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Bruce McLaren

New Zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970)

  • Fame58.2
  • Momentum2.6
  • New Zealand rank#77
Source-basedStable
  • Fame58.2
  • Momentum2.6
  • New Zealand rank#77
  • Wikipedia33K
Lived 1937–1970, aged 33New Zealand
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  • Wikipedia
    41 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in New Zealand
    #77
    Athletes
  • Era
    1937–1970
    Aged 33
  • Awards
    4
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Bruce Leslie McLaren was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer, and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1970. He won four Grands Prix across 13 seasons and was runner-up in the 1960 Formula One World Drivers' Championship with Cooper. He won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with Chris Amon in a Ford GT40 and won the Canadian-American Challenge Cup in 1967 and 1969.

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Awards

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  • honorary doctor of the University of Auckland
  • Segrave Trophy
  • Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  • New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
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The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
58.2
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum2.6
Historical22.8
Now attention14.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#77
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