McLaren M23

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The McLaren M23 was a Formula One car built by McLaren Racing. It was designed by Gordon Coppuck and John Barnard, and was a development of the McLaren M16 Indy car. The car won championships for Emerson Fittipaldi in 1974 and James Hunt in 1976, and was still being driven in F1 races by privateers as late as 1978.

Formula One Results[]

World Championship Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Entrant	Engine	Tyre	No.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts.	Pos.
1973
Yardley Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G		Denny Hulme			5th^P	6th	7th	6th	1st	8th	3rd	Ret	12th	8th	15th	13th	4th			58	3rd^[1]
				Peter Revson				4th	Ret	5th	7th		1st	4th	9th	Ret	3rd	1st	5th
				Jody Scheckter								Ret	Ret					Ret	Ret
				Jacky Ickx											3rd
1974
Marlboro Team Texaco	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	10th	1st^P	7th	3rd	1st	5th	4th	3rd	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	2nd	1st^P	4th			73 (75)	1st
			6	Denny Hulme	1st	12th	9th		6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	7th	DSQ	2nd	6th	6th	Ret
			56	Denny Hulme				6th
Yardley Team McLaren			33	Mike Hailwood	4th	5th	3rd	9th	7th	Ret	Ret	4th	7th	Ret	15th
				David Hobbs												7th	9th
				Jochen Mass														16th	7th
Scribante Lucky Strike Racing			23	Dave Charlton			19th
1975
Marlboro Team Texaco	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	1	Emerson Fittipaldi	1st	2nd	Ret	DNS	2nd	7th	8th	Ret	4th	1st	Ret	9th	2nd	2nd				53	3rd
Marlboro Team Texaco			2	Jochen Mass	14th	3rd	6th	1st	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	7th	Ret	4th	Ret	3rd
Lucky Strike Racing			31	Dave Charlton			14th
1976
Marlboro Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	11	James Hunt	Ret^P	2nd^P	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	5th	1st^P	DSQ	1st^P	4th^P	1st	Ret	1st^P	1st^P	3rd		74 (75)	2nd
Marlboro Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	12	Jochen Mass	6th	3rd	5th	Ret	6th	5th	11th	15th	Ret	3rd	7th	PO	Ret	5th	4th	Ret		74 (75)	2nd
1977
Marlboro Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	1	James Hunt	Ret^P	2nd^P	4th^P	7th	PO	Ret	PO											60	3rd^[2]
			2	Jochen Mass	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	4th	4th	Ret	2nd	9th	PO	PO	PO
			40	Gilles Villeneuve										11th
			14	Bruno Giacomelli														Ret
Iberia Airlines			36	Emilio de Villota					13th		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	17th		DNQ
Chesterfield Racing			30	Brett Lunger							DNS	11th	DNQ	13th	Ret	10th	9th	Ret	10th	11th
1978
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	30	Brett Lunger	13th	Ret	11th	DNQ			PO	PO	PO									15	8th^[3]
BS Fabrications			29	Nelson Piquet												Ret	Ret	9th
Centro Asegurador			28	Emilio de Villota							DNQ
Melchester Racing			40	Tony Trimmer										DNQ

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

References[]

↑ In 1973, 12 points are scored by McLaren M19A and M19C.
↑ In 1977, 39 points are scored by McLaren M26.
↑ In 1978, all points are scored by McLaren M26.

