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Country of origin:Great Britain
Produced from:1979 - 1980
Numbers built:5
Designed by:Gordon Coppuck for McLaren
Predecessor:McLaren M28 Cosworth
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:November 18, 2014
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Chassis M29-1 The very first M29 built, this is the car used by John Watson at the type's promising 1979 British Grand Prix debut. He finished fourth and a fortnight later, he also finished fifth in the German Grand Prix. Watson raced the car just once more in 1979, finishing ninth at the>>>

Chassis M29-2 Patrick Tambay first raced the second M29 at the 1979 German Grand Prix where he qualified down in 15th and retired then retired with suspension failure after 30 laps. It was an ominous debut as Tambay managed to reach the finish just once with M29-2 in 1979; placing tenth a>>>

Chassis M29-4 One of the two new M29s constructed ahead of the 1980 season, this car was first raced by John Watson at the Argentinean Grand Prix. Later in the season, it was entrusted to Alain Prost, who scored just a single point with this chassis, at the British Grand Prix. Not used in>>>

Chassis M29-5 This, the fifth M29, was the second and final example produced in 1980. It was first used by Alain Prost in August for the German Grand Prix where he placed a lowly 11th. A week later, the Frenchman finished seventh. He lined up once more with chassis M29-5 but following a c>>>


  Article Image gallery (43) Chassis (4) Specifications