McLaren MP4 / 15

McLaren MP4 / 15

Mika Häkkinen at the United States Grand Prix
Constructor:	McLaren
Designer:	Adrian Newey (technical director) Neil Oatley (designer) Henri Durand (aerodynamics)
Predecessor:	McLaren MP4 / 14
Successor:	McLaren MP4-16
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Honeycomb sandwich - monocoque with outer layers made of CFRP
Engine:	Mercedes-Benz FO110J 2,998 cm³, 72 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine
Front suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Rear suspension:	Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	0950 mm
Weight:	0600 kg
Tires:	Bridgestone
Petrol:	Mobile 1
statistics
Driver:	1. Mika Häkkinen 2. David Coulthard
First start:	2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 17th 7th 7th 12
World Cup points:	152
Podiums:	22nd
Leadership laps:	457 over 2219.547 km

The McLaren MP4 / 15 was the Formula 1 race car of McLaren Racing for the 2000 season , took part in all 17 races of the season.

Technology and development

The technical director for development was Adrian Newey . He oversaw Neil Oatley for the construction and Henri Durand for the aerodynamic shape of the car.

The car can be seen as an evolution of last year's model MP4 / 14 . Noticeable is the nose, which was shortened and directed downwards, individual openings above the side radiators, so-called chimneys ( German : Luftauslass-Kamine ), and a single exhaust at the rear. The engine was the naturally aspirated FO110J-V10 engine from Mercedes-Benz with a displacement of 2,998 cm³ and a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. It weighed around 92 kg, developed around 600 kW (815 hp) at 17,400 rpm and was the most powerful engine at the beginning of the 2000 season. This enabled the car to reach speeds of 352 km / h. The self-developed semi-automatic transmission had seven gears and was completely redesigned for the 2000 season.

The tires were supplied by Bridgestone , the fuel and engine oil by Mobil 1 and the rims by Enkei .

Racing history

The car was tested for the first time on January 3, 2000 at the Circuito de Jerez and one month later, on February 3, 2000, it was also presented to the world in Jerez. As in the past two years, the car showed great potential, the new test driver Olivier Panis was often able to achieve the fastest race lap in tests.

But despite the competitiveness, it turned out that the car had problems with reliability at the beginning of the season, so Häkkinen was eliminated in the first two races and Coulthard was disqualified in Brazil due to a front wing that was seven millimeters too low. They were eliminated five times, three of them due to a defective engine. At the end of the season, Mika Häkkinen finished second behind Michael Schumacher by 19 points, McLaren also only finished second in the constructors' championship and had to admit defeat Ferrari by 28 points .

Painting and sponsorship

The design was again kept in gray-black with a white nose, interrupted by red elements on the tip of the nose and next to the engine. The logo of the main sponsor West was placed on the side pods and the rear wing . Other sponsors were Computer Associates , Hugo Boss , Mobil 1 , Schweppes , Siemens , TAG Heuer and Warsteiner .

The races in Great Britain , France and the United States had to do without tobacco advertising. Instead, the first names of the respective driver were placed in the places of the logos.

driver

The regular drivers were Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard as the reigning world champion , while Olivier Panis , previous year's Prost driver , and Darren Turner were nominated as test and reserve drivers . The race engineer in charge for Häkkinen was Mark Slade and for Coulthard it was Pat Fry .

Further use of the chassis

A car driven by David Coulthard is on display in the Donington Grand Prix Collection . Another Coulthard car was exhibited at the Rétromobile in Paris in 2014 .

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
Formula 1 World Championship 2000																			152	2.
M. Hakkinen	01	DNF	DNF	2	2	1	2	6th	4th	2	1	2	1	1	2	DNF	2	4th
D. Coulthard	02	DNF	DSQ	3	1	2	3	1	7th	1	2	3	3	4th	DNF	5	3	2

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 / 15  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
• Vehicle profile at conceptcarz.com
• Vehicle profile at F1technical.net
• Vehicle profile at f1.fandom.com
• Vehicle profile at fedef1.com
• Vehicle profile at motorsport-total.com
• Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
• Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
• Motor profile at statsf1.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ statsf1.com: McLaren MP4 / 15. Stats F1, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} mclaren.com: MP4 / 15. McLaren Racing, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} f1technical.net: McLaren MP4-15 Mercedes. F1 Technical, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
4. ↑ traumautoarchiv.de: McLaren MP4 / 15 technical data. Dream Car Archive, April 1, 2018, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} crash.net: Mclaren Unveil's Ferrari Beater. Crash, February 3, 2000, accessed April 20, 2020 . 
6. ↑ fedef1.com: McLaren MP4 / 15. Fede F1, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
7. ↑ crash.net: Coulthard disqualified, Button scores point. Crash, March 27, 2000, accessed April 20, 2020 . 
8. ↑ chicanef1.com: McLaren MP4 / 15. Chicane F1, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 . 
9. ↑ f1.fandom.com: McLaren MP4 / 15. F1 Fandom: The Formula 1 Wiki, January 1, 2001, accessed April 16, 2020 .