Car · McLaren · 1989

McLaren MP4/5

Seasons
1989
Entries
32
Wins
10
Poles
15
Fastest laps
8
McLaren MP4/5
McLaren MP4-5 · John Chapman ( Pyrope ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Specification

Chassis
Carbon fibre and Kevlar monocoque
Front suspension
Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs and dampers
Rear suspension
Double wishbones, rocker-arm actuated coil springs and dampers
Brakes
—
Gearbox
Weismann/McLaren Longitudinal and Transverse
Gears
6-Speed
Tyres
Goodyear
Fuel
Shell
Engine
1989: Honda RA109E; 1990: Honda RA100E; 3.5 L, 72° V10, NA, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Configuration
—
Capacity
—
Aspiration
—
Power
710 bhp
Power note
675-710 hp @ 13,500 rpm
Weight
—
Wheelbase
2,896 mm
Track, front
1,820 mm
Track, rear
1,670 mm

A blank is a figure nobody published for this car. Where several teams quote the same number in a season it is usually the rule they were all built to rather than a measurement, so it is kept with the regulation limits instead of here.

10 wins can be traced to this chassis; its article publishes 16. Neither is wrong. A win counts here only where the entry list says which car the driver was in, and a team running two designs in a season does not always say. The unresolved seasons are listed below.

Every entry 32 entries

Every entry
SeasonGrand PrixDriverGridResultOut
1989Australian Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DNFCollision
1989Australian Grand PrixAlain Prost2DNFWithdrew
1989Japanese Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DSQRejoined track illegally
1989Japanese Grand PrixAlain Prost2DNFCollision
1989Spanish Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989Spanish Grand PrixAlain Prost33Finished
1989Portuguese Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DNFCollision
1989Portuguese Grand PrixAlain Prost42Finished
1989Italian Grand PrixAlain Prost41Finished
1989Italian Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DNFEngine
1989Belgian Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989Belgian Grand PrixAlain Prost22Finished
1989Hungarian Grand PrixAyrton Senna22Finished
1989Hungarian Grand PrixAlain Prost54Finished
1989German Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989German Grand PrixAlain Prost22Finished
1989British Grand PrixAlain Prost21Finished
1989British Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DNFSpun off
1989French Grand PrixAlain Prost11Finished
1989French Grand PrixAyrton Senna2DNFDifferential
1989Canadian Grand PrixAlain Prost1DNFSuspension
1989Canadian Grand PrixAyrton Senna27Engine
1989United States Grand PrixAlain Prost21Finished
1989United States Grand PrixAyrton Senna1DNFElectrical
1989Mexican Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989Mexican Grand PrixAlain Prost25Finished
1989Monaco Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989Monaco Grand PrixAlain Prost22Finished
1989San Marino Grand PrixAyrton Senna11Finished
1989San Marino Grand PrixAlain Prost22Finished
1989Brazilian Grand PrixAyrton Senna111Finished
1989Brazilian Grand PrixAlain Prost52Finished
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Where this comes from

Constructor
McLaren
Predecessor
MP4/4
Successor
MP4/6
Races (published)
32
Wins (published)
16
Poles (published)
27
Confidence
reference
Specification source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4/5
Register source
https://github.com/f1db/f1db