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Full results

V T E	1973 Formula One Season
Constructors	Brabham • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Iso-Marlboro • Lotus • March • McLaren • Shadow • Surtees • Tecno • Tyrrell
Engines	BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Tecno
Drivers	de Adamich • Amon • Belsø • Beltoise • Beuttler • Bueno • Cevert • Charlton • E. Fittipaldi • W. Fittipaldi • Follmer • Galli • Ganley • Gethin • Hailwood • Hill • Hulme • Hunt • Ickx • Jarier • Keizan • Lauda • van Lennep • Mass • McRae • Merzario • Oliver • von Opel • Pace • Pescarolo • Peterson • Pretorius • Purley • Redman • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Revson • J. Scheckter • Schenken • Stewart • Stommelen • Watson • Williamson • Wisell
Cars	Brabham BT37 • Brabham BT42 • BRM P160C • BRM P160D • BRM P160E • Ensign N173 • Ferrari 312B3 • Iso-Marlboro FX3B • Iso-Marlboro IR • Lotus 72D • Lotus 72E • March 721G • March 731 • McLaren M19A • McLaren M19C • McLaren M23 • Shadow DN1 • Surtees TS9B • Surtees TS14A • Tecno PA123 • Tyrrell 004 • Tyrrell 005 • Tyrrell 006
Tyres	Firestone • Goodyear
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • Spain • Belgium • Monaco • Sweden • France • Britain • Netherlands • Germany • Austria • Italy • Canada • United States
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • International Trophy
See also	1972 Formula One Season • 1974 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	1974 Formula One Season
Constructors	Amon • Brabham • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Hesketh • Iso-Marlboro • Lola • Lotus • Lyncar • Maki • March • McLaren • Parnelli • Penske • Shadow • Surtees • Token • Trojan • Tyrrell
Engines	BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth
Drivers	Amon • Andretti • Ashley • Bell • Belsø • Beltoise • Brambilla • Charlton • Depailler • Dolhem • Donohue • Driver • Edwards • Facetti • E. Fittipaldi • Ganley • Gethin • Hailwood • Hill • Hobbs • Hulme • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Keizan • Kinnunen • Koinigg • Laffite • Larrousse • Lauda • van Lennep • Lombardi • Mass • Merzario • Migault • Nicholson • von Opel • Pace • Perkins • Pescarolo • Peterson • Pillette • Purley • Pryce • Quester • Redman • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Revson • Robarts • Roos • I. Scheckter • J. Scheckter • Schenken • Schuppan • Stommelen • Stuck • Watson • Wietzes • Wilds • Wisell
Cars	Amon AF101 • Brabham BT42 • Brabham BT44 • BRM P160E • BRM P201 • Ensign N174 • Ferrari 312B3-74 • Hesketh 308 • Iso-Marlboro FW • Lola T370 • Lotus 72E • Lotus 76 • Lyncar 006 • Maki F101 • March 731 • March 741 • McLaren M23 • Parnelli VPJ4 • Penske PC1 • Shadow DN1 • Shadow DN3 • Surtees TS16 • Token RJ02 • Trojan T103 • Tyrrell 004 • Tyrrell 005 • Tyrrell 006 • Tyrrell 007
Tyres	Firestone • Goodyear
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • Spain • Belgium • Monaco • Sweden • Netherlands • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Italy • Canada • United States
Non-championship Races	Presidente Medici • Race of Champions • International Trophy
See also	1973 Formula One Season • 1975 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	1975 Formula One Season
Constructors	Brabham • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Hesketh • Hill • Lola • Lotus • Lyncar • Maki • March • McLaren • Parnelli • Penske • Shadow • Surtees • Tyrrell • Williams
Engines	BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra
