 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "McLaren M14A" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(February 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 An M14 housed at theDonington Grand Prix Exhibition. | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | McLaren Racing | ||||||||
| Designer | Gordon Coppuck | ||||||||
| Predecessor | M7A /M9A | ||||||||
| Successor | M19A | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque. | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone. | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone. | ||||||||
| Axle track | Front: 62.4 in (158 cm) Rear: 61.5 in (156 cm) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 94.8 in (241 cm) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV 2,993 cc (182.6 cu in) 90°V8,naturally aspirated,mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 5-speedmanual gearbox. | ||||||||
| Weight | 536 kg (1,182 lb) | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Denny HulmeBruce McLaren Dan Gurney | ||||||||
| Debut | 1970 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
| |||||||||
Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only. | |||||||||
TheMcLaren M14A is aFormula Oneracing car built and raced byMcLaren in the1970 and1971 World Championship. A later extension, theM14D featured anAlfa Romeo V8 engine.
The M14A was an evolution of the previous M7A and M7C, with the primary change being the rear brakes were mounted inboard instead of outboard.[2] As with the M7, the M14A was powered by a Cosworth DFV V8 and a Hewland 5-speed manual gearbox.
Like theM7D, the M14D was commissioned by Alfa Romeo'sAutodelta competition department. It was a standard M14A powered by the 3.0 litre V8 engine from Alfa Romeo'sT33 sports car.
The Formula 1 season started out with two second places, a fourth, and three retirements forBruce McLaren andDenny Hulme. Bruce McLaren was killed on 2 June 1970 at theGoodwood Circuit while testing the new M8DCan-Am car. McLaren withdrew their entries to theBelgian Grand Prix, which was run five days after the fatal accident. Hulme had also been injured the month before in amethanol fire while practicing for theIndianapolis 500.
McLaren resumed racing at theDutch Grand Prix, withDan Gurney andPeter Gethin driving. Hulme came back for the next race inFrance, replacing Gethin. Gurney ran one more race, then was replaced by Gethin for the rest of the season. Hulme was able to score three third places, but McLaren finished fifth in the 1970 Constructor's Championship.
Andrea de Adamich began the season campaigning an Alfa Romeo powered M7D, then switched to the M14D, also Alfa Romeo powered, for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Peter Gethin started the1971 season driving a 14A, while Denny Hulme raced the only 19A that had been built at that point. Following two retirements and an eighth place at theSpanish Grand Prix, Gethin was also given a 19A to race. The 14A was brought out of retirement for Jackie Oliver to race, who finished with a retirement, a ninth, and a seventh place to cap off the career of the McLaren 14A.
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | M14A | FordCosworth DFV | G | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | 35 | 5th | |
| Bruce McLaren | Ret | 2 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| Dan Gurney | Ret | 6 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
 Peter Gethin | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | |||||||||||||
| Denny Hulme | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| M14D | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo T33 V8 |  Andrea de Adamich | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 8 | Ret | DNQ | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1971 | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | M14A | FordCosworth DFV | G | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 10* | 6th | |||
| Peter Gethin | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Oliver | Ret | 9 | 7 |
* All points in1971 scored using theMcLaren M19A
 | ThisFormula One–related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
