McLaren MP4-23

The McLaren MP4-23 was the Formula One car driven by Lewis Hamilton to his first World Drivers' Championship and his teammate, Heikki Kovalainen, during the 2008 Formula One season. Unveiled in Stuttgart, Germany on January 7th 2008, the MP4-23 was driven in all 18 races of the 2008 season, scoring six wins and seven further podiums, scoring points in all but two races.
The MP4-23 was succeeded by the McLaren MP4-24.
It appears in the F1 2017 game as one of the classic cars.
==Personnel==
Position 	Name
Team Principal 	Ron Dennis
Chief Executive Officer 	Martin Whitmarsh
Managing Director 	Jonathan Neale
Engineering Director 	Paddy Lowe
Design and Development Director 	Neil Oatley
Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport 	Norbert Haug
Director of Operations for Mercedes-Benz Motorsport	Ola Kallenius
Operations Director 	Simon Roberts
Team Manager 	Dave Ryan
Chief Engineer 	Tim Goss
Chief Engineer 	Pat Fry
Head of Aerodynamics 	Simon Lacey
Head of Vehicle Engineering 	Mark Williams
Chief Mechanic 	Peter Vale
Number 1 Mechanic 	Marc Priestley
Chief Race Engineer 	Steve Hallam
Race Engineer to Lewis Hamilton 	Phil Prew
Race Engineer to Heikki Kovaleinen 	Mark Slade
Spokesperson 	Wolfgang Schattling
Spokesperson 	Ellen Kolby
Driver 	Lewis Hamilton
Driver 	Heikki Kovaleinen
Test Driver 	Pedro de la Rosa
Test Driver 	Gary Paffett
==Race Victories==
No	Event 	Driver 	Notes
1 	2008 Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton 	Double (pole and win)
2 	2008 Monaco Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	
3 	2008 British Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	
4 	2008 German Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Double (pole and win)
5 	2008 Hungarian Grand Prix 	Heikki Kovalainen	Kovalainen's only victory
6 	2008 Chinese Grand Prix 	Lewis Hamilton 	Hat-trick (pole, win, fastest lap)
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Year 	Driver 	Tyre 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Hamilton 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	 	
 	Kovalainen 	 	 	 	 	 	12th 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	10th 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
 
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