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| Designer = [[Gordon Coppuck]]
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| Predecessor = None
| Successor = [[McLaren M16]]
| Successor = [[McLaren M16]]
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The '''McLaren M15''' was an [[Open-wheel car|open-wheel]] [[race car]] designed and built by the [[McLaren]] team for a single season of competition in [[1970 USAC Championship Car season|1970]], and was their first attempt at making an [[Indy car racing|Indy car]]. It was unsuccessful, and failed to qualify for the [[1970 Indianapolis 500]]. It was later replaced by the more successful [[McLaren M16]], which went on to win three Indy 500s; in [[1972 Indianapolis 500|1972]], [[1974 Indianapolis 500|1974]] and [[1976 Indianapolis 500|1976]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=McLaren M15A car-by-car histories |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/mclaren/m15a/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren Racing - McLaren's IndyCars |url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/mclaren-indycars-2134214/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=www.mclaren.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 McLaren M15 Offenhauser - Images, Specifications and Information |url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4411/McLaren-M15-Offenhauser.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indy 500 Cars – Bruce McLaren |url=https://bruce-mclaren.com/indy-500-cars/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>https://cars.mclaren.press/ww/company/history-heritage</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Auto Sport |title=Find out all the information about the race car McLaren M15. As well as its drivers and results. |url=https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/mclaren-m15-offenhauser/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Auto Sport World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomaso |title=McLaren at Indy |url=http://www.nofenders.net/2008/07/mclaren-at-indy.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |language=en}}</ref>
The '''McLaren M15''' was an [[Open-wheel car|open-wheel]] [[race car]] designed and built by the [[McLaren]] team for a single season of competition in [[1970 USAC Championship Car season|1970]], and was their first attempt at making an [[Indy car racing|Indy car]]. It was unsuccessful, and failed to qualify for the [[1970 Indianapolis 500]]. It was later replaced by the more successful [[McLaren M16]], which went on to win three Indy 500s; in [[1972 Indianapolis 500|1972]], [[1974 Indianapolis 500|1974]] and [[1976 Indianapolis 500|1976]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=McLaren M15A car-by-car histories |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/mclaren/m15a/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=OldRacingCars.com |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McLaren Racing - McLaren's IndyCars |url=https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/mclaren-indycars-2134214/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=www.mclaren.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1970 McLaren M15 Offenhauser - Images, Specifications and Information |url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4411/McLaren-M15-Offenhauser.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indy 500 Cars – Bruce McLaren |url=https://bruce-mclaren.com/indy-500-cars/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = McLaren History and Heritage | url=https://cars.mclaren.press/ww/company/history-heritage |website=McLaren Press Room| access-date=2024-06-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=World |first=Auto Sport |title=Find out all the information about the race car McLaren M15. As well as its drivers and results. |url=https://autosportworld.info/en/cars/mclaren-m15-offenhauser/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Auto Sport World |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tomaso |title=McLaren at Indy |url=http://www.nofenders.net/2008/07/mclaren-at-indy.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:15, 7 November 2024

McLaren M15
CategoryIndyCar
ConstructorMcLaren Racing
Designer(s)Gordon Coppuck
SuccessorMcLaren M16
Technical specifications
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Length156 in (396.2 cm)
Width40.2 in (102.1 cm)
Height36 in (91.4 cm)
Axle track57.8 in (146.8 cm) (Front)
58 in (147.3 cm) (Rear)
Wheelbase99 in (251.5 cm)
EngineOffenhauser 2,650 cc (161.7 cu in) straight-4 turbocharged Mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionHewland 4-speed manual
Weight1,490 lb (675.9 kg)
TyresGoodyear
Competition history
Notable entrantsMcLaren
Notable driversDenny Hulme

The McLaren M15 was an open-wheel race car designed and built by the McLaren team for a single season of competition in 1970, and was their first attempt at making an Indy car. It was unsuccessful, and failed to qualify for the 1970 Indianapolis 500. It was later replaced by the more successful McLaren M16, which went on to win three Indy 500s; in 1972, 1974 and 1976.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Allen (20 July 2019). "McLaren M15A car-by-car histories". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. ^ "McLaren Racing - McLaren's IndyCars". www.mclaren.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. ^ "1970 McLaren M15 Offenhauser - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. ^ "Indy 500 Cars – Bruce McLaren". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. ^ "McLaren History and Heritage". McLaren Press Room. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  6. ^ World, Auto Sport. "Find out all the information about the race car McLaren M15. As well as its drivers and results". Auto Sport World. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  7. ^ Tomaso. "McLaren at Indy". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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