McLaren MP4-31

McLaren MP4-31

Vandoorne in MP4-31 in Bahrain
Constructor:	McLaren
Designer:	Peter Prodromou
Predecessor:	McLaren MP4-30
Successor:	McLaren MCL32
Technical specifications
Chassis:	CFK - monocoque with side crash structure made of Zylon
Engine:	Honda RA616H
Weight:	702 kg (including driver)
Tires:	Pirelli
Petrol:	ExxonMobil
statistics
Driver:	Jenson Button Fernando Alonso Stoffel Vandoorne
First start:	2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016
Starts Victories Poles SR 21st - - 1
World Cup points:	76
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-

The McLaren MP4-31 is the Formula 1 - racing cars from McLaren-Honda for the Formula 1 World Championship 2016 . It is the 44th McLaren Formula 1 car. The vehicle was featured on the McLaren team's website on February 21, 2016.

Technology and development

The MP4-31 is the successor and further development of the MP4-30 from the previous year.

The MP4-31 is powered by a 1.6-liter V6 engine from Honda with a turbocharger . It is the ninth McLaren Formula 1 racing car to have a Honda engine. Below the exhaust there are two additional exhaust pipes through which the exhaust gases from the turbocharger's wastegate flow.

McLaren uses a new design of the front suspension on the MP4-31; the upper of the two rear wishbones is mounted much lower on the vehicle than on other vehicles. This ensures better air flow around the side pods.

Painting and sponsorship

The MP4-31 is painted black and has red accents.

As in the previous model, large parts of the car, including the side pods, are without sponsor stickers. On the engine cover, the team's lubricant supplier, ExxonMobil , advertises its Mobil 1 brand . Moët & Chandon advertises on the vehicle, and stickers from CNN , engine supplier Honda, Pirelli , SAP and Segafredo Zanetti can also be found on the vehicle.

driver

McLaren will also compete in 2016 with drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso . Button's seventh season in a row at McLaren, Alonso the second. Stoffel Vandoorne is a substitute and test driver.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2016																							76	6th
F. Alonso	14th	DNF	INJ	12	6th	DNF	5	11	DNF	18 *	13	7th	12	7th	14th	7th	7th	16	5	13	10	10
S. Vandoorne	47		10
J. Button	22nd	14th	DNF	13	10	9	9	DNF	11	6th	12	DNF	8th	DNF	12	DNF	9	18th	9	12	16	DNF

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

Commons : McLaren MP4-31  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck, Dieter Rencken: Analysis: McLaren relies on innovative wheel suspension. Motorsport-Total.com, February 22, 2016, accessed on February 22, 2016 .