Drivers	Andretti • Ashley • Brambilla • Brise • Charlton • Crawford • Depailler • Donohue • Ertl • Evans • E. Fittipaldi • W. Fittipaldi • Fushida • Henton • Hill • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Keizan • Laffite • Lauda • Leclère • van Lennep • Lombardi • Magee • Mass • Merzario • Migault • Morgan • Nicholson • Pace • Palm • Peterson • Pryce • Regazzoni • Reutemann • I. Scheckter • J. Scheckter • Schuppan • Stommelen • Stuck • Trimmer • Tunmer • Vonlanthen • Watson • Wilds • Wunderink • Zorzi
Cars	Brabham BT44 • BRM P201 • Ensign N174 • Ensign N175 • Ferrari 312B3-74 • Ferrari 312T • Fittipaldi FD01 • Fittipaldi FD02 • Fittipaldi FD03 • Hesketh 308 • Hesketh 308B • Hesketh 308C • Hill GH1 • Lola T370 • Lola T371 • Lotus 72E • Lyncar 006 • Maki F101C • March 741 • March 751 • McLaren M23 • Parnelli VPJ4 • Penske PC1 • Shadow DN3 • Shadow DN5 • Shadow DN7 • Surtees TS16 • Tyrrell 007 • Williams FW • Williams FW04
Tyres	Firestone • Goodyear
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • Spain • Monaco • Belgium • Sweden • Netherlands • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Italy • United States
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • International Trophy • Swiss GP
See also	1974 Formula One Season • 1976 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	1976 Formula One Season
Constructors	Boro • Brabham • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Hesketh • Kojima • Lotus • Maki • March • McLaren • Parnelli • Penske • Shadow • Surtees • Tyrrell • Wolf-Williams
Engines	Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth
Drivers by number	1 Lauda • 2 Regazzoni • 35 Reutemann • 3 J. Scheckter • 4 Depailler • 5 Peterson • 5 Evans • 5/6 Andretti • 6 Nilsson • 7 Reutemann • 7/77 Stommelen • 7 Perkins • 8 Pace • 9 Brambilla • 10 Lombardi • 10 Peterson • 34 Stuck • 35 Merzario • 11 Hunt • 12 Mass • 13 Galica • 14 Ashley • 15 I. Scheckter • 16 Pryce • 17 Jarier • 18 Lunger • 18 Andersson • 18 Takahara • 19 Jones • 20 Ickx • 20 Merzario • 21 Zorzi • 21 Leclère • 21 Amon • 21 Brown • 21 Binder • 21 Kuwashima • 22 Amon • 22 Nève • 22 Binder • 22 Ickx • 24 Ertl • 25 Edwards • 25 Stommelen • 25 Ribeiro • 25 Zapico • 26 Laffite • 27 Andretti • 28 Watson • 30 Fittipaldi • 31 Hoffmann • 32 Kessel • 32 Evans • 33 De Villota • 33 Nève • 33 Nellemann • 33 Magee • 33 Lombardi • 37/40 Perkins • 37/39/40 Pesenti-Rossi • 38 Pescarolo • 39 Hayje • 39 Stuppacher • 40 Wilds • 51 Hasemi • 52 Hoshino • 54 Trimmer
Drivers alphabetically	Amon • Andersson • Andretti • Ashley • Binder • Brambilla • Brown • Depailler • Edwards • Ertl • Evans • Fittipaldi • Galica • Hasemi • Hayje • Hoffmann • Hoshino • Hunt • Ickx • Jarier • Jones • Kessel • Kuwashima • Laffite • Lauda • Leclère • Lombardi • Lunger • Magee • Mass • Merzario • Nellemann • Nève • Nilsson • Pace • Perkins • Pescarolo • Pesenti-Rossi • Peterson • Pryce • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Ribeiro • I. Scheckter • J. Scheckter • Stommelen • Stuck • Stuppacher • Takahara • Trimmer • De Villota • Watson • Wilds • Zapico • Zorzi
Cars	Boro 001 • Brabham BT44B • Brabham BT45 • BRM P201B • Ensign N174 • Ensign N176 • Ferrari 312T • Ferrari 312T2 • Fittipaldi FD03 • Fittipaldi FD04 • Hesketh 308D • Kojima KE007 • Ligier JS5 • Lotus 77 • Maki F102A • March 761 • McLaren M23 • McLaren M26 • Parnelli VPJ4B • Penske PC3 • Penske PC4 • Shadow DN3 • Shadow DN5B • Shadow DN8 • Surtees TS16 • Surtees TS19 • Tyrrell 007 • Tyrrell P34 • Williams FW04 • Williams FW05
Tyres	Goodyear • Dunlop • Bridgestone
Races	Brazil • South Africa • U.S. West • Spain • Belgium • Monaco • Sweden • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • Canada • United States • Japan
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • International Trophy
See also	1975 Formula One Season • 1977 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	1977 Formula One Season
