 John Watson's 1979-specification M29 housed in the Donington Grand Prix Collection in 2007 | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||
| Designer | Gordon Coppuck | ||||||||
| Predecessor | McLaren M28 | ||||||||
| Successor | McLaren M30 technical McLaren MP4/1 chronological racing order | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Aluminiummonocoque | ||||||||
| Axle track | 1,727 mm (68.0 in) (Front) 1,575 mm (62.0 in) (Rear) | ||||||||
| Engine | Ford-Cosworth DFV, 2,993 cc (3.0 L)V8,naturally aspirated,mid-engined,longitudinally mounted | ||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren /Hewland FGA 400/6 6-speedmanual | ||||||||
| Power | See Table | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | MarlboroTeam McLaren/Marlboro McLaren International | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 7. John Watson8.  Andrea de Cesaris8.  Alain Prost8. Patrick Tambay8. Stephen South | ||||||||
| Debut | 1979 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
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TheMcLaren M29 is aFormula Oneracing car built and run byMcLaren during the1979 Formula One World Championship and the1980 Formula One World Championship. TheF version of the McLaren M29 was built in 1979, but only ran during five races of the1981 Formula One World Championship. The M29F was the last of the M-numbered cars to be raced, as later in the season, theMcLaren MP4/1 was readied for use in the championship.
| Trim | Horsepower | HP RPM | Torque | Torque RPM | Weight | Dimensions (L x W x H x WB)[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A[3] | 513 hp (520 PS; 383 kW) | 10,600 | 405 N⋅m (299 lb⋅ft) | 9,500 | 545 kg (1,202 lb) | 4,394 mm (173.0 in) | 2,057 mm (81.0 in) | 1,016 mm (40.0 in) | 2,692 mm (106.0 in) |
| B[4] | 528 hp (535 PS; 394 kW) | 420 N⋅m (310 lb⋅ft) | 540 kg (1,190 lb) | ||||||
| C[5] | 533 hp (540 PS; 397 kW) | 440 N⋅m (325 lb⋅ft) | 530 kg (1,168 lb) | ||||||
| F[6] | 547 hp (555 PS; 408 kW) | 450 N⋅m (332 lb⋅ft) | 510 kg (1,124 lb) | ||||||
(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 | 14 | 15 | Points | WCC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MarlboroTeam McLaren | M29 | FordCosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 15* | 7th | |
| John Watson | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Patrick Tambay | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | MarlboroTeam McLaren | M29B M29C | FordCosworth DFV | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 11** | 9th | ||
| John Watson | Ret | 11 | 11 | 4 | NC | DNQ | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | NC | ||||||||
| Alain Prost | 6 | 5 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen South | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | MarlboroMcLaren International | M29F | FordCosworth DFV | G | USW | BRA | ARG | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | 28*** | 6th | |
| John Watson | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| Sources:[7][8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* 8 points in1979 scored using theMcLaren M28
** 1 point in1980 scored using theMcLaren M30
*** 27 points in1981 scored using theMcLaren MP4/1
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