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{{Infobox car
|name = McLaren MP4/3<br>McLaren MP4/3B
|image = [[File:McLaren MP4-3.jpg]]
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|manufacturer = {{McLaren-CON}}
|engine = {{TAG-ENG}}-{{Porsche-ENG}} TTE PO1 [[V6t]]
|displacement = 1496
|length = 
|width =
|height =
|weight = 540
|designer = [[Steve Nichols]]<br>[[Neil Oatley]]
|fuel = Shell
|tyres = [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]
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|years = {{F1|1987}}
|constructors = {{McLaren-CON}}
|drivers = {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]<br>{{SWE}} [[Stefan Johansson]]
|races = 16
|wins = 3
|podiums = 12
|poles = 0
|fastestlaps = 2
|cchampionships = 0
|dchampionships = 0
|firstrace = [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
|lastrace = [[1987 Australian Grand Prix]]
|firstwin = [[1987 Brazilian Grand Prix]]
|lastwin = [[1987 Portuguese Grand Prix]]
}}
The '''McLaren MP4/3''' was a [[Formula One]] car designed by {{McLaren-CON}} for the [[1987 Formula One Season]]. It was driven by [[Alain Prost]] and [[Stefan Johansson]].

The car's design was vastly different from the predecessor [[McLaren MP4/2C]] used in the previous year. It was a lower design with a new sleeker shape due to the addition of side-ducted radiators. However, the suspension setup was largely unchanged.

To many, the new design was reminiscent of the [[Brabham BT55]] from {{F1|1986}}. For 1987, {{Brabham-CON}}'s long time car designer [[Gordon Murray]] joined McLaren as Technical Director, bringing the BT55 drawings with him. While it's disputed by team manager [[Jo Ramírez]] and engineering director [[Steve Nichols]], Murray claims that both the MP4/3 and subsequent [[McLaren MP4/4|MP4/4]] used the BT55 plans as a starting point.

Although the car was considered to be powerful and very fuel efficient, the team was out-performed by the {{Williams-CON}} team over the course of the season with their {{Honda-ENG}}.

During the season, the team produced a B-spec MP4/3B to use solely as a test car for the {{Honda-CON}} engine the team used in the [[1988 Formula One Season]]. This meant the MP4/3 was the final McLaren car to use the {{TAG-ENG}}-{{Porsche-ENG}} engine.

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==Race Victories==
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!Year
!Event
!Driver
!Notes
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!rowspan=3| {{F1|1987}}
| {{F1 GP|1987|Brazilian}}
| {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]
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| {{F1 GP|1987|Belgian}}
| {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]
| Fastest lap
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| {{F1 GP|1987|Portuguese}}
| {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost]]
| 
|}

==Complete Formula One Results==
{{Career Results/Team/16
|showtyre=yes
|showchampionship=no
}}
|- {{Career Results/Color|1987}}
!colspan=3| {{F1|1987}}
{{1987 Results/Header}}
|- {{Career Results/Color|1987}}
|rowspan=2| MP4/3
|rowspan=2| {{Goodyear}}
|align=left| {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost|Prost]]
| {{1st}}
| {{Ret}}
| {{1st|fl}}
| 9th
| {{3rd}}
| {{3rd}}
| {{Ret}}
| 7th
| {{3rd}}
| {{6th}}
| 15th
| {{1st}}
| {{2nd}}
| {{Ret}}
| 7th
| {{Ret}}
|- {{Career Results/Color|1987}}
|align=left| {{SWE}} [[Stefan Johansson|Johansson]]
| {{3rd}}
| {{4th}}
| {{2nd}}
| {{Ret}}
| 7th
| 8th
| {{Ret}}
| {{2nd}}
| {{Ret}}
| 7th
| {{6th}}
| {{5th}}
| {{3rd}}
| {{Ret}}
| {{3rd}}
| {{Ret}}
{{Career Results end}}

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