Teams	Apollon • Brabham • Boro • BRM • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Hesketh • Kojima • LEC • Ligier • Lotus • March • McGuire • McLaren • Penske • Renault • Shadow • Surtees • Tyrrell • Wolf
Engines	Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra • Renault
Drivers	Andersson • Andretti • Ashley • Binder • Bleekemolen • Brambilla • Depailler • de Dryver • Edwards • Ertl • Fittipaldi • Francia • Giacomelli • Hayje • Henton • Heyer • Hoffmann • Hoshino • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Keegan • Kessel • Kozarowitzky • Laffite • Lauda • Leoni • Lunger • Mass • McGuire • Merzario • Nève • Nilsson • Oliver • Ongais • Pace • Patrese • Perkins • Peterson • Pilette • Purley • Pryce • Rebaque • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Ribeiro • I. Scheckter • J. Scheckter • Schuppan • Stuck • Sutcliffe • Takahashi • Takahara • Tambay • Trimmer • Villeneuve • de Villota • Watson • Zorzi
Cars	Apollon Fly • Brabham BT45 • Brabham BT45B • Boro 001 • BRM P201B • BRM P207 • Ensign N177 • Ferrari 312T2B • Fittipaldi FD04 • Fittipaldi F5 • Hesketh 308E • Kojima KE009 • LEC CRP1 • Ligier JS7 • Lotus 78 • March 761 • March 761B • March 771 • McGuire BM1 • McLaren M23 • McLaren M26 • Penske PC4 • Renault RS01 • Shadow DN5B • Shadow DN8 • Surtees TS19 • Tyrrell 007 • Tyrrell P34 • Wolf WR1 • Wolf WR2 • Wolf WR3
Tyres	Bridgestone • Dunlop • Goodyear • Michelin
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • United States West • Spain • Monaco • Belgium • Sweden • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • United States • Canada • Japan
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions
See also	1976 Formula One Season • 1978 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	1978 Formula One Season
Teams	Arrows • ATS • Brabham • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Hesketh • Ligier • Lotus • March • Martini • McLaren • Merzario • Renault • Shadow • Theodore • Tyrrell • Williams • Wolf
Engines	Alfa Romeo • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra • Renault
Drivers	Andretti • Arnoux • Binder • Bleekemolen • Brambilla • Cheever • Colombo • Daly • Depailler • de Dryver • Ertl • Fittipaldi • Gabbiani • Galica • Giacomelli • Gimax • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Keegan • Laffite • Lauda • Lees • Leoni • Lunger • Mass • Merzario • Nève • Ongais • Patrese • Peterson • Piquet • Pironi • Rahal • Rebaque • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Rosberg • Scheckter • Stommelen • Stuck • Tambay • Trimmer • Villeneuve • Watson
Cars	Arrows A1 • Arrows FA1 • ATS D1 • ATS HS1 • Brabham BT45C • Brabham BT46 • Brabham BT46B • Brabham BT46C • Ensign N175 • Ensign N177 • Ferrari 312T2 • Ferrari 312T3 • Fittipaldi F5A • Hesketh 308E • Ligier JS7 • Ligier JS7/9 • Ligier JS9 • Lotus 78 • Lotus 79 • March 781S • Martini MK23 • McLaren M23 • McLaren M26 • Merzario A1 • Renault RS01 • Shadow DN8 • Shadow DN9 • Theodore TR1 • Tyrrell 008 • Williams FW06 • Wolf WR1 • Wolf WR3 • Wolf WR4 • Wolf WR5 • Wolf WR6
Tyres	Goodyear • Michelin
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • United States West • Monaco • Belgium • Spain • Sweden • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • United States • Canada
Non-championship Races	International Trophy
See also	1977 Formula One Season • 1979 Formula One Season • Category

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[1] In 1973, 12 points are scored by McLaren M19A and M19C.

[2] In 1977, 39 points are scored by McLaren M26.

[3] In 1978, all points are scored by McLaren M26.

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