 2024 for the first time since 1998. Built on the aerodynamic philosophy and technical foundations that made the MCL38 one of the grid's fastest cars across the second half of 2024, the MCL39 represents a refined and evolved interpretation of a concept that already proved its championship credentials. Woking enters the season with every reason to believe they can sustain the momentum that propelled them back to the summit of Formula 1.

Norris and Piastri: The Championship Partnership

Lando Norris confirmed himself as one of the very finest drivers on the current grid during 2024, claiming his first Formula 1 victories and pushing hard for the Drivers' Championship deep into the season. His performances, particularly in the wet, at street circuits, and in tyre management, drew comparison with the sport's historical greats and underlined what McLaren's patient development of a long-term talent can produce. Alongside him, Oscar Piastri continued his own extraordinary ascent: the Australian converted pole positions and race victories with a calm authority that belied his relative inexperience, making McLaren's driver pairing arguably the strongest combination on the entire grid heading into 2025.

The MCL39 Technical Challenge

Developing a championship-winning car further without losing what made it exceptional is one of Formula 1's most demanding engineering challenges. McLaren's technical team faced the task of extracting additional performance from an already well-optimised package while managing the ever-present risk of development dead ends. The MCL39's aerodynamic concept retained the fundamental characteristics of its predecessor, particularly its rear-end stability and efficiency in high-speed corners, while targeting improvements in low-speed mechanical performance, tyre warm-up, and the qualifying pace that had occasionally left the car vulnerable to Red Bull and Ferrari on single-lap runs. The Mercedes power unit partnership continued to provide one of the grid's most complete hybrid systems.

McLaren MCL39 – Technical Specifications