McLaren MP4/12

The McLaren MP4/12 was a Formula One car entered by for the 1997 Formula One season. Driven by Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard, the powered MP4/12 achieved three wins during the 17 race season, leading the team to fourth place in the Constructors' World Championship. Coulthard and Häkkinen finished 3rd and 6th respectively in the Drivers' Championship, following the disqualification of Michael Schumacher.
After the departure of title sponsor Marlboro, McLaren had a new title sponsor: a German cigarette brand West. McLaren launched their interim livery in orange colours, before they unveiled their actual livery in silver and black.
The MP4/12 was a promising car for the team, but due to the troublesome reliability of the FO110E and the FO110F engines, the team could only manage three wins throughout. It could have won seven more races if the Mercedes-Benz engine was reliable. It was succeded in by the MP4/13.
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==Team Personnel==
Position 	Name
Team Principal 	Ron Dennis
Engineering Director 	Adrian Newey
Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport 	Norbert Haug
Director of Operations for Mercedes-Benz Motorsport	Hans-Ulrich Maik
Director of Engines for Mercedes-Benz Motorsport 	Mario Illien
Operations Manager 	Martin Whitmarsh
Team Manager 	Dave Ryan
Chief Engineer 	Tim Goss
Chief Designer 	Neil Oatley
Head of Aerodynamics 	Henri Durand
Head of Vehicle Engineering 	Mark Williams
Chief Race Engineer 	Steve Hallam
Race Engineer to Mika Häkkinen 	Dave Brown
Race Engineeer to David Coulthard 	Pat Fry
Driver 	Mika Häkkinen
Driver 	David Coulthard
==Race Wins==
No.	Event 	Driver
1 	1997 Australian Grand Prix	David Coulthard
2 	1997 Italian Grand Prix 	David Coulthard
3 	1997 European Grand Prix 	Mika Häkkinen
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Year 	Driver 	Tyre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	63 	4th
 	Häkkinen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	63 	4th
 	Coulthard 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	7th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	63 	4th
==Notes==
 
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